3.0.0 2430 2023-01-15T04:49:07Z 2023-01-15T04:49:07Z Senate S S 2004-05-18 108 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2004-05-18T16:40:41Z 2004-05-18 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral 2004-05-18 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R N T000024 Sen. Talent, Jim [R-MO] JIM TALENT R MO 2004-05-18 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2004-05-18 True Armed Forces and National Security Access to health care Administrative procedure Afghanistan Alliances Armed forces abroad Armed forces reserves Auditing Blood banks Classified defense information Coast guard Congress Congress and military policy Congressional investigations Congressional reporting requirements Data banks Dental care Department of Defense Department of Homeland Security Education Electronic government information Environmental Protection Environmental health Environmental monitoring Executive reorganization Federal advisory bodies Government Operations and Politics Governmental investigations Health Health information systems Health surveys Higher education History Internet Iraq Iraq compilation Law Logistics Medical economics Medical education Medical records Medical research Medical screening Medical statistics Medical tests Middle East and North Africa Military command and control Military discharges Military hospitals Military medicine Military occupation Military operations Military readiness Military training Military transportation Persian Gulf War Physical examinations Planning Preventive medicine Recruiting and enlistment Science, Technology, Communications South Asia Tissue banks Transportation and Public Works Veterans' medical care Web sites Armed Forces and National Security 00 2004-05-18 Introduced in Senate 2004-09-15T15:09:28Z Medical Readiness and Tracking Act of 2004 - Directs the Comptroller General to carry out a health study of Armed Forces reservists called or ordered to active duty for more than 30 days in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Requires Selected Reserve members not on active duty to undergo physical fitness examinations every 30 months. Dispenses with physical fitness certification requirements.

Requires reassignment or separation of reservists who are not medically qualified for performance of their duties.

Requires the Secretary of Defense (Secretary) to establish a policy on deferral of medical treatment for reservists pending deployment.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) conduct a health assessment program for Armed Forces recruits; (2) convene a working group to improve the medical tracking system for deployed members of the Armed Forces; and (3) prescribe a Department of Defense (DOD) policy on the collection and dissemination of in-theater individual personnel location data.

Requires military installation commanders to conduct an anticipated health care needs assessment of members being redeployed.

Requires audits of DOD blood sample records and the health assessment database.

Directs the Secretary to facilitate declassification of certain data relevant to environmental hazards exposure.

Requires the Chief Information Officer of the Department of the Army to ensure that the Army Knowledge Online website includes specified information.

Directs the Secretary to take action to ensure full implementation of the Force Health Protection and Readiness Program.

Requires the preparation of various health-related reports.

]]> Medical Readiness and Tracking Act of 2004 Display Title Medical Readiness and Tracking Act of 2004 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide for improved medical readiness of the members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Medical Readiness and Tracking Act of 2004 Introduced in Senate 2004-05-18T04:00:00Z 2004-05-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.