To require the Secretary of Defense to declassify certain documents related to incidents in which members of the Armed Forces were exposed to toxic substances.
USA115th CongressHR-3327| House
| Updated: 8/21/2017
Mike Thompson
Democratic Representative
California
Cosponsors (9)
Intelligence and Special Operations Subcommittee, Armed Services Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Jack Alderson Toxic Exposure Declassification Act This bill directs the Department of Defense (DOD) to declassify documents related to any known incident in which not fewer than 100 members of the Armed Forces were exposed to a toxic substance that resulted in at least one case of a disability that a member of the medical profession has determined is associated with that substance. DOD may decline to declassify such documents if it determines that declassification would materially and immediately threaten U.S. security.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities.
Armed Forces and National Security
Disability and paralysisHazardous wastes and toxic substancesIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMilitary personnel and dependents
To require the Secretary of Defense to declassify certain documents related to incidents in which members of the Armed Forces were exposed to toxic substances.
USA115th CongressHR-3327| House
| Updated: 8/21/2017
Jack Alderson Toxic Exposure Declassification Act This bill directs the Department of Defense (DOD) to declassify documents related to any known incident in which not fewer than 100 members of the Armed Forces were exposed to a toxic substance that resulted in at least one case of a disability that a member of the medical profession has determined is associated with that substance. DOD may decline to declassify such documents if it determines that declassification would materially and immediately threaten U.S. security.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities.
Mike Thompson
Democratic Representative
California
Cosponsors (9)
Intelligence and Special Operations Subcommittee, Armed Services Committee
Armed Forces and National Security
Related Bills
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Disability and paralysisHazardous wastes and toxic substancesIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMilitary personnel and dependents