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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S. 1501
To modify the requirements for the longitudinal medical study of the Depart-
ment of Defense on blast pressure exposure of members of the Armed
Forces to assess the feasibility and advisability of uploading and sharing
data, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MAY 16, 2019
Ms. WARREN (for herself and Ms. ERNST) introduced the following bill; which
was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To modify the requirements for the longitudinal medical
study of the Department of Defense on blast pressure
exposure of members of the Armed Forces to assess
the feasibility and advisability of uploading and sharing
data, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Blast Pressure Expo-
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sure Study Improvement Act’’.
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SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR LONGITU-
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DINAL MEDICAL STUDY ON BLAST PRESSURE
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EXPOSURE OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED
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FORCES.
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Section 734 of the National Defense Authorization
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Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat.
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1444) is amended—
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(1) in subsection (b)—
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(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘; and’’
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and inserting a semicolon;
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(B) in paragraph (3), by striking the pe-
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riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
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(C) by adding at the end the following new
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paragraph:
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‘‘(4) assess the feasibility and advisability of—
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‘‘(A) uploading the data gathered from the
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study into the Defense Occupational and Envi-
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ronmental Health Readiness System—Indus-
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trial Hygiene (DOEHRS–IH) or similar sys-
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tem; and
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‘‘(B) allowing personnel of the Department
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of Defense and the Department of Veterans Af-
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fairs to have access to such system.’’; and
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(2) in subsection (c)—
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(A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as
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paragraph (3); and
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(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the
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following new paragraph (2):
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‘‘(2) ANNUAL STATUS REPORT.—Not later than
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January 1 of each year during the period beginning
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on the date of the enactment of the National De-
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fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 and
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ending on the completion of the study under sub-
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section (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Com-
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mittees on Armed Services of the Senate and the
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House of Representatives a status report on the
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study.’’.
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