,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #geig  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ac1 #bjbj,mr4 
,ruiz 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,bilirakis1 and
 ,mr4 ,welch7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a      
,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of    
,defense to submit to ,congress a report
 on the research and studies being      
conducted or funded by the ,department  
of ,defense to assess the health effects
 of burn pits4  #a4 ,report on research 
and studies on health effects of burn   
pits ,the ,secretary of ,defense shall  
submit to the congressional defense     
committees and the ,committees on       
,veterans' ,affairs of the ,house of    
,representatives and the ,senate a      
detailed report on the status1          
methodology1 and culmination timeline of
 all the research and studies being     
conducted or funded by the ,department  
of ,defense to assess the health effects
 of burn pits4 ,the report shall include

 an identification of any challenges and
 potential challenges with respect to   
completing such research and studies and
 recommendations to address such        
challenges4