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.

I 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 7597 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. 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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. REPORT ON RESEARCH AND STUDIES ON 3 HEALTH EFFECTS OF BURN PITS. 4 The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congres- 5 sional defense committees and the Committees on Vet- 6 erans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the 7 Senate a detailed report on the status, methodology, and 8 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:45 Aug 04, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H7597.IH H7597 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 7597 IH culmination timeline of all the research and studies being 1 conducted or funded by the Department of Defense to as- 2 sess the health effects of burn pits. The report shall in- 3 clude an identification of any challenges and potential 4 challenges with respect to completing such research and 5 studies and recommendations to address such challenges. 6 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:45 Aug 04, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H7597.IH H7597 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS