,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cfh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #bc1 #bjac  
,mr4 ,benishek introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a      
,,bill  ,to amend title #aj1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to require an audiometric
 test of each member of the ,armed      
,forces before the separation of the    
member4  #a4 ,audiometric test required 
before separation of members of the     
,armed ,forces  7a7 ,in general ,chapter
 #ei of title #aj1 ,united ,states      
,code1 is amended by adding at the end  
the following new section3  #aagi4      
,audiometric test required ,under       
regulations prescribed by the ,secretary
 of ,defense1 the ,secretary of a       
military department shall ensure that a 
member of the armed forces under the    
jurisdiction of the ,secretary receives 
an audiometric test at the #hjjj ,hz    
frequency 7or other test that the       
,secretary of ,defense determines has   

the ability to discover potential future
 hearing loss7 to evaluate the hearing  
of the member during the #ij-;day period
 before the date on which the member is 
discharged1 separated1 or retired4  4   
7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of   
sections at the beginning of such       
chapter is amended by adding after the  
item relating to section #aagh the      
following new item3  #aagi4 ,audiometric
 test required4  4  7c7 ,effective date 
,section #aagi of title #aj1 ,united    
,states ,code1 as added by subsection   
7a71 shall apply with respect to a      
member being discharged1 separated1 or  
retired from the ,armed ,forces on or   
after the date that is #fj days after   
the date of the enactment of this ,act4