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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7072 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to notify Congress regularly 
of reported cases of burn pit exposure, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 1, 2020 
Ms. GABBARD (for herself and Mr. MAST) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to notify Con-
gress regularly of reported cases of burn pit exposure, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘SFC Heath Robinson 
Burn Pit Transparency Act’’. 
SEC. 2. NOTIFICATIONS AND REPORTS REGARDING RE-
PORTED CASES OF BURN PIT EXPOSURE. 
(a) QUARTERLY NOTIFICATIONS.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—On a quarterly basis, the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the ap-
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propriate congressional committees a report on each 
case of burn pit exposure reported during the pre-
vious quarter. Each such report shall include, with 
respect to such cases, the following: 
(A) Notice of the case, including the med-
ical facility at which the case was reported. 
(B) Notice of, as available— 
(i) the enrollment status of the cov-
ered veteran with respect to the patient en-
rollment under section 1705(a) of title 38, 
United States Code; 
(ii) a summary of all health care visits 
by the covered veteran at the medical facil-
ity at which the case was reported that are 
related to the case; 
(iii) the demographics of the covered 
veteran, including age, sex, and race; 
(iv) identification of any non-Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs health care bene-
fits that the covered veteran receives; 
(v) the Armed Force in which the cov-
ered veteran served and the rank of the 
covered veteran; 
(vi) the period in which the covered 
veteran served; 
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(vii) each location of an open burn pit 
from which the covered veteran was ex-
posed to toxic airborne chemicals and 
fumes caused by open burn pits during 
such service; 
(viii) the medical diagnoses of the cov-
ered veteran and the treatment provided to 
the veteran; and 
(ix) whether the covered veteran is 
registered in the Airborne Hazards and 
Open Burn Pit Registry. 
(2) PROTECTION OF INFORMATION.—The Sec-
retary shall ensure that the reports submitted under 
paragraph (1) do not include the identity of covered 
veterans or contain other personally identifiable 
data. 
(b) ANNUAL REPORT ON CASES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and an-
nually thereafter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
in collaboration with the Secretary of Defense, shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report detailing the following: 
(A) The total number of covered veterans. 
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(B) The total number of claims for dis-
ability compensation under chapter 11 of title 
38, United States Code, approved and denied 
by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs with re-
spect to covered veterans, and for each such de-
nial, the rationale of the denial. 
(C) A comprehensive list of— 
(i) the conditions for which covered 
veterans seek treatment; and 
(ii) the locations of the open burn pits 
to which the covered veterans were exposed 
to toxic airborne chemicals and fumes 
caused by open burn pits. 
(D) Identification of any illnesses relating 
to exposure to open burn pits which formed the 
basis for the Secretary to award benefits, in-
cluding but not limited to, entitlement to serv-
ice connection or an increase in disability rat-
ing. 
(E) Any updates or trends with respect to 
the information described in subparagraphs (A), 
(B), and (C) that the Secretary determines ap-
propriate. 
(2) MATTERS INCLUDED IN FIRST REPORT.— 
The Secretary shall include in the first report under 
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