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Toxic Exposure in the American Military Act of 2020

H.R. 8506 · 116th Congress · Oct 2, 2020 · Lineage

A BILL

To improve the provision of health care and other benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs for veterans who were exposed to toxic substances, and for other purposes.

1. Short title; table of contents

(a)
Short title— This Act may be cited as the “Toxic Exposure in the American Military Act of 2020” or the “TEAM Act of 2020”.
(b)
Table of contents— The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

2. Definitions

In this Act:
(1)
Active military, naval, or air service— The term active military, naval, or air service has the meaning given that term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code.
(2)
Open burn pit— The term open burn pit has the meaning given that term in section 201(c) of the Dignified Burial and Other Veterans’ Benefits Improvement Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–260; 38 U.S.C. 527 note).
(3)
Toxic substance— The term toxic substance has the meaning given that term in subparagraph (G)(iv) of section 1710(e)(1) of such title, as added by section 101(a).