,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #eed  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #bf1 #bjai,mr4
 ,udall 7= himself & ,mr4 ,sullivan7    
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 take actions necess>y to ensure t    
c]ta9 individuals may update ! burn pit 
regi/ry ) ! cause ( dea? ( a regi/]$    
individual1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,burn  
,pit ,regi/ry ,enhancem5t ,act4  #b4    
,updates ( burn pit regi/ry e/abli%$ &  
ma9ta9$ by ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs
  7a7 ,individuals eligible ,to update  
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft]
 ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !      
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all take 
actions necess>y to ensure t ! burn pit 
regi/ry may be updat$ ) ! cause ( dea? (
 a deceas$ regi/]$ individual by--  7,a7
 an individual designat$ by su* deceas$ 
regi/]$ individual2 or  7,b7 if no su*  

individual is designat$1 an imm$iate    
family memb] ( su* deceas$ regi/]$      
individual4  7#b7 ,designation ,!       
,secret>y %all provide1 ) respect to !  
burn pit regi/ry1 a process by :i* a    
regi/]$ individual may make a           
designation = purposes ( p>agraph       
7#a77;,a74  7b7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is      
section3 7#a7 ,! t]m burn pit regi/ry   
means ! regi/ry e/abli%$ "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 imm$iate family
 memb]1 ) respect to a deceas$          
individual1 means-- 7,a7 ! sp\se1 p>5t1 
bro!r1 si/]1 or adult *ild ( !          
individual2  7,b7 an adult p]son to :om 
! individual /&s 9 loco p>5tis2 or  7,c7
 any o!r adult p]son--  7i7 liv+ 9 !    
h\sehold ( ! individual at ! "t ( ! dea?
 ( ! individual2 &  7ii7 relat$ to !    
individual by blood or m>riage4  7#c7 ,!
 t]m regi/]$ individual means an        
individual regi/]$ ) ! burn pit regi/ry4