10 U.S.C. § 1074e — Medical care: certain Reserves who

Page 1053 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES § 1074f ticipated deployment conditions and various methods of contraception. ‘‘(2) During health care visits during deployment. ‘‘(3) During annual physical examinations.’’ DEFENSE WOMEN’S HEALTH RESEARCH PROGRAM Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title II, § 241, Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2701, provided for the continuance of the Defense Women’s Health Research Program established pursu- ant to the authority in section 251 of the National De- fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103–160; 107 Stat. 1606, formerly set out below) and appropriated funds to the program for fiscal year 1995. Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title II, § 251, Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1606, authorized the Secretary of Defense to es- tablish a Defense Women’s Health Research Center to serve as the coordinating agent for multidisciplinary and multi-institutional research within the Depart- ment of Defense on women’s health issues related to service in the Armed Forces and required the Secretary to report to Congress on the decision to establish the Center no later than May 1, 1994. REPORT ON PROVISION OF PRIMARY AND PREVENTATIVE HEALTH CARE SERVICES FOR WOMEN Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title VII, § 735, Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1698, directed the Secretary of Defense to prepare a report evaluating the provision of primary and pre- ventive health care services through military medical treatment facilities and the Civilian Health and Med- ical Program of the Uniformed Services to female members of the uniformed services and female covered beneficiaries eligible for health care under this chapter, and directed the Secretary, as part of such report, to conduct a study to determine the health care needs of female members and female covered beneficiaries, and to submit such report to Congress not later than Oct. 1, 1994, and a revised report not later than Oct. 1, 1999. § 1074e. Medical care: certain Reserves who served in Southwest Asia during the Persian Gulf Conflict (a) ENTITLEMENT TO MEDICAL CARE.—A mem- ber of the armed forces described in subsection (b) is entitled to medical care for a qualifying Persian Gulf symptom or illness to the same ex- tent and under the same conditions (other than the requirement that the member be on active duty) as a member of a uniformed service who is entitled to such care under section 1074(a) of this title. (b) COVERED MEMBERS.—Subsection (a) applies to a member of a reserve component who— (1) is a Persian Gulf veteran; (2) has a qualifying Persian Gulf symptom or illness; and (3) is not otherwise entitled to medical care for such symptom or illness under this chapter and is not otherwise eligible for hospital care and medical services for such symptom or ill- ness under section 1710 of title 38. (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: (1) The term ‘‘Persian Gulf veteran’’ means a member of the armed forces who served on ac- tive duty in the Southwest Asia theater of op- erations during the Persian Gulf Conflict. (2) The term ‘‘qualifying Persian Gulf symp- tom or illness’’ means, with respect to a mem- ber described in subsection (b), a symptom or illness— (A) that the member registered before Sep- tember 1, 1997, in the Comprehensive Clinical Evaluation Program of the Department of Defense and that is presumed under section 721(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (10 U.S.C. 1074 note) to be a result of service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Per- sian Gulf Conflict; or (B) that the member registered before Sep- tember 1, 1997, in the Persian Gulf War Vet- erans Health Registry maintained by the De- partment of Veterans Affairs pursuant to section 702 of the Persian Gulf War Veterans’ Health Status Act (38 U.S.C. 527 note). (Added Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title VII, § 764(a), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1825.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Section 721(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995, referred to in subsec. (c)(2)(A), is section 721(d) of Pub. L. 103–337, which is set out as a note under section 1074 of this title. Section 702 of the Persian Gulf War Veterans’ Health Status Act, referred to in subsec. (c)(2)(B), is section 702 of Pub. L. 102–585, which is set out as a note under sec- tion 527 of Title 38, Veterans’ Benefits. § 1074f. Medical tracking system for members de- ployed overseas (a) SYSTEM REQUIRED.—The Secretary of De- fense shall establish a system to assess the med- ical condition of members of the armed forces (including members of the reserve components) who are deployed outside the United States or its territories or possessions as part of a contin- gency operation (including a humanitarian oper- ation, peacekeeping operation, or similar oper- ation) or combat operation. (b) ELEMENTS OF SYSTEM.—(1)(A) The system described in subsection (a) shall include the use of predeployment medical examinations and postdeployment medical examinations (includ- ing the assessment of mental health and the drawing of blood samples) and postdeployment health reassessments to— (i) accurately record the health status of members before their deployment; (ii) accurately record any changes in their health status during the course of their de- ployment; (iii) identify health concerns, including men- tal health concerns, that may become mani- fest several months following their deploy- ment; and (iv) accurately record any exposure to occu- pational and environmental health risks dur- ing the course of their deployment. (B) The postdeployment medical examination shall be conducted when the member is rede- ployed or otherwise leaves an area in which the system is in operation (or as soon as possible thereafter). (C) The postdeployment health reassessment shall be conducted at an appropriate time dur- ing the period beginning 90 days after the mem- ber is redeployed and ending 180 days after the member is redeployed. (2) The predeployment medical examination, postdeployment medical examination, and postdeployment health reassessment of a mem- ber of the armed forces required under para- graph (1) shall include the following: