Sec. 304. Declassification review by Department of Defense of certain incidents of exposure of members of the Armed Forces to toxic substances
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The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a declassification review to determine what information may be made publicly available relating to any known incident in which not less 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 specialist in the field of occupational medicine has determined to be credibly associated with that toxic substance. To the extent practicable, and subject to subsection
(c)and consistent with national security, the Secretary of Defense shall make publicly available information declassified following the review required by subsection (a). Information made publicly available pursuant to subsection
(b)shall be limited to information necessary for an individual who was potentially exposed to a toxic substance to determine the following: Whether that individual was exposed to that toxic substance. The potential severity of the exposure of that individual to that toxic substance. Any potential health conditions that may have resulted from exposure to that toxic substance.