Sec. 715. Inclusion of exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances as component of periodic health assessments
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Each Secretary concerned shall ensure that any periodic health assessment provided to a member of the Armed Forces includes an evaluation of whether the member has been— based or stationed at a military installation identified by the Secretary concerned as a location with a known or suspected release of perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances during the period in which the member was based or stationed at the military installation; or exposed to such substances, including by evaluating any information in the health record of the member.
Section 1145 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— in subsection (a)(5), by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: The Secretary concerned shall ensure that each physical examination of a member under subparagraph
(A)includes an assessment of whether the member was— based or stationed at a military installation identified by the Secretary concerned as a location with a known or suspected release of perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances during the period in which the member was based or stationed at the military installation; or exposed to such substances, including by assessing any information in the health record of the member. ; and by adding at the end the following new subsection: In this section, the term Secretary concerned has the meaning given such term in section 101 of this title (and otherwise includes the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating). . Section 1074f of title 10, United States Code, is amended— in subsection (b)(2), by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: An assessment of whether the member was— based or stationed at a military installation identified by the Secretary concerned as a location with a known or suspected release of perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances during the period in which the member was based or stationed at the military installation; or exposed to such substances, including by assessing any information in the health record of the member. ; and by adding at the end the following new subsection: In this section, the term Secretary concerned has the meaning given such term in section 101 of this title (and otherwise includes the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating). . If a covered evaluation of a member of the Armed Forces results in a positive determination of potential exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances, the Secretary concerned shall provide to that member, during the covered evaluation, blood testing to determine and document potential exposure to such substances. The results of blood testing of a member of the Armed Forces conducted under subparagraph
(A)shall be included in the health record of the member. In this section: The term covered evaluation means— a periodic health assessment conducted in accordance with subsection (a); a separation history and physical examination conducted under section 1145(a)(5) of title 10, United States Code, as amended by subsection (b); or a deployment assessment conducted under section 1074f(b)(2) of such title, as amended by subsection (c). The term Secretary concerned has the meaning given such term in section 101 of title 10, United States Code (and otherwise includes the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating).