Ill STAT. 1826 PUBLIC LAW 105-85 —NOV. 18, 1997 of the Department of Defense and that is presumed under section 721(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (10 U.S.C. 1074 note) to be a result of service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf Conflict; or "(B) that the member registered before September 1, 1997, in the Persian Gulf War Veterans Health Registry maintained by the Department of Veterans Affairs pursuant to section 702 of the Persian Gulf War Veterans' Health Status Act (38 U.S.C. 527 note).", (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1074d the following new item: "1074e. Medical care: certain Reserves who served in Southwest Asia during the Persian Gulf Conflict.". SEC. 765. IMPROVED MEDICAL TRACKING SYSTEM FOR MEMBERS DEPLOYED OVERSEAS IN CONTINGENCY OR COMBAT OPERATIONS. (a) SYSTEM REQUIRED.— (1) Chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1074e (as added by section 764) the following new section:
- '§ 1074f. Medical tracking system for members deployed overseas
"(a) SYSTEM REQUIRED. —The Secretary of Defense shall establish a system to assess the medical condition of members of the armed forces (including members of the reserve components) who are deployed outside the United States or its territories or possessions as part of a contingency operation (including a humanitarian operation, peacekeeping operation, or similar operation) or combat operation. "(b) ELEMENTS OF SYSTEM. — The system described in subsection (a) shall include the use of predeplo3anent medical examinations and postdeployment medical examinations (including an assessment of mental health and the drawing of blood samples) to accurately record the medical condition of members before their deployment and any changes in their medical condition during the course of their deplo3ment. The postdeployment examination shall be conducted when the member is redeployed or otherwise leaves an area in which the system is in operation (or as soon as possible thereafter). "(c) RECORDKEEPING.— The results of all medical examinations conducted under the system, records of all health care services (including immunizations) received by members described in subsection (a) in anticipation of their deplo5anent or during the course of their deployment, and records of events occurring in the deploy- ment area that may affect the health of such members shall be retained and maintained in a centralized location to improve future access to the records. "(d) QUALITY ASSURANCE. —The Secretary of Defense shall establish a quality assurance program to evaluate the success of the system in ensuring that members described in subsection (a) receive predeplojment medical examinations and postdeployment medical examinations and that the recordkeeping requirements with respect to the system are met.".
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