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.

Bill: 116-hr-7597
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2020-07-13
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Fires

Government studies and investigations

Military medicine

Military procurement, research, weapons development

Solid waste and recycling
Latest action: action_date: 2020-07-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-07-13
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to report on all research being conducted or funded by DOD to assess the health effects of burn pits. The report must identify challenges to completing such research and must include recommendations to address those challenges.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7597 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.

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.