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.
United States115th CongressHR-3327House of Representatives
Updated: Aug 21, 2017
Summary
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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Latest companion bill action
S-726: A bill 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.Introduced in Senate
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
House of Representatives
Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities.
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