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HR 2258 110th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Afghanistan Armed forces reserves Disability evaluation Disabled Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Health Iraq Iraq compilation Medical records Middle East and North Africa Military discharges Military medicine Military occupation Military operations Military personnel Personnel records Physical examinations South Asia

To direct the Secretary of Defense to ensure that every member of the Armed Forces undergoes a medical examination prior to separation or discharge, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 9, 2007 Introduced by: Welch, Peter Democratic · Vermont See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 28, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
May 11, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 9, 2007
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.
May 9, 2007
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of Defense to ensure that every member of the Armed Forces who has served in the Global War on Terror: (1) undergoes a physical examination before the member's separation or discharge to determine their medical condition; or (2) is reimbursed for receiving such an examination from a licensed physician within 45 days after separation or discharge.

Requires: (1) the Secretaries of Defense and Veterans Affairs to use the same forms for medical examinations for members and veterans, respectively; (2) Secretary of the military department concerned to ensure that a copy of a member's service medical record is transmitted to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs upon the member's separation or retirement; and (3) Secretary of Veterans Affairs to use results of medical examinations provided by the Secretary of Defense for purposes of making disability compensation claim determinations.

What's happening now June 28, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

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