PACT Act

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The PACT Act is a U.S. law that expands healthcare and benefits for veterans exposed to burn pits and other toxic substances during their military service.

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instanceOf United States federal law
veterans benefits legislation
addresses airborne hazards
burn pit exposure
toxic substances
agencyResponsible United States Department of Veterans Affairs
appliesTo certain survivors and dependents of veterans
veterans of the United States Armed Forces
beneficiaries certain National Guard members
survivors of veterans
veterans
benefitsExpanded VA disability compensation
VA health care eligibility
dependency and indemnity compensation
toxic exposure screening
branchOfGovernment legislative branch
chamberOfOrigin United States House of Representatives
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dateSigned 2022-08-10
effect adds new presumptive conditions related to burn pit and toxic exposures
expands eligibility for VA health care to millions of post-9/11 veterans
establishes presumptions of service connection for certain toxic exposure conditions
fullName Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022
honors Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson
includes improvements to VA claims processing
provisions for research on toxic exposures
resources for VA health care infrastructure
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: United States federal government
legalCitationType Public law of the United States
namedAfter Rube Goldberg
surface form: Heath Robinson
officeOfSigner President of the United States
otherChamber United States Senate
policyArea disability benefits
health care
toxic exposure
primaryPolicyArea veterans affairs
purpose to expand health care and benefits for veterans exposed to burn pits and other toxic substances
relatedTo Gulf War service
Vietnam War toxic exposures
burn pits used in military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan
requires toxic exposure screenings for enrolled veterans
shortName Honoring our PACT Act
signedBy Joe Biden
status in force
topic VA disability claims
military toxic exposure
veterans health
yearEnacted 2022

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Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022 partOf PACT Act
this entity surface form: Honoring our PACT Act of 2022
Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022 relatedLegislation PACT Act
this entity surface form: Honoring our PACT Act of 2022