S.Amdt. 473

SA 473. Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Boozman) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 2226, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 for military activities
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle C of title VII, add the following:

SEC. 727. REPORT ON COMPLIANCE BY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE WITH
REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE VETERANS ACCESS TO
INDIVIDUAL LONGITUDINAL EXPOSURE RECORD.

(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
submit to Congress a report providing an update on when the
Secretary will provide veterans access to the Individual
Longitudinal Exposure Record as required under section 9105
of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283;
38 U.S.C. 527 note).
(b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) An estimated completion date for veterans to have
independent access to the Individual Longitudinal Exposure
Record.
(2) An estimated date on which the Secretary will commence
the conduct of a pilot program for access by veterans to the
Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record, if the Secretary
intends to conduct such a pilot program.
(3) An assessment of how outreach to veterans will be
conducted and how veterans service organizations will be
involved with such outreach.
(4) A justification for each of the matters required under
paragraphs (1) through (3).
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Veteran.--The term ``veteran'' has the meaning given
that term in section 101(2) of title 38, United States Code.
(2) Veterans service organization.--The term ``veterans
service organization'' means any organization recognized by
the Secretary under section 5902 of title 38, United States
Code.
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