3.0.0 3507 2022-02-08T23:40:03Z 2022-02-08T23:40:03Z Senate S 2020-03-17 116 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-03-17T20:14:15Z To require the Secretary of Defense to make testing for the coronavirus disease 19 available to all members of the Armed Forces deployed to an area in which the United States Central Command has responsibility. 116 6310 HR 2020-03-19 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. Identical bill CRS 2020-03-17 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral 2020-03-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI N Armed Forces and National Security Cardiovascular and respiratory health Congressional oversight Emergency medical services and trauma care Infectious and parasitic diseases Medical tests and diagnostic methods Military medicine Military personnel and dependents Armed Forces and National Security 00 2020-03-17 Introduced in Senate 2020-04-07T14:19:45Z This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to make available, to specified servicemembers, testing for the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19).

The bill requires that testing be made available to all members of the Armed Forces deployed to an area in which the United States Central Command has responsibility (presently including 20 nations in the Middle East, Central Asia, and South Asia).

DOD shall report on policies or protocols provided to members of the Armed Forces regarding testing.

]]> A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to make testing for the coronavirus disease 19 available to all members of the Armed Forces deployed to an area in which the United States Central Command has responsibility. Display Title A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to make testing for the coronavirus disease 19 available to all members of the Armed Forces deployed to an area in which the United States Central Command has responsibility. Official Title as Introduced A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to make testing for the coronavirus disease 19 available to all members of the Armed Forces deployed to an area in which the United States Central Command has responsibility. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s3507is/xml/BILLS-116s3507is.xml 2020-03-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. 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.