[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7305 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7305

  To direct the Secretary of Defense to provide to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report and 
 briefing on anomalous health incidents affecting members of the Armed 
      Forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 7, 2024

Mr. Wenstrup (for himself, Ms. Spanberger, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Crawford, and 
  Mr. Kelly of Mississippi) 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 provide to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report and 
 briefing on anomalous health incidents affecting members of the Armed 
      Forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Initiating Imperative Reporting on 
Anomalous Health Incidents Act'' or the ``IIR on AHI Act''.

SEC. 2. REPORT AN BRIEFING ON ANOMALOUS HEALTH INCIDENTS INVOLVING 
              MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF THE 
              DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

    (a) Briefing.--Not later than March 1, 2025, the Secretary of 
Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and House of Representatives a report and briefing on--
            (1) anomalous health incidents affecting members of the 
        Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of 
        Defense;
            (2) any ongoing efforts carried out by the Secretary to 
        protect such members and employees from the effects of 
        anomalous health incidents; and
            (3) the extent and nature of engagement by the Secretary 
        with the heads of other Federal departments and agencies 
        regarding anomalous health incidents affecting the employees of 
        such other departments and agencies.
    (b) Matters.--The report and briefing provided under subsection (a) 
shall each include each of the following:
            (1) Information on cases of confirmed or suspected 
        anomalous health incidents affecting members of the Armed 
        Forces or civilian employees of the Department of Defense, 
        including the total number of individuals affected (broken down 
        by military occupational specialty), the location of each such 
        incident, and the timeframe during which the incidents 
        occurred.
            (2) An update on the strategy of the Department to protect 
        such members and employees from the effects of anomalous health 
        incidents, including any efforts carried out by the Secretary 
        to ensure that--
                    (A) suspected anomalous health incidents are 
                promptly reported; and
                    (B) victims of anomalous health incidents are 
                provided immediate and long-term medical treatment.
            (3) The current efforts of the Department to contribute to 
        the overall approach of the Federal Government to address, 
        prevent, and respond to, anomalous health incidents, including 
        such contributed efforts of the Department to defend against 
        anomalous health incident attacks against personnel of the 
        Federal Government and United States citizens.
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