,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #chhe  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #c1 #bjbj,mr4    
,br[n 7= himself & ,mr4 ,portman7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
direct ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  
to notify ,congress regul>ly ( report$  
cases ( burn pit exposure by vet]ans1 & 
= o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,,sfc ,hea?        
,rob9son ,burn ,pit ,transp>5cy ,act4   
#b4 ,notifications & reports reg>d+     
report$ cases ( burn pit exposure  7a7  
,qu>t]ly notifications  7#a7 ,9 g5]al   
,on a qu>t]ly basis1 ! ,secret>y (      
,vet]ans ,affairs %all submit to !      
appropriate congressional committees a  
report on ea* case ( burn pit exposure  
by a cov]$ vet]an report$ dur+ ! previ\s
 qu>t]4  7#b7 ,elem5ts ,ea* report      
submitt$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all include1 
) respect to ea* case ( burn pit        
exposure ( a cov]$ vet]an includ$ 9 !   

report1 ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,notice ( ! case1
 includ+ ! m$ical facility at :i* ! case
 0 report$4  7,b7 ,notice (1 z          
available-- 7i7 ! enrollm5t /atus ( !   
cov]$ vet]an ) respect to ! pati5t      
enrollm5t sy/em ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans
 ,affairs "u section #agje7;a7 ( title  
#ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2  7ii7 a summ>y
 ( all heal? c>e visits by ! cov]$      
vet]an at ! m$ical facility at :i* !    
case 0 report$ t are relat$ to ! case2  
7iii7 ! demographics ( ! cov]$ vet]an1  
includ+ age1 sex1 & race2  7iv7 any     
non-,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs heal? 
c>e b5efits t ! cov]$ vet]an receives2  
7v7 ! ,arm$ ,=ce 9 :i* ! cov]$ vet]an   
s]v$ & ! rank ( ! cov]$ vet]an2  7vi7 ! 
p]iod 9 :i* ! cov]$ vet]an s]v$2  7vii7 
ea* location ( an op5 burn pit f :i* !  
cov]$ vet]an 0 expos$ to toxic airborne 
*emicals & fumes dur+ su* s]vice2       
7viii7 ! m$ical diagnoses ( ! cov]$     
vet]an & ! treatm5t provid$ to ! vet]an2
 &  7ix7 :e!r ! cov]$ vet]an is regi/]$ 
9 ! ,airborne ,haz>ds & ,op5 ,burn ,pit 

,regi/ry4  7#c7 ,protection ( in=mation 
,! ,secret>y %all ensure t ! reports    
submitt$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 d n include ! 
id5tity ( cov]$ vet]ans or conta9 o!r   
p]sonally id5tifiable data4  7b7 ,annual
 report on cases  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] 
?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (
 ?is ,act1 & annually !reaft]1 !        
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 9        
collaboration ) ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se1  
%all submit to ! appropriate            
congressional committees a report       
detail+ ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,! total numb] ( 
cov]$ vet]ans4  7,b7 ,! total numb] (   
claims = disability comp5sation "u *apt]
 #aa ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1  
approv$ & ! total numb] d5i$ by !       
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs ) respect 
to a cov]$ vet]an1 & = ea* su* d5ial1 ! 
rationale ( ! d5ial4  7,c7 ,a           
compreh5sive li/ (-- 7i7 ! conditions = 
:i* cov]$ vet]ans seek treatm5t2 &  7ii7
 ! locations ( ! op5 burn pits f :i* !  
cov]$ vet]ans 7 expos$ to toxic airborne
 *emicals & fumes4  7,d7 ,id5tification 

( any illnesses relat+ to exposure to   
op5 burn pits t =m$ ! basis = !         
,secret>y to aw>d b5efits1 includ+      
entitlem5t to s]vice connection or an   
increase 9 disability rat+4  7,e7 ,any  
updates or tr5ds ) respect to !         
in=mation describ$ 9 subp>agraphs 7,a71 
7,b71 & 7,c7 t ! ,secret>y det]m9es     
appropriate4  7#b7 ,matt]s includ$ 9    
fir/ report ,! ,secret>y %all include 9 
! fir/ report "u p>agraph 7#a7 in=mation
 specifi$ 9 subsection 7a77#b7 ) respect
 to report$ cases ( burn pit exposure   
made dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+ ,janu>y #a1    
#aiij1 & end+ on ! day be=e ! date ( !  
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7c7 ,in=mation    
reg>d+ regi/ry ,section #bja7;a7 ( !    
,dignifi$ ,burial & ,o!r ,vet]ans'      
,b5efits ,improvem5t ,act ( #bjab       
7,public ,law #aab-bfj2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4   
#ebg note7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !  
foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#c7 ,in=mation   
7,a7 ,notice ,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans    
,affairs %all ensure t a m$ical         
pr(essional ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans    

,affairs in=ms a vet]an ( ! regi/ry "u  
p>agraph 7#a7 if ! vet]an pres5ts at a  
m$ical facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t = treatm5t
 t ! vet]an describes z be+ relat$ to1  
or ancill>y to1 ! exposure ( ! vet]an to
 toxic airborne *emicals & fumes caus$  
by op5 burn pits4  7,b7 ,display ,9 mak+
 in=mation public reg>d+ ! numb] (      
p>ticipants 9 ! regi/ry "u p>agraph     
7#a71 ! ,secret>y %all display su*      
numb]s by bo? ,/ate & by congressional  
di/rict4  4  7d7 ,comptroll] ,g5]al     
report ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date
 ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,comptroll] 
,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all submit to 
! appropriate congressional committees a
 report conta9+ an assessm5t ( !        
effectiv5ess ( any memor&um ( und]/&+ or
 memor&um ( agreem5t ent]$ into by !    
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs ) respect 
to-- 7#a7 ! process+ ( report$ cases (  
exposure to op5 burn pits2 &  7#b7 !    
coord9ation ( c>e & provision ( heal?   
c>e relat+ to su* cases at m$ical       
facilities ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans     

,affairs & at non-,dep>tm5t facilities4 
7e7 ,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      
appropriate congressional committees    
means-- 7,a7 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'  
,affairs & ! ,committee on ,arm$        
,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate2 &  7,b7 ,!         
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs & !    
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,h\se (
 ,repres5tatives4  7#c7 ,! t]m cov]$    
vet]an means a vet]an :o pres5ts at a   
m$ical facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans
 ,affairs 7or 9 a non-,dep>tm5t facility
 pursuant to section #agjc or #agjc;,a (
 title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code7 =      
treatm5t t ! vet]an describes z be+     
relat$ to1 or ancill>y to1 ! exposure ( 
! vet]an to toxic airborne *emicals &   
fumes caus$ by op5 burn pits at any "t  

:ile s]v+ 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces4  7#d7 ,! 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  7#e7 ,! t]m     
report$ case ( burn pit exposure means  
ea* in/ance 9 :i* a vet]an pres5ts at a 
m$ical facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans
 ,affairs 7or 9 a non-,dep>tm5t facility
 pursuant to section #agjc or #agjc;,a (
 title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code7 =      
treatm5t t ! vet]an describes z be+     
relat$ to1 or ancill>y to1 ! exposure ( 
! vet]an to toxic airborne *emicals &   
fumes caus$ by op5 burn pits at any "t  
:ile s]v+ 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces4