(E) The total number of covered veterans 
who died after seeking care for an illness relat-
ing to exposure to an open burn pit. 
(F) Any updates or trends with respect to 
the information described in subparagraphs (A), 
(B), (C), (D), and (E) that the Secretary deter-
mines appropriate. 
(2) MATTERS INCLUDED IN FIRST REPORT.— 
The Secretary shall include in the first report under 
paragraph (1) information specified in subsection 
(a)(2) with respect to reported cases of burn pit ex-
posure made during the period beginning January 1, 
1990, and ending on the day before the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(c) INCLUSION OF INFORMATION AFTER DEATH AND 
PROVISION OF INFORMATION REGARDING OPEN BURN 
PIT REGISTRY.—Section 201(a) of the Dignified Burial 
and Other Veterans’ Benefits Improvement Act of 2012 
(Public Law 112–260; 38 U.S.C. 527 note) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(3) REPORTING
OF
INFORMATION
AFTER 
DEATH.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
permit a survivor of a deceased veteran to report to 
the registry under paragraph (1) the exposure of the 
veteran to toxic airborne chemicals and fumes 
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caused by an open burn pit, even if such veteran was 
not included in the registry before their death. 
‘‘(4) INFORMATION REGARDING REGISTRY.— 
‘‘(A) NOTICE.—The Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs shall ensure that a medical professional 
of the Department of Veterans Affairs informs 
a veteran of the registry under paragraph (1) 
if the veteran presents at a medical facility of 
the Department for treatment that the veteran 
describes as being related to, or ancillary to, the 
exposure of the veteran to toxic airborne chemi-
cals and fumes caused by open burn pits. 
‘‘(B) DISPLAY.—In making information 
public regarding the number of participants in 
the registry under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
shall display such numbers by both State and 
by congressional district.’’. 
(d) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a report con-
taining an assessment of the effectiveness of any memo-
randum of understanding or memorandum of agreement 
entered into by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs with re-
spect to— 
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(1) the processing of reported cases of burn pit 
exposure; and 
(2) the coordination of care and provision of 
health care relating to such cases at medical facili-
ties of the Department of Veterans Affairs and at 
non-Department facilities. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘Airborne Hazards and Open 
Burn Pit Registry’’ means the registry established 
by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under section 
201 of the Dignified Burial and Other Veterans’ 
Benefits Improvement Act of 2012 (Public Law 
112–260; 38 U.S.C. 527 note). 
(2) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
and the Committee on Armed Services of the 
Senate; and 
(B) The Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
and the Committee on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives. 
(3) The term ‘‘covered veteran’’ means a vet-
eran who presents at a medical facility of the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs (or in a non-Depart-
ment facility pursuant to section 1703 or 1703A of 
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title 38, United States Code) for treatment that the 
veteran describes as being related to, or ancillary to, 
the exposure of the veteran to toxic airborne chemi-
cals and fumes caused by open burn pits at any time 
while serving in the Armed Forces. 
(4) The term ‘‘open burn pit’’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 201(c) of the Dignified 
Burial and Other Veterans’ Benefits Improvement 
Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–260; 38 U.S.C. 527 
note). 
(5) The term ‘‘reported case of burn pit expo-
sure’’ means each instance in which a veteran pre-
sents at a medical facility of the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs (or in a non-Department facility pur-
suant to section 1703 or 1703A of title 38, United 
States Code) for treatment that the veteran de-
scribes as being related to, or ancillary to, the expo-
sure of the veteran to toxic airborne chemicals and 
fumes caused by open burn pits at any time while 
serving in the Armed Forces. 
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