,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #geih  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ac1 #bjbj,mr4 
,ruiz 7for himself 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 include       
information on exposure to open burn    
pits in postdeployment health           
reassessments of members of the ,armed  
,forces4  #a4 ,inclusion of information 
on exposure to open burn pits in        
postdeployment health reassessments  7a7
 ,in general ,the ,secretary of ,defense
 shall include in postdeployment health 
reassessments conducted under section   
#ajgd;f of title #aj1 ,united ,states   
,code1 pursuant to a ,department of     
,defense ,form #bgif1 or successor form1
 an independent and conspicuous question
 regarding exposure of members of the   
,armed ,forces to open burn pits4  7b7  
,inclusion in assessments by military   
departments ,the ,secretary of ,defense 

shall ensure that the ,secretary of each
 military department includes a question
 regarding exposure of members of the   
,armed ,forces to open burn pits in any 
electronic postdeployment health        
assessment conducted by that military   
department4  7c7 ,open burn pit defined 
,in this section1 the term open burn pit
 has the meaning given that term in     
section #bja7;c7 of the ,dignified      
,burial and ,other ,veterans' ,benefits 
,improvement ,act of #bjab 7,public ,law
 #aab-bfj2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4 #ebg note74