,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #acgb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ba1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,michaud 7for himself1 ,ms4        
,pingree of ,maine1 and ,mr4 ,welch7    
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,veterans' ,affairs1 and in addition to 
the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 for 
a period to be subsequently determined  
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,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 ,gagetown1 ,new           
,brunswick1 ,canada1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,canadian ,forces ,base  
,gagetown ,registry  7a7 ,establishment 
,not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act1 the      
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall  

establish and maintain a special record 
to be known as the ,canadian ,forces    
,base ,gagetown ,health ,registry 7in   
this section referred to as the         
,registry74  7b7 ,contents ,except as   
provided in subsection 7c71 the         
,registry shall include the following   
information3  7#a7 ,a list containing   
the name of each individual who1 while  
serving as a member of the ,armed       
,forces1 was stationed at or underwent  
training at ,canadian ,forces ,base     
,gagetown1 ,new ,brunswick1 ,canada1 at 
any time during the period beginning    
,january #a1 #aief1 and ending on       
,december #ca1 #bjjf1 and who--  7,a7   
applies for care or services from the   
,department of ,veterans ,affairs under 
chapter #ag of title #ch1 ,united       
,states ,code2  7,b7 files a claim for  
compensation under chapter #aa of such  
title on the basis of any disability    
which may be associated with such       
service2  7,c7 dies and is survived by a
 spouse1 child1 or parent who files a   

claim for dependency and indemnity      
compensation under chapter #ac of such  
title on the basis of such service2     
7,d7 requests from the ,secretary a     
health examination under subsection 7d72
 or  7,e7 receives from the ,secretary a
 health examination similar to the      
health examination referred to in       
subparagraph 7,d7 and requests inclusion
 in the ,registry4  7#b7 ,relevant      
medical data relating to the health     
status of1 and other information that   
the ,secretary considers relevant and   
appropriate with respect to1 each       
individual described in paragraph 7#a7  
who--  7,a7 grants to the ,secretary    
permission to include such information  
in the ,registry2 or  7,b7 at the time  
the individual is listed in the         
,registry1 is deceased4  7c7            
,individuals ,submitting ,claims or     
,making ,requests ,before ,date of      
,enactment ,if in the case of an        
individual described in subsection      
7b77#a7 the application1 claim1 or      

request referred to in such subsection  
was submitted1 filed1 or made1 before   
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary shall1 to the extent     
feasible1 include in the ,registry such 
individual's name and the data and      
information1 if any1 described in       
subsection 7b77#b7 relating to the      
individual4  7d7 ,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 #a1
 #aief1 and ending on ,december #ca1    
#bjjf1 the ,secretary shall provide the 
veteran with a health examination       
7including any appropriate diagnostic   
tests7 and consultation and counseling  
with respect to the results of the      
examination and the tests4  7e7         
,outreach  7#a7 ,ongoing outreach to    
individuals listed in ,registry ,the    
,secretary shall1 from time to time1    
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      
,gagetown4  7#b7 ,examination outreach  
,the ,secretary shall carry out         
appropriate outreach activities with    
respect to the provision of any health  
examinations 7including any diagnostic  
tests7 and consultation and counseling  
services under subsection 7d74  7f7     
,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 ,registry4  7g7 ,annual    
report ,not later than two years after  
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
and each year thereafter1 the ,secretary
 of ,veterans ,affairs shall submit to  
the ,committees on ,veterans' ,affairs  
of the ,house of ,representatives and   

the ,senate a report on the ,registry1  
including--  7#a7 the number of veterans
 included in the ,registry2  7#b7 any   
trends that exist with respect to       
veterans included in the ,registry and  
claims for compensation under chapters  
#aa or #ac of title #ch1 ,united ,states
 ,code2  7#c7 a description of the      
outreach efforts made by the ,secretary 
under subsection 7e7 during the period  
covered by the report2 and  7#d7 such   
other information as the ,secretary     
considers appropriate4