,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #deed  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #ah1 #bjbf,mrs4   
,gillibr& introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on 
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #e1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code1 to improve access to      
work]s' comp5sation = civilian ,f$]al   
employees expos$ to toxic burn pits1 & =
 o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,k5ya ,m]ritt      
,r5ew+ our ,promise to ,address ,*emical
 ,toxicity ,act ( #bjbf or ! ,r5ew+ our 
,,pact ,act ( #bjbf4  #b4 ,c]ta9        
diseases deem$ to be proximately caus$  
by employm5t = ,f$]al employees expos$  
to toxic burn pits  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t (   
presumption ,sub*apt] ,i ( *apt] #ha (  
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ 
by ins]t+ aft] section #hadc;b ! foll[+3
  #hadc;c4 ,employees expos$ to burn    
pits & toxic haz>ds 9 =eign cont+5cy    
op]ations  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is       
section3 7#a7 ,cont+5cy op]ation ,! t]m 

cont+5cy op]ation has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m
 9 section #aja ( title #aj4  7#b7      
,eligible employee ,! t]m eligible      
employee means an employee ( ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,ju/ice1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate1 !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se1 ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,homel& ,security1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( !      
,treasury1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,comm]ce1 !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture1 or an elem5t (
 ! intellig5ce community1 or a ,f$]al   
law en=cem5t (fic]1 :o1 on or aft]      
,augu/ #b1 #aiij1 c>ri$ out ! job       
responsibilities ( t employee = n few]  
?an #cj total days 9 a c\ntry or        
t]ritory :ile ! ,unit$ ,/ates 0 conduct+
 a cont+5cy op]ation 9 t c\ntry or      
t]ritory4  7#c7 ,f$]al law en=cem5t     
(fic] ,! t]m ,f$]al law en=cem5t (fic]  
has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #b ( ! 
,law ,en=cem5t ,congressional ,badge (  
,brav]y ,act ( #bjjh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4     
#ejcja74  7#d7 ,intellig5ce community ,!
 t]m intellig5ce community has ! mean+  
giv5 ! t]m 9 section #c ( ! ,national   
,security ,act ( #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4   

#cjjc74  7b7 ,presumption ( employm5t   
connection = c]ta9 diseases associat$ ) 
exposure to burn pits & o!r tox9s ,= a  
claim "u ?is sub*apt] ( disability or   
dea? ( an eligible employee1 a disease  
specifi$ on ! li/ e/abli%$ "u subsection
 7c71 z updat$ "u t subsection1 %all be 
deem$ to h be5 incurr$ 9 or aggravat$   
dur+ ! employm5t ( t eligible employee1 
not)/&+ t !re is no record ( evid5ce (  
su* disease dur+ ! p]iod ( su*          
employm5t4  7c7 ,li/ ( diseases deem$   
proximately caus$ by employm5t  7#a7    
,e/abli%m5t ( initial li/ ,!re is       
e/abli%$ "u ?is section a li/ ( diseases
 t aligns ) ! diseases specifi$ 9       
section #aabj7;b7 ( title #ch1 includ+  
all diseases ) respect to :i* !         
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs prescrib$ 
regulations 9 ! mann] describ$ 9        
p>agraph 7#ae7 ( su* section #aabj7;b7  
be=e ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is section4   
7#b7 ,additions to li/  7,a7 ,limitation
 ,on & aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is     
section1 a disease may n be add$ to !   

li/ e/abli%$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 unless !  
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs adds t    
disease to ! li/ "u section #aabj7;b7 ( 
title #ch pursuant to regulations       
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#ae7 ( su* section 
#aabj7;b74  7,b7 ,application ,n lat]   
?an #ij days aft] ! date t ! ,secret>y (
 ,vet]ans ,affairs f9alizes regulations 
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 ! ,secret>y
 ( ,labor %all1 by direct f9al rule1 add
 ! same disease to ! li/ e/abli%$ "u    
p>agraph 7#a74  7#c7 ,ma9t5ance by      
,secret>y ( ,labor ,! ,secret>y ( ,labor
 %all ma9ta9 ! li/ e/abli%$ & updat$ "u 
?is subsection4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t
 ,! table ( sections = sub*apt] ,i (    
*apt] #ha ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item   
relat+ to section #hadc;b ! foll[+3     
#hadc;c4 ,employees expos$ to burn pits 
& toxic haz>ds 9 =eign cont+5cy         
op]ations44  7c7 ,application ,!        
am5dm5ts made by ?is section %all apply 
to a claim = comp5sation fil$ on or aft]
 ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7d7     

,report on implem5tation ,n lat] ?an #a 
ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !
 ,secret>y ( ,labor %all submit to !    
,committee on ,homel& ,security &       
,gov]nm5tal ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & !     
,committee on ,education & ,work=ce ( ! 
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a report on !   
progress ( implem5t+ ?is ,act & !       
am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act1 includ+ !    
numb] ( individuals :o are eligible     
employees1 z def9$ 9 section #hadc;c7a7 
( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 z add$ 
by subsection 7a7 ( ?is section4