117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2102 

AN ACT 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Under 

Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide mammography screening for veterans 

who served in locations associated with toxic exposure. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Dr. Kate Hendricks 

3 Thomas Supporting Expanded Review for Veterans In 

4 Combat Environments Act’’ or the ‘‘Dr. Kate Hendricks 

5 Thomas SERVICE Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. REVISION OF BREAST CANCER MAMMOGRAPHY 

7 POLICY OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF8 FAIRS TO PROVIDE MAMMOGRAPHY SCREEN9 ING FOR VETERANS WHO SERVED IN LOCA10 TIONS ASSOCIATED WITH TOXIC EXPOSURE. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7322 of title 38, United 

12 States Code, is amended— 

13 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘The’’ and in14 serting ‘‘IN GENERAL.—The’’; 

15 (2) in subsection (b)— 

16 (A) by striking ‘‘The’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘STANDARDS FOR SCREENING.—The’’; and 

18 (B) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting ‘‘a 

19 record of service in a location and during a pe20 riod specified in subsection (d),’’ after ‘‘risk 

21 factors,’’; and 

22 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub23 sections: 

24 ‘‘(c) ELIGIBILITY FOR SCREENING FOR VETERANS

25 EXPOSED TO TOXIC SUBSTANCES.—The Under Secretary 

26 for Health shall ensure that, under the policy developed 
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1 under subsection (a), any veteran who, during active mili2 tary, naval, or air service, was deployed in support of a 

3 contingency operation in a location and during a period 

4 specified in subsection (d), is eligible for a mammography 

5 screening by a health care provider of the Department. 

6 ‘‘(d) LOCATIONS AND PERIODS SPECIFIED.—(1) The 

7 locations and periods specified in this subsection are the 

8 following: 

9 ‘‘(A) Iraq during following periods: 

10 ‘‘(i) The period beginning on August 2, 

11 1990, and ending on February 28, 1991. 

12 ‘‘(ii) The period beginning on March 19, 

13 2003, and ending on such date as the Secretary 

14 determines burn pits are no longer used in Iraq. 

15 ‘‘(B) The Southwest Asia theater of operations, 

16 other than Iraq, during the period beginning on Au17 gust 2, 1990, and ending on such date as the Sec18 retary determines burn pits are no longer used in 

19 such location, including the following locations: 

20 ‘‘(i) Kuwait. 

21 ‘‘(ii) Saudi Arabia. 

22 ‘‘(iii) Oman. 

23 ‘‘(iv) Qatar. 

24 ‘‘(C) Afghanistan during the period beginning 

25 on September 11, 2001, and ending on such date as 
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1 the Secretary determines burn pits are no longer 

2 used in Afghanistan. 

3 ‘‘(D) Djibouti during the period beginning on 

4 September 11, 2001, and ending on such date as the 

5 Secretary determines burn pits are no longer used in 

6 Djibouti. 

7 ‘‘(E) Syria during the period beginning on Sep8 tember 11, 2001, and ending on such date as the 

9 Secretary determines burn pits are no longer used in 

10 Syria. 

11 ‘‘(F) Jordan during the period beginning on 

12 September 11, 2001, and ending on such date as the 

13 Secretary determines burn pits are no longer used in 

14 Jordan. 

15 ‘‘(G) Egypt during the period beginning on 

16 September 11, 2001, and ending on such date as the 

17 Secretary determines burn pits are no longer used in 

18 Egypt. 

19 ‘‘(H) Lebanon during the period beginning on 

20 September 11, 2001, and ending on such date as the 

21 Secretary determines burn pits are no longer used in 

22 Lebanon. 

23 ‘‘(I) Yemen during the period beginning on 

24 September 11, 2001, and ending on such date as the 
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1 Secretary determines burn pits are no longer used in 

2 Yemen. 

3 ‘‘(J) Such other locations and corresponding pe4 riods as set forth by the Airborne Hazards and Open 

5 Burn Pit Registry established under section 201 of 

6 the Dignified Burial and Other Veterans’ Benefits 

7 Improvement Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–260; 38 

8 U.S.C. 527 note). 

9 ‘‘(K) Such other locations and corresponding 

10 periods as the Secretary, in collaboration with the 

11 Secretary of Defense, may determine appropriate in 

12 a report submitted under paragraph (2). 

13 ‘‘(2) Not later than two years after the date of the 

14 enactment of the Dr. Kate Hendricks Thomas Supporting 

15 Expanded Review for Veterans In Combat Environments 

16 Act, and not less frequently than once every two years 

17 thereafter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in collabora18 tion with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to Con19 gress a report specifying other locations and cor20 responding periods for purposes of paragraph (1)(K). 

21 ‘‘(3) A location under this subsection shall not in22 clude any body of water around or any airspace above such 

23 location. 

24 ‘‘(4) In this subsection, the term ‘burn pit’ means an 

25 area of land that— 
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1 ‘‘(A) is used for disposal of solid waste by burn2 ing in the outdoor air; and 

3 ‘‘(B) does not contain a commercially manufac4 tured incinerator or other equipment specifically de5 signed and manufactured for the burning of solid 

6 waste.’’. 

7 (b) REPORT ON BREAST CANCER RATES FOR VET8 ERANS DEPLOYED TO CERTAIN AREAS.—Not later than 

9 two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

10 Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Com11 mittee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Com12 mittee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representa13 tives a report that compares the rates of breast cancer 

14 among members of the Armed Forces deployed to the loca15 tions and during the periods specified in section 7322(d) 

16 of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection 

17 (a), as compared to members of the Armed Forces who 

18 were not deployed to those locations during those periods 

19 and to the civilian population. 

Passed the Senate March 24, 2022. 

Attest: 

Secretary. 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2102 

AN ACT 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct 

tions associated with toxic exposure. raphy screening for veterans who served in locament of Veterans Affairs to provide mammogthe Under Secretary for Health of the Depart-