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[Laws in effect as of January 2, 2001]
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  January 2, 2001 and January 28, 2002]
[CITE: 10USC1074f]

 
                         TITLE 10--ARMED FORCES
 
                    Subtitle A--General Military Law
 
                           PART II--PERSONNEL
 
                   CHAPTER 55--MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE
 
Sec. 1074f. Medical tracking system for members deployed 
        overseas
        
    (a) System Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish a 
system to assess the medical 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 
contingency operation (including a humanitarian operation, peacekeeping 
operation, or similar operation) or combat operation.
    (b) Elements of System.--The system described in subsection (a) 
shall include the use of predeployment medical examinations and 
postdeployment medical examinations (including an assessment of mental 
health and the drawing of blood samples) to accurately record the 
medical condition of members before their deployment and any changes in 
their medical condition during the course of their deployment. The 
postdeployment examination shall be conducted when the member is 
redeployed or otherwise leaves an area in which the system is in 
operation (or as soon as possible thereafter).
    (c) Recordkeeping.--The results of all medical examinations 
conducted under the system, records of all health care services 
(including immunizations) received by members described in subsection 
(a) in anticipation of their deployment or during the course of their 
deployment, and records of events occurring in the deployment area that 
may affect the health of such members shall be retained and maintained 
in a centralized location to improve future access to the records.
    (d) Quality Assurance.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish a 
quality assurance program to evaluate the success of the system in 
ensuring that members described in subsection (a) receive predeployment 
medical examinations and postdeployment medical examinations and that 
the recordkeeping requirements with respect to the system are met.

(Added Pub. L. 105-85, div. A, title VII, Sec. 765(a)(1), Nov. 18, 1997, 
111 Stat. 1826.)
