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Appendix A: Public Law 112-260
Pages 165-168

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... SHORT TITLE. -- This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Dignified Benefits Improvement Act Burial and Other Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 2012''.
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... establish and maintain an open burn pit registry for eligible individuals who may have been exposed to toxic airborne chemicals and fumes caused by open burn pits; (B) include any information in such registry that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines necessary to ascertain and monitor the health effects of the exposure of members of the Armed Forces to toxic airborne chemicals and fumes caused by open burn pits; (C)
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... (ii) Using established and previously published epidemiological studies, recommendations regarding the most effective and prudent means of addressing the medical needs of eligible individuals with respect to conditions that are likely to result from exposure to open burn pits.
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