3.0.0 3378 2022-02-03T06:05:26Z 2023-01-10T00:15:01Z Senate S S 2010-05-17 111 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Reported original measure 2010-05-17T18:36:24Z S. Rept. 111-189 2010-05-17 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 377. Calendars 2010-05-17 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Akaka. With written report No. 111-189. Supplemental views filed. Committee 2010-05-17 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Akaka. With written report No. 111-189. Supplemental views filed. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2010-05-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress A000069 Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL AKAKA D HI KOHIKINA N Armed Forces and National Security Advisory bodies Air quality Asia Cancer Congressional oversight Department of Defense Department of Veterans Affairs Environmental health Government studies and investigations Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Japan Military facilities and property Military medicine Military personnel and dependents North Carolina Veterans' medical care Water quality Women's health Armed Forces and National Security 00 2010-05-17 Introduced in Senate 2010-06-03T12:51:28Z Examination of Exposures to Environmental Hazards During Military Service and Health Care for Camp Lejeune and Atsugi Naval Air Facility Veterans and their Families Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to jointly establish the Advisory Board on Military Exposures (Board) to provide expert advice to DOD and VA on matters relating to exposures of current and former members of the Armed Forces (members) and their dependents to environmental hazards on military installations.

Requires the Board to: (1) consider and study cases of such exposure; (2) evaluate submitted exposure claims; and (3) recommend to such Secretaries that either a claim is insufficient to warrant further consideration or is sufficient to warrant health care or compensation. Authorizes the Board to convene a science panel to consider exposure claims and report results to the Board.

Authorizes the Secretary of Defense (Secretary) to provide to such members and dependents the health care benefits recommended by the Board.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) compile a list of individuals exposed to environmental hazards at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, during the period in which the water was contaminated with volatile organic compounds, including known and probable human carcinogens; and (2) report to the congressional defense and appropriations committees on the compilation of such list.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) compile a list of individuals exposed to environmental hazards at Atsugi Naval Air Facility, Japan, during the period in which the air was contaminated due to an incinerator; and (2) report to the above committees on the compilation of such list.

Directs the Secretary to report annually to such committees on health care and other benefits provided under this Act.

]]> 80 2010-05-17 Reported to Senate without amendment 2010-06-03T12:54:25Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Examination of Exposures to Environmental Hazards During Military Service and Health Care for Camp Lejeune and Atsugi Naval Air Facility Veterans and their Families Act of 2010 - (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to jointly establish the Advisory Board on Military Exposures (Board) to provide expert advice to DOD and VA on matters relating to exposures of current and former members of the Armed Forces (members) and their dependents to environmental hazards on military installations.

(Sec. 4) Requires the Board to: (1) consider and study cases of such exposure; (2) evaluate submitted exposure claims; and (3) recommend to such Secretaries that either a claim is insufficient to warrant further consideration or is sufficient to warrant health care or compensation. Authorizes the Board to convene a science panel to consider exposure claims and report results to the Board.

(Sec. 5) Authorizes the Secretary of Defense (Secretary) to provide to such members and dependents the health care benefits recommended by the Board.

(Sec. 6) Directs the Secretary to: (1) compile a list of individuals exposed to environmental hazards at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, during the period in which the water was contaminated with volatile organic compounds, including known and probable human carcinogens; and (2) report to the congressional defense and appropriations committees on the compilation of such list.

(Sec. 7) Requires the Secretary to: (1) compile a list of individuals exposed to environmental hazards at Atsugi Naval Air Facility, Japan, during the period in which the air was contaminated due to an incinerator; and (2) report to the above committees on the compilation of such list.

(Sec. 8) Directs the Secretary to report annually to such committees on health care and other benefits provided under this Act.

(Sec. 10) Authorizes appropriations.

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