[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6534 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6534

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a registry of 
    certain veterans who were stationed at or underwent training at 
  Canadian Forces Base Gagetown, New Brunswick, Canada, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 21, 2012

  Mr. Michaud (for himself, Mr. Olver, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Welch, and Ms. 
Pingree of Maine) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on 
   Armed Services, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a registry of 
    certain veterans who were stationed at or underwent training at 
  Canadian Forces Base Gagetown, New Brunswick, Canada, and for other 
                               purposes.

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

SECTION 1. CANADIAN FORCES BASE GAGETOWN REGISTRY.

    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
establish and maintain a special record to be known as the ``Canadian 
Forces Base Gagetown Health Registry'' (in this section referred to as 
the ``Registry'').
    (b) Contents.--Except as provided in subsection (c), the Registry 
shall include the following information:
            (1) A list containing the name of each individual who, 
        while serving as a member of the Armed Forces, was stationed at 
        or underwent training at Canadian Forces Base Gagetown, New 
        Brunswick, Canada, at any time during the period beginning 
        January 1, 1956, and ending on December 31, 2005, and who--
                    (A) applies for care or services from the 
                Department of Veterans Affairs under chapter 17 of 
                title 38, United States Code;
                    (B) files a claim for compensation under chapter 11 
                of such title on the basis of any disability which may 
                be associated with such service;
                    (C) dies and is survived by a spouse, child, or 
                parent who files a claim for dependency and indemnity 
                compensation under chapter 13 of such title on the 
                basis of such service;
                    (D) requests from the Secretary a health 
                examination under subsection (d); or
                    (E) receives from the Secretary a health 
                examination similar to the health examination referred 
                to in subparagraph (D) and requests inclusion in the 
                Registry.
            (2) Relevant medical data relating to the health status of, 
        and other information that the Secretary considers relevant and 
        appropriate with respect to, each individual described in 
        paragraph (1) who--
                    (A) grants to the Secretary permission to include 
                such information in the Registry; or
                    (B) at the time the individual is listed in the 
                Registry, is deceased.
    (c) Individuals Submitting Claims or Making Requests Before Date of 
Enactment.--If in the case of an individual described in subsection 
(b)(1) the application, claim, or request referred to in such 
subsection was submitted, filed, or made, before the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, to the extent feasible, 
include in the Registry such individual's name and the data and 
information, if any, described in subsection (b)(2) relating to the 
individual.
    (d) Examinations.--Upon the request of a veteran who was stationed 
at or underwent training at Canadian Forces Base Gagetown at any time 
during the period beginning January 1, 1956, and ending on December 31, 
2005, the Secretary shall provide the veteran with a health examination 
(including any appropriate diagnostic tests) and consultation and 
counseling with respect to the results of the examination and the 
tests.
    (e) Outreach.--
            (1) Ongoing outreach to individuals listed in registry.--
        The Secretary shall, from time to time, notify individuals 
        listed in the Registry of significant developments in research 
        on the health consequences of potential exposure to a toxic 
        substance or environmental hazard related to service at 
        Canadian Forces Base Gagetown.
            (2) Examination outreach.--The Secretary shall carry out 
        appropriate outreach activities with respect to the provision 
        of any health examinations (including any diagnostic tests) and 
        consultation and counseling services under subsection (d).
    (f) Department of Defense Information.--The Secretary of Defense 
shall furnish to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs such information 
maintained by the Secretary of Defense as the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs considers necessary to establish and maintain the Registry.
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