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HR 4477 111th Congress House

Military Personnel Toxic Exposure Registry Act

Official title: To require the Secretary of Defense to establish a medical surveillance system to identify members of the Armed Forces exposed to chemical hazards resulting fr… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the Secretary of Defense to establish a medical surveillance system to identify members of the Armed Forces exposed to chemical hazards resulting from the disposal of waste in Iraq and Afghanistan, to prohibit the disposal of waste by the Armed Forces in a manner that would produce dangerous levels of toxins, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 1, 2010 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Hazardous wastes and toxic substancesHealth information and medical recordsMedical researchMedical tests and diagnostic methods
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Military medicineMilitary personnel and dependents
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Feb 18, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Jan 20, 2010
Introduced in House
Jan 20, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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 Latest action February 18, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Military Personnel Toxic Exposure Registry Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to establish and administer a system to identify members of the Armed Forces who were potentially exposed to a hazardous disposal site, as well as any negative health effects that may be related to such exposure.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) administer the system using existing medical surveillance systems; (2) notify a member and his or her commanding officer of a potential exposure; (3) for each member notified, collect information for purposes of the system; (4) for each member notified, annually provide a complete physical examination and related consultation and counseling; and (5) report annually to the congressional defense committees on the status of system implementation and incidences of illnesses which may have been caused by such exposure.

Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 to: (1) include solid waste containing plastics within the definition of "covered waste" for purposes of a prohibition against the disposal by the Armed Forces of covered waste in open-air burn pits during contingency operations; and (2) include in a required report concerning the use of such pits those situations in which such pits were used to dispose of waste during military exercises and operations worldwide during the period beginning on September 11, 2001, and ending on the date of enactment of this Act.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4477: Military Personnel Toxic Exposure Registry Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4477/
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"H.R. 4477: Military Personnel Toxic Exposure Registry Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4477/.
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H.R. 4477, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4477/.
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