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A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish within the Department of Veterans Affairs a center of excellence in the prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, and rehabilitation of health conditions relating to exposure to burn pits.

USA115th CongressS-319| Senate 
| Updated: 2/6/2017
Amy Klobuchar

Amy Klobuchar

Democratic Senator

Minnesota

Cosponsors (17)
Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Mike Rounds (Republican)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Bill Nelson (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Al Franken (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)

Veterans' Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Helping Veterans Exposed to Burn Pits Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a center of excellence in the prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, and rehabilitation of health conditions relating to exposure to burn pits and other environmental exposures in Afghanistan or Iraq. The VA shall, in selecting the center's site, consider entities that: are equipped with the specialized equipment needed to study, diagnose, and treat health conditions relating to such exposure; have a track record of publishing information on post-deployment health exposures among veterans who served in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom; have access to animal models and in vitro models of dust immunology and lung injury consistent with the injuries of members of the Armed Forces who served in support of such operations; and have expertise in allergy, immunology, and pulmonary diseases. The VA shall ensure that the center collaborates with the Department of Defense (DOD), institutions of higher education, and other appropriate public and private entities to: provide for dissemination within the VA of best practices for the treatment of such conditions and the training of health professionals, provide guidance for the VA and DOD health systems in determining the personnel required to provide quality health care for members of the Armed Forces and veterans with such conditions, establish, and oversee a program to train VA and DOD health professionals in the treatment of such conditions, facilitate advancements in the study of the short-term and long-term effects of such exposure, conduct basic science and translational research on such conditions for the purposes of understanding the etiology of such conditions and developing preventive interventions and new treatments, and provide medical treatment to veterans diagnosed with medical conditions specific to exposure to burn pits and other environmental exposures. The center shall have access to and make use of the data accumulated by the burn pits registry.
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Timeline
Feb 6, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Feb 6, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 27, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-1279
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • February 6, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 6, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.


  • March 27, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-1279
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • HR 115-1279: To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish within the Department of Veterans Affairs a center of excellence in the prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, and rehabilitation of health conditions relating to exposure to burn pits.
  • HR 115-5895: Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019
AfghanistanAllergiesAsiaCardiovascular and respiratory healthDepartment of Veterans AffairsEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchEnvironmental healthExecutive agency funding and structureFiresHazardous wastes and toxic substancesHealth facilities and institutionsHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careImmunology and vaccinationIraqMedical educationMedical researchMiddle EastMilitary medicineMilitary operations and strategyMilitary personnel and dependentsResearch administration and fundingVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationVeterans' medical care

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish within the Department of Veterans Affairs a center of excellence in the prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, and rehabilitation of health conditions relating to exposure to burn pits.

USA115th CongressS-319| Senate 
| Updated: 2/6/2017
Helping Veterans Exposed to Burn Pits Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a center of excellence in the prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, and rehabilitation of health conditions relating to exposure to burn pits and other environmental exposures in Afghanistan or Iraq. The VA shall, in selecting the center's site, consider entities that: are equipped with the specialized equipment needed to study, diagnose, and treat health conditions relating to such exposure; have a track record of publishing information on post-deployment health exposures among veterans who served in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom; have access to animal models and in vitro models of dust immunology and lung injury consistent with the injuries of members of the Armed Forces who served in support of such operations; and have expertise in allergy, immunology, and pulmonary diseases. The VA shall ensure that the center collaborates with the Department of Defense (DOD), institutions of higher education, and other appropriate public and private entities to: provide for dissemination within the VA of best practices for the treatment of such conditions and the training of health professionals, provide guidance for the VA and DOD health systems in determining the personnel required to provide quality health care for members of the Armed Forces and veterans with such conditions, establish, and oversee a program to train VA and DOD health professionals in the treatment of such conditions, facilitate advancements in the study of the short-term and long-term effects of such exposure, conduct basic science and translational research on such conditions for the purposes of understanding the etiology of such conditions and developing preventive interventions and new treatments, and provide medical treatment to veterans diagnosed with medical conditions specific to exposure to burn pits and other environmental exposures. The center shall have access to and make use of the data accumulated by the burn pits registry.
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Timeline
Feb 6, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Feb 6, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 27, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-1279
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • February 6, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 6, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.


  • March 27, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-1279
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Amy Klobuchar

Amy Klobuchar

Democratic Senator

Minnesota

Cosponsors (17)
Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Mike Rounds (Republican)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Bill Nelson (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Al Franken (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)

Veterans' Affairs Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • HR 115-1279: To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish within the Department of Veterans Affairs a center of excellence in the prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, and rehabilitation of health conditions relating to exposure to burn pits.
  • HR 115-5895: Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AfghanistanAllergiesAsiaCardiovascular and respiratory healthDepartment of Veterans AffairsEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchEnvironmental healthExecutive agency funding and structureFiresHazardous wastes and toxic substancesHealth facilities and institutionsHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careImmunology and vaccinationIraqMedical educationMedical researchMiddle EastMilitary medicineMilitary operations and strategyMilitary personnel and dependentsResearch administration and fundingVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationVeterans' medical care