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House Bill 7597
116th Congress(2019-2020)
To direct the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress a report on the research and studies being conducted or funded by the Department of Defense to assess the health effects of burn pits.
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Introduced in House on Jul 13, 2020
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H. R. 7597 (Introduced-in-House)


116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7597


To direct the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress a report on the research and studies being conducted or funded by the Department of Defense to assess the health effects of burn pits.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 13, 2020

Mr. Ruiz (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, and Mr. Welch) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

A BILL

To direct the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress a report on the research and studies being conducted or funded by the Department of Defense to assess the health effects of burn pits.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Report on research and studies on health effects of burn pits.

The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees and the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a detailed report on the status, methodology, and culmination timeline of all the research and studies being conducted or funded by the Department of Defense to assess the health effects of burn pits. The report shall include an identification of any challenges and potential challenges with respect to completing such research and studies and recommendations to address such challenges.