Family Member Access to Burn Pit Registry Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 1001 To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide a process by which a family member of a deceased individual who is eligible for the Depart- ment of Veterans Affairs burn pit registry may register for such registry on behalf of the deceased individual. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 6, 2019 Mr. CASTRO of Texas (for himself, Mrs. WALORSKI, Ms. GABBARD, Mr. RUIZ, Mr. WELCH, Mr. THOMPSON of California, and Ms. NORTON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Af- fairs A BILL To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide a process by which a family member of a deceased indi- vidual who is eligible for the Department of Veterans Affairs burn pit registry may register for such registry on behalf of the deceased individual. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Family Member Access 4 to Burn Pit Registry Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:26 Feb 15, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1001.IH H1001 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 1001 IH SEC. 2. AUTHORITY FOR FAMILY MEMBERS TO REGISTER 1 FOR DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 2 BURN PIT REGISTRY ON BEHALF OF DE- 3 CEASED ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS. 4 Section 201 of the Dignified Burial and Other Vet- 5 erans’ Benefits Improvement Act of 2012 (Public Law 6 112–260; 38 U.S.C. 527 note) is amended— 7 (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub- 8 section (d); and 9 (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol- 10 lowing new subsection (c): 11 ‘‘(c) REGISTRATION ON BEHALF OF DECEASED INDI- 12 VIDUALS.—In the case of a deceased eligible individual, 13 the Secretary shall provide a process by which an imme- 14 diate family member of the individual may register for the 15 burn pit registry under this section on behalf of the de- 16 ceased eligible individual.’’. 17 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:26 Feb 15, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H1001.IH H1001 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS