Bill > S1680

This bill, the Service Members Occupational and Environmental Transparency Health Act (OATH Act), aims to enhance recordkeeping with respect to the exposure of members of the U.S. Armed Forces to certain occupational and environmental hazards while deployed overseas. The key provisions of the bill include: 1. Requiring the medical records of service members to accurately record any exposure to occupational and environmental health risks during deployment, including the results of any assessment performed by the Secretary of Defense on such risks in the deployment area. 2. Directing the Secretaries of Defense and Veterans Affairs to update the electronic health records of service members and veterans registered with the Burn Pit Registry with any information contained in the registry. 3. Requiring the Secretary of Defense to standardize and make available to providers conducting post-deployment medical examinations or health reassessments questions relating to occupational and environmental health exposure, and to require such providers to review relevant information before the examination or reassessment. 4. Mandating the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report evaluating the implementation of the Act and the compliance of the Secretaries of Defense and Veterans Affairs with its requirements. The purpose of the bill is to enhance transparency and improve recordkeeping related to the occupational and environmental hazards that service members may face during overseas deployments.

Military Affairs and Security

https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1680/all-info