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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7305 

To direct the Secretary of Defense to provide to the Committees on Armed 

Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report and briefing on anomalous health incidents affecting members of the Armed 

Forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 7, 2024 

Mr. WENSTRUP (for himself, Ms. SPANBERGER, Mr. BACON, Mr. CRAWFORD, 

and Mr. KELLY of Mississippi) introduced the following bill; which was 

referred to the Committee on Armed Services 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of Defense to provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 

Representatives a report and briefing on anomalous 

health incidents affecting members of the Armed Forces 

and civilian employees of the Department of Defense. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Initiating Imperative 

5 Reporting on Anomalous Health Incidents Act’’ or the 

6 ‘‘IIR on AHI Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. REPORT AN BRIEFING ON ANOMALOUS HEALTH IN2 CIDENTS INVOLVING MEMBERS OF THE 

3 ARMED FORCES AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES 

4 OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

5 (a) BRIEFING.—Not later than March 1, 2025, the 

6 Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on 

7 Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representa8 tives a report and briefing on— 

9 (1) anomalous health incidents affecting mem10 bers of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of 

11 the Department of Defense; 

12 (2) any ongoing efforts carried out by the Sec13 retary to protect such members and employees from 

14 the effects of anomalous health incidents; and 

15 (3) the extent and nature of engagement by the 

16 Secretary with the heads of other Federal depart17 ments and agencies regarding anomalous health inci18 dents affecting the employees of such other depart19 ments and agencies. 

20 (b) MATTERS.—The report and briefing provided 

21 under subsection (a) shall each include each of the fol22 lowing: 

23 (1) Information on cases of confirmed or sus24 pected anomalous health incidents affecting mem25 bers of the Armed Forces or civilian employees of 

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1 ber of individuals affected (broken down by military 

2 occupational specialty), the location of each such in3 cident, and the timeframe during which the incidents 

4 occurred. 

5 (2) An update on the strategy of the Depart6 ment to protect such members and employees from 

7 the effects of anomalous health incidents, including 

8 any efforts carried out by the Secretary to ensure 

9 that— 

10 (A) suspected anomalous health incidents 

11 are promptly reported; and 

12 (B) victims of anomalous health incidents 

13 are provided immediate and long-term medical 

14 treatment. 

15 (3) The current efforts of the Department to 

16 contribute to the overall approach of the Federal 

17 Government to address, prevent, and respond to, 

18 anomalous health incidents, including such contrib19 uted efforts of the Department to defend against 

20 anomalous health incident attacks against personnel 

21 of the Federal Government and United States citi22 zens. 

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