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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1372 

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a registry of certain 

veterans who were stationed at or underwent training at Canadian Forces 

Base Gagetown, New Brunswick, Canada, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 21, 2013 

Mr. MICHAUD (for himself, Ms. PINGREE of Maine, and Mr. WELCH) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for 

a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 

consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a 

registry of certain veterans who were stationed at or 

underwent training at Canadian Forces Base Gagetown, 

New Brunswick, Canada, and for other purposes. 

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

3 SECTION 1. CANADIAN FORCES BASE GAGETOWN REG4 ISTRY. 

5 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than one year after 

6 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 


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1 Veterans Affairs shall establish and maintain a special 

2 record to be known as the ‘‘Canadian Forces Base 

3 Gagetown Health Registry’’ (in this section referred to as 

4 the ‘‘Registry’’). 

5 (b) CONTENTS.—Except as provided in subsection 

6 (c), the Registry shall include the following information: 

7 (1) A list containing the name of each indi8 vidual who, while serving as a member of the Armed 

9 Forces, was stationed at or underwent training at 

10 Canadian Forces Base Gagetown, New Brunswick, 

11 Canada, at any time during the period beginning 

12 January 1, 1956, and ending on December 31, 

13 2006, and who— 

14 (A) applies for care or services from the 

15 Department of Veterans Affairs under chapter 

16 17 of title 38, United States Code; 

17 (B) files a claim for compensation under 

18 chapter 11 of such title on the basis of any dis19 ability which may be associated with such serv20 ice; 

21 (C) dies and is survived by a spouse, child, 

22 or parent who files a claim for dependency and 

23 indemnity compensation under chapter 13 of 

24 such title on the basis of such service; 


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1 (D) requests from the Secretary a health 

2 examination under subsection (d); or 

3 (E) receives from the Secretary a health 

4 examination similar to the health examination 

5 referred to in subparagraph (D) and requests 

6 inclusion in the Registry. 

7 (2) Relevant medical data relating to the health 

8 status of, and other information that the Secretary 

9 considers relevant and appropriate with respect to, 

10 each individual described in paragraph (1) who— 

11 (A) grants to the Secretary permission to 

12 include such information in the Registry; or 

13 (B) at the time the individual is listed in 

14 the Registry, is deceased. 

15 (c) INDIVIDUALS SUBMITTING CLAIMS OR MAKING

16 REQUESTS BEFORE DATE OF ENACTMENT.—If in the 

17 case of an individual described in subsection (b)(1) the 

18 application, claim, or request referred to in such sub19 section was submitted, filed, or made, before the date of 

20 the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, to the ex21 tent feasible, include in the Registry such individual’s 

22 name and the data and information, if any, described in 

23 subsection (b)(2) relating to the individual. 

24 (d) EXAMINATIONS.—Upon the request of a veteran 

25 who was stationed at or underwent training at Canadian 


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1 Forces Base Gagetown at any time during the period be2 ginning January 1, 1956, and ending on December 31, 

3 2006, the Secretary shall provide the veteran with a health 

4 examination (including any appropriate diagnostic tests) 

5 and consultation and counseling with respect to the results 

6 of the examination and the tests. 

7 (e) OUTREACH.— 

8 (1) ONGOING OUTREACH TO INDIVIDUALS LIST9 ED IN REGISTRY.—The Secretary shall, from time to 

10 time, notify individuals listed in the Registry of sig11 nificant developments in research on the health con12 sequences of potential exposure to a toxic substance 

13 or environmental hazard related to service at Cana14 dian Forces Base Gagetown. 

15 (2) EXAMINATION OUTREACH.—The Secretary 

16 shall carry out appropriate outreach activities with 

17 respect to the provision of any health examinations 

18 (including any diagnostic tests) and consultation and 

19 counseling services under subsection (d). 

20 (f) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INFORMATION.—The 

21 Secretary of Defense shall furnish to the Secretary of Vet22 erans Affairs such information maintained by the Sec23 retary of Defense as the Secretary of Veterans Affairs con24 siders necessary to establish and maintain the Registry. 


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1 (g) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than two years 

2 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and each year 

3 thereafter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit 

4 to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of 

5 Representatives and the Senate a report on the Registry, 

6 including— 

7 (1) the number of veterans included in the Reg8 istry; 

9 (2) any trends that exist with respect to vet10 erans included in the Registry and claims for com11 pensation under chapters 11 or 13 of title 38, 

12 United States Code; 

13 (3) a description of the outreach efforts made 

14 by the Secretary under subsection (e) during the pe15 riod covered by the report; and 

16 (4) such other information as the Secretary 

17 considers appropriate. 

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