,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aia  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #ag1 #bjai,ms4 
,klobu*> 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,sullivan1 ,ms4
 ,baldw91 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1 ,mr4 ,boozman1
 ,mr4 ,br[n1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,mr4 ,cotton1 
,mr4 ,cruz1 ,ms4 ,duckwor?1 ,mrs4       
,gillibr&1 ,ms4 ,h>ris1 ,ms4 ,hassan1   
,mr4 ,ka9e1 ,mr4 ,k+1 ,mr4 ,m>key1 ,mr4 
,m55dez1 ,mr4 ,m]kley1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,mr4
 ,pet]s1 ,ms4 ,ros51 ,mr4 ,s&]s1 ,mrs4  
,%ahe51 ,ms4 ,smi?1 ,ms4 ,/ab5[1 ,ms4   
,w>r51 & ,mr4 ,wyd57 introduc$ ! foll[+ 
bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill 
,to direct ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se to     
include 9 p]iodic heal? assessm5ts1     
sep>ation hi/ory & physical exam9ations1
 & o!r assessm5ts an evaluation ( :e!r a
 memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces has be5 expos$ to
 op5 burn pits or toxic airborne        
*emicals1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,burn   
,pits ,acc\ntability ,act4  #b4         
,exposure to op5 burn pits & toxic      

airborne *emicals z "p ( p]iodic heal?  
assessm5ts & o!r physical exam9ations   
7a7 ,p]iodic heal? assessm5t ,!         
,secret>y ( ,def5se %all ensure t any   
p]iodic heal? assessm5t provid$ to      
memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces includes an      
evaluation ( :e!r ! memb] has be5--     
7#a7 bas$ or /ation$ at a location :]e  
an op5 burn pit 0 us$2 or  7#b7 expos$  
to toxic airborne *emicals1 includ+ any 
in=mation record$ z "p ( ! ,airborne    
,haz>ds & ,op5 ,burn ,pit ,regi/ry4  7b7
 ,sep>ation hi/ory & physical           
exam9ations ,section #aade7;a77#e7 (    
title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new          
subp>agraph3  7,c7 ,! ,secret>y conc]n$ 
%all ensure t ea* physical exam9ation ( 
a memb] "u subp>agraph 7,a7 includes an 
assessm5t ( :e!r ! memb] 0--  7i7 bas$  
or /ation$ at a location :]e an op5 burn
 pit1 z def9$ 9 subsection 7c7 ( section
 #bja ( ! ,dignifi$ ,burial & ,o!r      
,vet]ans' ,b5efits ,improvem5t ,act (   
#bjab 7,public ,law #aab-bfj2 #ch       

,u4,s4,c4 #ebg note71 0 us$2 or  7ii7   
expos$ to toxic airborne *emicals1      
includ+ any in=mation record$ z "p ( !  
regi/ry e/abli%$ by ! ,secret>y (       
,vet]ans ,affairs "u su* section #bja4  
4  7c7 ,deploym5t assessm5ts ,section   
#ajgd;f7b77#b7 ( title #aj1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+ new subp>agraph3  7,d7 ,an     
assessm5t ( :e!r ! memb] 0-- 7i7 bas$ or
 /ation$ at a location :]e an op5 burn  
pit1 z def9$ 9 subsection 7c7 ( section 
#bja ( ! ,dignifi$ ,burial & ,o!r       
,vet]ans' ,b5efits ,improvem5t ,act (   
#bjab 7,public ,law #aab-bfj2 #ch       
,u4,s4,c4 #ebg note71 0 us$2 or  7ii7   
expos$ to toxic airborne *emicals1      
includ+ any in=mation record$ z "p ( !  
regi/ry e/abli%$ by ! ,secret>y (       
,vet]ans ,affairs "u su* section #bja4  
4  7d7 ,%>+ ( in=mation  7#a7 ,,dod-,,va
 ,! ,secret>y ( ,def5se & ! ,secret>y ( 
,vet]ans ,affairs %all jo9tly ent] into 
a memor&um ( und]/&+ provid+ = ! %>+ by 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se ) ! ,dep>tm5t (   

,vet]ans ,affairs ( ! results ( cov]$   
evaluations reg>d+ ! exposure by a memb]
 ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces to toxic airborne      
*emicals4  7#b7 ,regi/ry ,if a cov]$    
evaluation ( a memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces    
e/abli%es t ! memb] 0 bas$ or /ation$ at
 a location :]e an op5 burn pit 0 us$1  
or ! memb] 0 expos$ to toxic airborne   
*emicals1 ! memb] %all be enroll$ 9 !   
,airborne ,haz>ds & ,op5 ,burn ,pit     
,regi/ry1 unless ! memb] elects to n s  
enroll4  7e7 ,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9
 ?is section may be con/ru$ to preclude 
eligibility = b5efits "u ! laws adm9i/]$
 by ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs by  
reason ( ! op5 burn pit exposure hi/ory 
( a vet]an n be+ record$ 9 a cov]$      
evaluation4  7f7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is     
section3 7#a7 ,! t]m ,airborne ,haz>ds &
 ,op5 ,burn ,pit ,regi/ry means !       
regi/ry e/abli%$ by ! ,secret>y (       
,vet]ans ,affairs "u section #bja ( !   
,dignifi$ ,burial & ,o!r ,vet]ans'      
,b5efits ,improvem5t ,act ( #bjab       
7,public ,law #aab-bfj2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4   

#ebg note74  7#b7 ,! t]m cov]$          
evaluation means-- 7,a7 a p]iodic heal? 
assessm5t conduct$ 9 accordance )       
subsection 7a72  7,b7 a sep>ation hi/ory
 & physical exam9ation conduct$ "u      
section #aade7;a77#e7 ( title #aj1      
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 z am5d$ by ?is     
section2 &  7,c7 a deploym5t assessm5t  
conduct$ "u section #ajgd;f7b77#b7 ( su*
 title1 z am5d$ by ?is section4  7#c7 ,!
 t]m op5 burn pit has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m
 9 section #bja7;c7 ( ! ,dignifi$       
,burial & ,o!r ,vet]ans' ,b5efits       
,improvem5t ,act ( #bjab 7,public ,law  
#aab-bfj2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4 #ebg note74