While the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promises to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act (PACT Act) covers some instances of toxic exposure at domestic military bases, such as Camp Lejeune, there are other enormous gaps in recognition.  Veterans have begun ramping up the effort to warn Congress that serious issues are slipping through the cracks.

The PACT Act covers a lot of overseas exposures, but fails to even acknowledge many other disabilities that have been the result of exposures overseas.  Some examples include Okinawa, Japan (Agent Orange and other toxins) and Atsugi, Japan  (higher cancer rates).

Additionally, the PACT Act does not cover most domestic, State side exposures.  These are a few examples:

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