SEC. 5. DECLASSIFICATION REVIEW BY DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE OF CERTAIN INCIDENTS OF EXPO-
SURE OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES 
TO TOXIC SUBSTANCES. 
(a) REVIEW.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct 
a declassification review to determine what information 
may be made publicly available relating to any known inci-
dent in which not less than 100 members of the Armed 
Forces were exposed to a toxic substance that resulted in 
at least one case of a disability that a specialist in the field 
of occupational medicine has determined to be credibly asso-
ciated with that toxic substance. 
(b) RELEASE OF DECLASSIFIED INFORMATION.—To 
the extent practicable, and subject to subsection (c) and con-
sistent with national security, the Secretary of Defense shall 
make publicly available information declassified following 
the review required by subsection (a). 
(c) LIMITATION.—Information made publicly avail-
able pursuant to subsection (b) shall be limited to informa-
tion necessary for an individual who was potentially ex-
posed to a toxic substance to determine the following: 
(1) Whether that individual was exposed to that 
toxic substance. 
(2) The potential severity of the exposure of that 
individual to that toxic substance. 
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(3) Any potential health conditions that may 
have resulted from exposure to that toxic substance. 
SEC. 6. NATIONAL OUTREACH CAMPAIGN ON POTENTIAL 
LONG-TERM HEALTH EFFECTS OF EXPOSURE 
TO TOXIC SUBSTANCES BY MEMBERS OF THE 
ARMED FORCES AND THEIR DESCENDANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services and the Secretary of Defense, conduct a 
national outreach and education campaign directed toward 
members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and their family 
members to communicate the following information: 
(1) Information on— 
(A) incidents of exposure of members of the 
Armed Forces to toxic substances; 
(B) health conditions resulting from such 
exposure; and 
(C) the potential long-term effects of such 
exposure on the individuals exposed to those sub-
stances and the descendants of those individuals. 
(2) Information on the National Center estab-
lished under section 3 for individuals eligible to par-
ticipate in studies conducted at the National Center. 
(b) DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.—In car-
rying out this section, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
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shall design and implement the national outreach and edu-
cation campaign conducted under subsection (a), includ-
ing— 
(1) by distributing printed materials containing 
the information described in subsection (a) to vet-
erans; 
(2) by publishing such information on an Inter-
net website of the Department of Veterans Affairs that 
is available to the public; 
(3) by presenting such information in person at 
facilities that serve a large number of veterans or 
members of the Armed Forces; and 
(4) by educating employees of all medical facili-
ties of the Department with respect to such informa-
tion and providing such employees with printed ma-
terials containing such information. 
(c) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall assist the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in imple-
menting the national outreach and education campaign 
conducted under subsection (a)— 
(1) by making the information described in sub-
section (a) available to all members of the Armed 
Forces and their families; 
(2) by notifying all members of the Armed Forces 
of such information; and 
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(3) by publishing such information on an Inter-
net website of the Department of Defense that is avail-
able to the public. 
(d) DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERV-
ICES.—The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
assist the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in implementing the 
national outreach and education campaign conducted 
under subsection (a)— 
(1) by making the information described in sub-
section (a) available to members of the health care 
profession; 
(2) by notifying such members of such informa-
tion; and 
(3) by publishing such information on an Inter-
net website of the Department of Health and Human 
Services that is available to the public. 
SEC. 7. PROHIBITION ON NEW APPROPRIATIONS. 
No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out this Act and this Act shall be carried out using 
amounts otherwise made available for the purposes of this 
Act. 
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Union Calendar No. 460 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1769 
[Report No. 114–592, Part I] 
A BILL 
To establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs 
a national center for research on the diagnosis 
and treatment of health conditions of the de-
scendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances 
during service in the Armed Forces that are re-
lated to that exposure, to establish an advisory 
board on such health conditions, and for other 
purposes. 
MAY 24, 2016 
Reported from the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs with 
an amendment 
MAY 24, 2016 
The Committee on Armed Services discharged; committed 
to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
the Union and ordered to be printed 
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