Kansas governor, military leaders back ‘essential’ federal legislation for toxin-exposed veterans

The Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxins (PACT) Act acknowledges that veterans who served in certain locations were exposed to burn pits, and lists presumptive conditions related to the pits and a framework for the Department of Veterans Affairs to grant new conditions for all toxic exposures. In addition, the bill allows for training necessary to better diagnose and treat veterans exposed to toxins.