3.0.0 4477 2023-01-11T13:16:45Z 2023-01-11T13:16:45Z House H HR 2010-01-20 111 hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee Referred to 2010-02-18T14:29:04Z Referred to 2010-01-20T15:02:34Z Military Personnel War Zone Toxic Exposure Prevention Act 111 2419 HR 2009-06-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness. Related bill CRS 2010-02-18 hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Committee 2010-01-20 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2010-01-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2010-01-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001242 Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1] Timothy Bishop D NY H. 1 N S001170 Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] Carol Shea-Porter D NH 1 2010-01-20 True H000627 Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] MAURICE HINCHEY D NY D. 22 2010-03-02 False R000462 Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9] STEVEN ROTHMAN D NJ R. 9 2010-03-02 False S001162 Rep. Schwartz, Allyson Y. [D-PA-13] Allyson Schwartz D PA Y. 13 2010-03-02 False E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 2010-03-02 False P000583 Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14] RON PAUL R TX 14 2010-03-02 False C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2010-03-02 False F000116 Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] BOB FILNER D CA 51 2010-03-09 False M001149 Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] Michael Michaud D ME H. 2 2010-03-18 False K000336 Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] DENNIS KUCINICH D OH J. 10 2010-04-21 False W000804 Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] Robert Wittman R VA J. 1 2010-04-21 False W000792 Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9] ANTHONY WEINER D NY D. 9 2010-04-29 False P000099 Rep. Pastor, Ed [D-AZ-4] ED PASTOR D AZ 4 2010-04-29 False C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] JOHN CONYERS D MI 14 2010-05-25 False A000363 Rep. Arcuri, Michael A. [D-NY-24] Michael Arcuri D NY A. 24 2010-05-25 False D000191 Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] PETER DEFAZIO D OR A. 4 2010-06-15 False K000370 Rep. Kosmas, Suzanne M. [D-FL-24] Suzanne Kosmas D FL M. 24 2010-07-01 False C001049 Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] WM. CLAY D MO LACY 1 2010-09-15 False Armed Forces and National Security Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Health information and medical records Medical research Medical tests and diagnostic methods Military medicine Military personnel and dependents Armed Forces and National Security 00 2010-01-20 Introduced in House 2010-04-09T15:35:22Z Military Personnel Toxic Exposure Registry Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to establish and administer a system to identify members of the Armed Forces who were potentially exposed to a hazardous disposal site, as well as any negative health effects that may be related to such exposure.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) administer the system using existing medical surveillance systems; (2) notify a member and his or her commanding officer of a potential exposure; (3) for each member notified, collect information for purposes of the system; (4) for each member notified, annually provide a complete physical examination and related consultation and counseling; and (5) report annually to the congressional defense committees on the status of system implementation and incidences of illnesses which may have been caused by such exposure.

Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 to: (1) include solid waste containing plastics within the definition of "covered waste" for purposes of a prohibition against the disposal by the Armed Forces of covered waste in open-air burn pits during contingency operations; and (2) include in a required report concerning the use of such pits those situations in which such pits were used to dispose of waste during military exercises and operations worldwide during the period beginning on September 11, 2001, and ending on the date of enactment of this Act.

]]> Military Personnel Toxic Exposure Registry Act Display Title Military Personnel Toxic Exposure Registry Act Official Title as Introduced To require the Secretary of Defense to establish a medical surveillance system to identify members of the Armed Forces exposed to chemical hazards resulting from the disposal of waste in Iraq and Afghanistan, to prohibit the disposal of waste by the Armed Forces in a manner that would produce dangerous levels of toxins, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Military Personnel Toxic Exposure Registry Act Introduced in House 2010-01-20T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr4477ih/xml/BILLS-111hr4477ih.xml 2010-02-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. 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.