; 38 U.S.C. 527 note). (3) Toxic substance The term toxic substance has the meaning given that term in subparagraph (G)(iv) of section 1710(e)(1) of such title, as added by section 101(a). I Expansion of health care and benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances 101. Expansion of health care eligibility for certain individuals exposed to open burn pits and other toxic substances (a) In general Section 1710(e) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (G) (i) Subject to paragraph (2), a covered individual is eligible for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care under subsection (a)(2)(F) for any illness. (ii) For purposes of this subparagraph, a covered individual is an individual who— (I) is eligible for inclusion in the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry; or (II) has been identified by the Secretary of Defense to have been possibly exposed, inside or outside the United States, during active duty, active duty for training, or inactive duty training, to— (aa) an open burn pit; (bb) a toxic substance; or (cc) a site included in a database maintained by the Department of Defense and shared with the Department of Veterans affairs to serve as the central portal for exposure-related data that compiles, collates, presents, and provides available occupational and environmental exposure information to support the needs of the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs. (iii) A covered individual shall be enrolled in the system of annual patient enrollment of the Department in the priority group under subsection (a)(6) of section 1705 of this title. (iv) In this subparagraph: (I) The term Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry means the registry established by the Secretary under section 201 of the Dignified Burial and Other Veterans’ Benefits Improvement Act of 2012 ( Public Law 112–260