,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #daa  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #bc1 #bjac  
,mr4 ,tonko 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,conyers1
 ,mr4 ,hunter1 ,ms4 ,slaughter1 ,mr4    
,rangel1 ,mr4 ,michaud1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 
,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,marino1 ,mr4        
,higgins1 ,mr4 ,cicilline1 ,mr4         
,mc,govern1 and ,ms4 ,shea-,porter7     
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
direct the ,secretary of ,veterans      
,affairs to establish a registry of     
certain veterans who were stationed at  
,fort ,mc,clellan1 ,alabama1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited a ,fort ,mc,clellan   
,health ,registry ,act4  #b4 ,fort      
,mc,clellan ,health ,registry  7a7      
,establishment ,the ,secretary of       
,veterans ,affairs shall establish and  
maintain a special record to be known as
 the ,fort ,mc,clellan ,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 ,fort         
,mc,clellan1 ,alabama1 at any time      
during the period beginning ,january #a1
 #aice1 and ending on ,may #bj1 #aiii1  
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 ,fort ,mc,clellan1 ,alabama1 at any  
time during the period beginning        
,january #a1 #aice1 and ending on ,may  
#bj1 #aiii1 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 ,fort ,mc,clellan4  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 ,consultation ,the ,secretary
 of ,veterans ,affairs shall consult    
with the ,secretary of ,defense to      
acquire information maintained by the   
,secretary of ,defense that the         
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs        
considers necessary to establish and    
maintain the ,registry4