paragraph (1) notifications containing the informa-
tion specified in subsection (a)(1) with respect to re-
ported cases of burn pit exposure made during the 
period beginning January 1, 1990, and ending on 
the day before the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) INFORMATION REGARDING REGISTRY.—Section 
201(a) of the Dignified Burial and Other Veterans’ Bene-
fits Improvement Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–260; 38 
U.S.C. 527 note) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) INFORMATION.— 
‘‘(A) NOTICE.—The Secretary shall ensure 
that a medical professional of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs informs a veteran of the 
registry under paragraph (1) if the veteran pre-
sents 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 chemicals 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.’’. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
20:05 Jun 20, 2020
Jkt 099200
PO 00000
Frm 00005
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H7072.IH
H7072
pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS
(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— 
(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 and at non-Department fa-
cilities. 
(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— 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
20:05 Jun 20, 2020
Jkt 099200
PO 00000
Frm 00006
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H7072.IH
H7072
pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS
(A) The Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
and the Committee on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
and the Committee on Armed Services of the 
Senate. 
(3) The term ‘‘covered veteran’’ means a vet-
eran described in paragraph (5). 
(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. 
Æ 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
20:05 Jun 20, 2020
Jkt 099200
PO 00000
Frm 00007
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6301
E:\BILLS\H7072.IH
H7072
pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS