[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1657 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1657

   To direct the Secretary of Defense to notify members of the Armed 
   Forces and State military departments of exposure to potentially 
                  harmful materials and contaminants.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 19, 2009

 Mr. Schrader introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
   To direct the Secretary of Defense to notify members of the Armed 
   Forces and State military departments of exposure to potentially 
                  harmful materials and contaminants.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. NOTIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF EXPOSURE TO 
              POTENTIALLY HARMFUL MATERIALS AND CONTAMINANTS.

    (a) Notification Required.--In the case of a member of the Armed 
Forces who is exposed to a potentially harmful material or contaminant, 
as determined by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary shall, as soon 
as possible, notify the member, and in the case of a member of a 
reserve component, the State military department of the member, of the 
member's exposure to such material or contaminant and any health risks 
associated with exposure to such material or contaminant.
    (b) In-Theater Notification.--If the Secretary of Defense 
determines that a member of the Armed Forces has been exposed to a 
potentially harmful material or contaminant while that member is 
deployed, the Secretary shall notify the member of such exposure under 
subsection (a) while that member is so deployed.
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