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Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
5/29/2019 • House
Summary
Service Member's Occupational and Environmental Transparency Health Act or the OATH Act
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to (1) record service members' exposure to occupational and environmental health hazards while deployed overseas, and (2) make such information available for post-deployment medical examinations and health reassessments.
DOD and the Department of Veterans Affairs must update electronic health records with information from the Burn Pit Registry (i.e., a registry designed to track certain airborne hazards).
The Government Accountability Office must submit a report evaluating implementation of the above requirements.
Introduced in House • 5/9/2019
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Originated in the House
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May 9, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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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