NY A11119

Creates a new civil action allowing service members to recover damages for personal injuries caused by exposure to toxic burn pits while serving in 34 specified countries and territories (including Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, and others) on or after August 2, 1990

Establishes a two-year statute of limitations from either the date of injury discovery or when the injury should have been discovered through reasonable diligence, whichever is later

Defines covered personal injuries to include asthma, cancer of any type, chronic bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema, interstitial lung disease, lymphoma, pulmonary fibrosis, sarcoidosis, and other specified respiratory and granulomatous diseases

Revives and extends any previously barred causes of action for toxic burn pit injuries that expired before the act's effective date, allowing new lawsuits to be filed

Takes effect immediately upon enactment