,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bjhd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ba1     
#bjbc,mr4 ,welch 7for himself and ,mr4  
,tillis7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a     
,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of    
,defense to establish an outreach       
program to inform members of the ,armed 
,forces assigned to work near burn pits 
of the risks of toxic exposure1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,toxic         
,exposure ,education for ,servicemembers
 ,act of #bjbc4  #b4 ,outreach to       
members of the ,armed ,forces regarding 
possible toxic exposure  7a7            
,establishment ,not later than #ahj days
 after the date of the enactment of this
 ,act1 the ,secretary of ,defense1 in   
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,veterans ,affairs1 shall establish--   
7#a7 a new risk assessment for toxic    
exposure for members of the ,armed      

,forces assigned to work near burn pits2
 and  7#b7 an outreach program to inform
 such members-- 7,a7 regarding such risk
 of toxic exposure2 and  7,b7 regarding 
benefits and support programs furnished 
by the ,secretary of ,defense 7including
 eligibility requirements and timelines7
 regarding toxic exposure4  7b7         
,promotion ,the ,secretary of ,defense  
shall promote the outreach program      
required under subsection 7a7 to members
 of the ,armed ,forces assigned to work 
near burn pits by direct mail1 email1   
text messaging1 and social media4  7c7  
,publication ,not later than one year   
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary of ,defense shall  
publish on a website of the ,department 
of ,defense a list of resources         
furnished by the ,secretary for-- 7#a7  
members of the ,armed ,forces and       
veterans who experienced toxic exposure 
in the course of serving as a member of 
the ,armed ,forces2  7#b7 dependents and
 caregivers of such members and         

veterans2 and  7#c7 survivors of such   
members and veterans who receive death  
benefits under laws administered by the 
,secretary4  7d7 ,toxic exposure defined
 ,in this section1 the term toxic       
exposure has the meaning given that term
 in section #aja of title #ch1 ,united  
,states ,code4