10 U.S.C. § 1092a — Persons entering the armed forces: baseline health data

submitted 22 years ago by Pub. L. 108-375 to r/title-10-ARMED-FORCES · 97 words · no verdicts yet

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The Secretary of Defense must collect baseline health information from each person entering the armed forces. The information must be compiled and maintained by computer to support health research and prevention.

(a) Required program. The Secretary of Defense must run a program to (1) collect baseline health data from each person when that person enters the armed forces, and (2) compile and maintain that data by computer. (b) Purposes. The program must be designed to (1) help understand how later exposures connected with military service affect health, and (2) help develop early-intervention and prevention programs that protect health and readiness.

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(a)Program Required.—

The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a program—

(1)

to collect baseline health data from each person entering the armed forces, at the time of entry into the armed forces; and

(2)

to provide for computerized compilation and maintenance of the baseline health data.

(b)Purposes.—

The program under this section shall be designed to achieve the following purposes:

(1)

To facilitate understanding of how subsequent exposures related to service in the armed forces affect health.

(2)

To facilitate development of early intervention and prevention programs to protect health and readiness.

Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title VII, § 733(a)(1), Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 1997.)

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2004Enacted · Pub. L. 108-375 · 118 Stat. 1997

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 108-375 on 2004-10-28.

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