3.0.0 5680 2023-01-11T13:25:30Z 2023-01-11T13:25:30Z House H HR 2014-09-19 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. WALZ:H.R. 5680.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8.[Page H7900]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2014-10-28T15:47:16Z Referred to 2014-09-19T16:01:35Z 2014-10-28 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2014-09-19 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2014-09-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2014-09-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000799 Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] Timothy Walz D MN J. 1 N B001281 Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] Joyce Beatty D OH 3 2014-11-13 False C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2014-11-20 False Armed Forces and National Security Administrative law and regulatory procedures Afghanistan Africa Alabama Asia Bosnia and Herzegovina Cancer Cardiovascular and respiratory health Child health Conflicts and wars Department of Veterans Affairs Digestive and metabolic diseases Disability assistance Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Europe Evidence and witnesses Guam HIV/AIDS Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Health information and medical records Hearing, speech, and vision care Hereditary and development disorders Immunology and vaccination Infectious and parasitic diseases Iraq Medical research Medical tests and diagnostic methods Mental health Middle East Military operations and strategy Musculoskeletal and skin diseases North Carolina Philippines Research administration and funding Somalia U.S. territories and protectorates Veterans' medical care Veterans' pensions and compensation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2014-09-19 Introduced in House 2014-11-10T21:49:26Z Veterans' Toxic Wounds Research Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a master registry of veterans who experienced toxic exposures while serving in the Armed Forces. Includes in the master registry the registries for:

  • Agent Orange;
  • exposure to toxins relating to a deployment during the Persian Gulf War;
  • exposure to toxins relating to a deployment during Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation New Dawn, Operation Enduring Freedom, or the Global War on Terror;
  • exposure to toxins relating to a deployment to Bosnia, Somalia, or the Philippines; and
  • exposure to toxins relating to being stationed at a military installation potentially contaminated by toxic substances.

Directs the Secretary to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to review published scientific information and studies, and make recommendations for future research, on the health effects: (1) of the toxic exposures covered in those registries, and (2) on the children and grandchildren of veterans who had a toxic exposure covered in those registries. Requires those reviews to inform the Secretary's selection of research to be conducted or funded by the VA.

Establishes a presumption of a service connection, for the purpose of veterans' disability and survivor benefits, for an illness that:

  • the Secretary determines warrants such a presumption by reason of having a positive association with exposure to a toxic substance covered in the master registry; and
  • becomes manifest, within the period the Secretary prescribes, in a veteran who experienced such exposure while serving in the Armed Forces.

Requires the Secretary's service connection determinations to be based on sound medical and scientific evidence that a positive association exists between: (1) the exposure of humans or animals to a toxic substance covered in the master registry, and (2) the occurrence of a diagnosed or undiagnosed illness in humans or animals.

Directs the Secretary, in implementing the VA's electronic health record system, to include specified information in each individual's electronic health record, including whether the individual served in the Armed Forces and, if so, the locations and dates of such service.

]]> Veterans' Toxic Wounds Research Act of 2014 Display Title Veterans' Toxic Wounds Research Act of 2014 Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a registry for certain toxic exposures, to direct the Secretary to include certain information in the electronic health records of veterans, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Veterans' Toxic Wounds Research Act of 2014 Introduced in House 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr5680ih/xml/BILLS-113hr5680ih.xml 2014-10-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. 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.