3.0.0 4517 2023-01-11T13:26:37Z 2023-01-11T13:26:37Z House H HR 2014-04-29 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SCHRADER:H.R. 4517.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under:U.S. Const. art. 1, Sec. 1;U.S. Const. art. 1, Sec. 8, cl. 12;U.S. Const. art. 1, Sec. 8, cl. 13;U.S. Const. art. 1, Sec. 8, cl. 14; andU.S. Const. art. 1, Sec. 8, cl. 18.[Page H3292]]]> hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee Referred to 2014-07-01T17:36:15Z Referred to 2014-04-29T14:01:40Z hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2014-05-05T20:45:57Z Referred to 2014-04-29T14:01:45Z 2014-07-01 hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Committee 2014-05-05 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2014-04-29 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2014-04-29 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2014-04-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2014-04-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001180 Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5] Kurt Schrader D OR 5 N B001278 Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] Suzanne Bonamici D OR 1 2014-11-12 False Armed Forces and National Security Advisory bodies Air quality Asia 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 Solid waste and recycling Veterans' medical care Water quality Armed Forces and National Security 00 2014-04-29 Introduced in House 2014-05-12T20:37:04Z Examination of Exposures to Environmental Hazards During Military Service and Health Care for Atsugi Naval Air Facility Veterans and their Families Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretaries of Defense (DOD) and Veterans Affairs (VA) to jointly establish the Advisory Board on Environmental Exposures at Atsugi Naval Air Facility to provide expert advice to DOD and VA on matters relating to exposure of current and former members of the Armed Forces (members) and their dependents to environmental hazards at Atsugi Naval Air Facility, Japan, during the period beginning in 1983 in which the air, water, or soil at such facility was contaminated due to an incinerator.

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.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) compile a list of individuals exposed to environmental hazards at the facility during the period in which the air, water, or soil was contaminated; and (2) report to the armed services and veterans' affairs 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, including a description of procedures used to identify exposed individuals.

]]> Examination of Exposures to Environmental Hazards During Military Service and Health Care for Atsugi Naval Air Facility Veterans and their Families Act of 2014 Display Title Examination of Exposures to Environmental Hazards During Military Service and Health Care for Atsugi Naval Air Facility Veterans and their Families Act of 2014 Official Title as Introduced To authorize the provision of health care for certain individuals exposed to environmental hazards at Atsugi Naval Air Facility, to establish an advisory board to examine exposures to environmental hazards at such Air Facility, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Examination of Exposures to Environmental Hazards During Military Service and Health Care for Atsugi Naval Air Facility Veterans and their Families Act of 2014 Introduced in House 2014-04-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr4517ih/xml/BILLS-113hr4517ih.xml 2014-07-01 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.