text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Janey Ensminger Act of 2016''.
  
  SEC. 2. REVIEW OF ILLNESSES AND CONDITIONS RELATING TO VETERANS 
                STATIONED AT CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA, AND THEIR 
                FAMILY MEMBERS.
  
      (a) Review and Publication of Illness or Condition.--Part P of 
  title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280g et seq.) is 
  amended by adding at the end the following:
  
  ``SEC. 399V-6. REVIEW AND PUBLICATION OF ILLNESSES AND CONDITIONS.
  
      ``(a) In General.--Consistent with section 104(i) of the 
  Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
  of 1980, not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
  section, and not less frequently than once every 3 years thereafter, 
  the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Agency for Toxic 
  Substances and Disease Registry, shall--
              ``(1)(A) review the scientific literature relevant to the 
          relationship between the employment or residence of individuals 
          at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, for not fewer than 30 days 
          during the period beginning on August 1, 1953, and ending on 
          December 21, 1987, and specific illnesses or conditions 
          incurred by those individuals;
              ``(B) determine each illness or condition for which there 
          is evidence that exposure to a toxic substance at Camp Lejeune, 
          North Carolina, during the period specified in subparagraph (A) 
          may be a cause of the illness or condition; and
              ``(C) with respect to each illness or condition for which a 
          determination has been made under subparagraph (B), categorize 
          the evidence of the connection of the illness or condition to 
          exposure described in that subparagraph as--
                      ``(i) sufficient to conclude with reasonable 
                  confidence that the exposure is a cause of the illness 
                  or condition;
                      ``(ii) modest supporting causation, but not 
                  sufficient to conclude with reasonable confidence that 
                  exposure is a cause of the illness or condition; or
                      ``(iii) no more than limited supporting causation;
              ``(2) publish in the Federal Register and on the Internet 
          website of the Department of Health and Human Services--
                      ``(A) a list of each illness or condition for which 
                  a determination has been made under paragraph (1)(B), 
                  including the categorization of the evidence of causal 
                  connection relating to the illness or condition under 
                  paragraph (1)(C); and
                      ``(B) the bibliographic citations for all 
                  literature reviewed under paragraph (1) for each 
                  illness or condition listed under such paragraph; and
              ``(3) update the list under paragraph (2), as applicable, 
          to add an illness or condition for which a determination has 
          been made under paragraph (1)(B), including the categorization 
          of the evidence of causal connection relating to the illness or 
          condition under paragraph (1)(C), since such list was last 
          updated consistent with the requirements of this subsection.''.
      (b) Eligibility for Health Care From Department of Veterans 
  Affairs.--
              (1) In general.--Section 1710(e)(1)(F) of title 38, United 
          States Code, is amended--
                      (A) by redesignating clauses (i) through (xv) as 
                  subclauses (I) through (XV), respectively;
                      (B) by striking ``(F) Subject to'' and inserting 
                  ``(F)(i) Subject to'';
                      (C) by striking ``any of the following'' and 
                  inserting ``any of the illnesses or conditions for 
                  which the evidence of connection of the illness or 
                  condition to exposure to a toxic substance at Camp 
                  Lejeune, North Carolina, during such period is 
                  categorized as sufficient or modest in the most recent 
                  list published under section 399V-6(a)(2) of the Public 
                  Health Service Act, which may include any of the 
                  following''; and
                      (D) by adding at the end the following new clause:
      ``(ii) For the purposes of ensuring continuation of care, any 
  veteran who has been furnished hospital care or medical services under 
  this subparagraph for an illness or condition shall remain eligible for 
  hospital care or medical services for such illness or condition 
  notwithstanding that the evidence of connection of such illness or 
  condition to exposure to a toxic substance at Camp Lejeune, North 
  Carolina, during the period described in clause (i) is not categorized 
  as sufficient or modest in the most recent list published under section 
  399V-6(a)(2) of the Public Health Service Act.''.
              (2) Family members.--Section 1787 of such title is amended 
          by adding at the end the following new subsection:
      ``(c) Continuation of Care.--For the purposes of ensuring 
  continuation of care, any individual who has been furnished hospital 
  care or medical services under this section for an illness or condition 
  shall remain eligible for hospital care or medical services for such 
  illness or condition notwithstanding that the illness or condition is 
  no longer described in section 1710(e)(1)(F) of this title.''.
              (3) Transfer of amounts for program.--Notwithstanding any 
          other provision of law, for each of fiscal years 2017 and 2018, 
          the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall transfer $2,000,000 
          from amounts made available to the Department of Veterans 
          Affairs for medical support and compliance to the Chief 
          Business Office and Financial Services Center of the Department 
          to be used to continue building and enhancing the claims 
          processing system, eligibility system, and web portal for the 
          Camp Lejeune Family Member Program of the Department.
target: Janey Ensminger Act of 2016 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, at least every three years, to:   review the scientific literature relevant to the relationship between the employment or residence of individuals at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, for at least 30 days during the period of August 1, 1953, to December 21, 1987, and specific illnesses or conditions incurred by those individuals and determine whether and to what extent the evidence shows that toxic substance exposure is a cause of an illness or condition; and  publish and update a list of each illness and the categorization of evidence for which a determination of cause has been made.  A veteran who served on active duty at Camp Lejeune for at least 30 days during such period is eligible for hospital care and medical services for any of the illnesses or conditions for which the evidentiary connection between toxic exposure and the illness or condition is categorized in such list as sufficient or modest. Such a veteran who has been furnished hospital care or medical services shall remain eligible for such care or services for such illness or condition even if the evidentiary connection is not categorized as sufficient or modest. A family member of such veteran who has been furnished hospital care or medical services shall remain eligible for hospital care or medical services for such illness or condition.  The Department of Veterans Affairs shall transfer for each of FY2017 and FY2018 specified finds to enhance the claims processing system, eligibility system, and web portal for the Camp Lejeune Family Member Program.
feat_title: Janey Ensminger Act of 2016