US Congress Senate Bill 4429 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-2)
Status: Introduced on August 4 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-08-04 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Addresses the exposure of members of the Armed Forces to toxic substances at Karshi-Khanabad (K2) Air Base in Uzbekistan between October 1, 2001, and December 31, 2005. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to study and report on the exposure of members of the Armed Forces to toxic substances at K2 Air Base during the specified period. The bill also expands the definition of an open burn pit, for purposes of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) open burn pit registry, to include burn pits located on land in Uzbekistan. A burn pit is an area used for burning solid waste in open air without equipment. DOD and the VA must ensure that individuals deployed to K2 Air Base during the specified time period are covered by the Depleted Uranium Follow-Up Programs of the departments. Such programs study the health effects of depleted uranium exposure and provide treatment. Upon request by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, DOD and the VA must provide information for the performance of a study on the exposure of humans to toxic substances at K2 Air Base during the specified period.

K2 Veterans Toxic Exposure Accountability Act of 2020

Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]	Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]	Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]
Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV]	Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA]	Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]	Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO]
Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM]	Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-08-04	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

HB5957 (Related) 2020-02-25 - Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4429/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s4429/BILLS-116s4429is.pdf