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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2825 

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

veterans who were stationed at Fort McClellan, Alabama, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 22, 2021 

Mr. TONKO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Veterans’ Affairs 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a 

registry of certain veterans who were stationed at Fort 

McClellan, Alabama, 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. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fort McClellan Health 

5 Registry Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FORT MCCLELLAN HEALTH REGISTRY. 

7 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Veterans 

8 Affairs shall establish and maintain a special record to be 


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1 known as the ‘‘Fort McClellan Health Registry’’ (in this 

2 section referred to as the ‘‘Registry’’). 

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

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

5 (1) A list containing the name of each indi6 vidual who, while serving as a member of the Armed 

7 Forces, was stationed at Fort McClellan, Alabama, 

8 at any time during the period beginning January 1, 

9 1935, and ending on May 20, 1999, and who— 

10 (A) applies for care or services from the 

11 Department of Veterans Affairs under chapter 

12 17 of title 38, United States Code; 

13 (B) files a claim for compensation under 

14 chapter 11 of such title on the basis of any dis15 ability which may be associated with such serv16 ice; 

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

18 or parent who files a claim for dependency and 

19 indemnity compensation under chapter 13 of 

20 such title on the basis of such service; 

21 (D) requests from the Secretary a health 

22 examination under subsection (d); or 

23 (E) receives from the Secretary a health 

24 examination similar to the health examination 


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1 referred to in subparagraph (D) and requests 

2 inclusion in the Registry. 

3 (2) Relevant medical data relating to the health 

4 status of, and other information that the Secretary 

5 considers relevant and appropriate with respect to, 

6 each individual described in paragraph (1) who— 

7 (A) grants to the Secretary permission to 

8 include such information in the Registry; or 

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

10 the Registry, is deceased. 

11 (c) INDIVIDUALS SUBMITTING CLAIMS OR MAKING

12 REQUESTS BEFORE DATE OF ENACTMENT.—If in the 

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

14 application, claim, or request referred to in such sub15 section was submitted, filed, or made before the date of 

16 the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, to the ex17 tent feasible, include in the Registry such individual’s 

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

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

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

21 who was stationed at Fort McClellan, Alabama, at any 

22 time during the period beginning January 1, 1935, and 

23 ending on May 20, 1999, the Secretary shall provide the 

24 veteran with a health examination (including any appro25 priate diagnostic tests) and consultation and counseling 


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1 with respect to the results of the examination and the 

2 tests. 

3 (e) OUTREACH.— 

4 (1) ONGOING OUTREACH TO INDIVIDUALS LIST5 ED IN REGISTRY.—The Secretary shall, from time to 

6 time, notify individuals listed in the Registry of sig7 nificant developments in research on the health con8 sequences of potential exposure to a toxic substance 

9 or environmental hazard related to service at Fort 

10 McClellan. 

11 (2) EXAMINATION OUTREACH.—The Secretary 

12 shall carry out appropriate outreach activities with 

13 respect to the provision of any health examinations 

14 (including any diagnostic tests) and consultation and 

15 counseling services under subsection (d). 

16 (f) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of Veterans Af17 fairs shall consult with the Secretary of Defense to acquire 

18 information maintained by the Secretary of Defense that 

19 the Secretary of Veterans Affairs considers necessary to 

20 establish and maintain the Registry. 

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