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Exhibit 252

Public Law 117-168, Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act of 2022

Exhibit 252 ยท Statute

Public Law 117-168, Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act of 2022

notwithstanding that there is no record of evidence of such disease during the period of such service

Adds 38 U.S.C. 1119 (presumption of exposure for covered veterans at listed Gulf War and post-9/11 locations unless affirmative evidence shows no exposure) and 1120 (presumptive service connection for asthma, listed cancers, COPD, bronchitis, lung diseases, sinusitis, rhinitis and glioblastoma, phased in through October 1, 2025). Sec. 805 creates the Cost of War Toxic Exposures Fund; Sec. 808 requires burn-pit transparency reports.

Source
U.S. Congress
Date
10 August 2022
Quoted from
136 Stat. 1784, new 38 U.S.C. 1120(a)
Grade
Primary record
Document
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-117publ168/html/PLAW-117publ168.htm
Accessed
2026-11-09
Cited by
Findings citing this exhibit

Cited by

Finding DEF-5.6
Primary record The 2022 PACT Act presumes exposure to burn-pit hazards for veterans who served at listed locations and presumes service connection for listed respiratory diseases and cancers without a service record of the disease.