Medical Readiness and Tracking Act of 2004

Bill: 108-s-2430
Sponsor: Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY]
Introduced: 2004-05-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Access to health care
Administrative procedure
Afghanistan
Alliances
Armed forces abroad
Armed forces reserves
Auditing
Blood banks
Classified defense information
Coast guard
Congress
Congress and military policy
Congressional investigations
Congressional reporting requirements
Data banks
Dental care
Department of Defense
Department of Homeland Security
Education
Electronic government information
Environmental Protection
Environmental health
Environmental monitoring
Executive reorganization
Federal advisory bodies
Government Operations and Politics
Governmental investigations
Health
Health information systems
Health surveys
Higher education
History
Internet
Iraq
Iraq compilation
Law
Logistics
Medical economics
Medical education
Medical records
Medical research
Medical screening
Medical statistics
Medical tests
Middle East and North Africa
Military command and control
Military discharges
Military hospitals
Military medicine
Military occupation
Military operations
Military readiness
Military training
Military transportation
Persian Gulf War
Physical examinations
Planning
Preventive medicine
Recruiting and enlistment
Science, Technology, Communications
South Asia
Tissue banks
Transportation and Public Works
Veterans' medical care
Web sites

Summary:
action_date: 2004-05-18
text: 
Medical Readiness and Tracking Act of 2004 - Directs the Comptroller General to carry out a health study of Armed Forces reservists called or ordered to active duty for more than 30 days in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
 
Requires Selected Reserve members not on active duty to undergo physical fitness examinations every 30 months. Dispenses with physical fitness certification requirements.
 
Requires reassignment or separation of reservists who are not medically qualified for performance of their duties.
 
Requires the Secretary of Defense (Secretary) to establish a policy on deferral of medical treatment for reservists pending deployment.
 
Directs the Secretary to: (1) conduct a health assessment program for Armed Forces recruits; (2) convene a working group to improve the medical tracking system for deployed members of the Armed Forces; and (3) prescribe a Department of Defense (DOD) policy on the collection and dissemination of in-theater individual personnel location data.
 
Requires military installation commanders to conduct an anticipated health care needs assessment of members being redeployed.
 
Requires audits of DOD blood sample records and the health assessment database.
 
Directs the Secretary to facilitate declassification of certain data relevant to environmental hazards exposure.
 
Requires the Chief Information Officer of the Department of the Army to ensure that the Army Knowledge Online website includes specified information.
 
Directs the Secretary to take action to ensure full implementation of the Force Health Protection and Readiness Program.
 
Requires the preparation of various health-related reports.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-05-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2004-05-18
text: Introduced in Senate