3.0.0 1602 2023-01-11T13:23:53Z 2023-01-11T13:23:53Z Senate S S 2013-10-29 113 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2013-10-29T22:14:08Z Toxic Exposure Research and Military Family Support Act of 2014 113 4816 HR 2014-07-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Related bill CRS Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2014 113 5484 HR 2014-09-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2014 113 2738 S 2014-07-31 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS 2013-10-29 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2013-10-29 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT N B001265 Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] Mark Begich D AK 2013-11-06 False Armed Forces and National Security Administrative remedies Advisory bodies Birth defects Child health Department of Veterans Affairs Disability and paralysis Environmental health Executive agency funding and structure Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Health facilities and institutions Health information and medical records Health promotion and preventive care Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information Medical education Medical research Medical tests and diagnostic methods Mental health Military personnel and dependents Research administration and funding Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Veterans' medical care Worker safety and health Armed Forces and National Security 00 2013-10-29 Introduced in Senate 2014-10-07T15:16:32Z Toxic Exposure Research and Military Family Support Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to:

  • select a medical center in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to serve as the national center for the diagnosis, treatment, and research of health conditions of descendants (i.e., a biological child, grandchild, or great-grandchild) of individuals exposed to toxic substances while serving as members of the Armed Forces that are related to that exposure;
  • establish an advisory board to advise the center, to determine which health conditions result from exposure to toxic substances, and to study and evaluate cases of exposure of current and former members of the Armed Forces to toxic substances; and
  • establish an Office of Extramural Research to conduct research on wounds, illnesses, injuries, and other conditions suffered by active members of the Armed Forces resulting from exposure to toxic substances and to assist the advisory board in considering claims of exposure to toxic substances.

Extends eligibility for medical care and caregiver assistance to descendants of a veteran who was exposed to toxic substances while serving as a member of the Armed Forces if: (1) the descendant has a health condition resulting from exposure to toxic substances and is homebound due to such condition, and (2) the veteran has or had the same health condition.

Authorizes the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to declassify documents (other than documents that would materially and immediately threaten national security) related to any known incident in which not less than 100 members of the Armed Forces were exposed to a toxic substance that resulted in at least one case of disability.

Directs the VA Secretary, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the DOD Secretary to jointly conduct a national outreach and education campaign directed at members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and their family members to communicate information on incidents of exposure to toxic substances, health conditions resulting form such exposure, and the potential long-term effects of such exposure.

]]> Toxic Exposure Research and Military Family Support Act of 2013 Display Title Toxic Exposure Research and Military Family Support Act of 2013 Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs a national center for the diagnosis, treatment, and research of health conditions of the descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances during service in the Armed Forces, to provide certain services to those descendants, to establish an advisory board on exposure to toxic substances, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Toxic Exposure Research and Military Family Support Act of 2013 Introduced in Senate 2013-10-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s1602is/xml/BILLS-113s1602is.xml 2013-10-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 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.