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 118 STAT. 1999 PUBLIC LAW 108–375—OCT. 28, 2004 of Representatives. The report shall include the following mat ters: (A) An analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the medical tracking system administered under section 1074f of title 10, United States Code. (B) An analysis of the efficacy of health surveillance systems as a means of detecting— (i) any health problems (including mental health conditions) of members of the Armed Forces contem poraneous with the performance of the assessment under the system; and (ii) exposures of the assessed members to environ mental hazards that potentially lead to future health problems. (C) An analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of such medical tracking and surveillance systems as a means for supporting future research on health issues. (D) Recommended changes to such medical tracking and health surveillance systems. (E) A summary of scientific literature on blood sam pling procedures used for detecting and identifying expo sures to environmental hazards. (F) An assessment of whether there is a need for changes to regulations and standards for drawing blood samples for effective tracking and health surveillance of the medical conditions of personnel before deployment, upon the end of a deployment, and for a followup period of appropriate length. (c) PLAN TO OBTAIN HEALTH CARE RECORDS FROM ALLIES.— The Secretary of Defense shall develop a plan for obtaining all records of medical treatment provided to members of the Armed Forces by allies of the United States in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. The plan shall specify the actions that are to be taken to obtain all such records. (d) POLICY ON IN THEATER PERSONNEL LOCATOR DATA.—Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe a Department of Defense policy on the collection and dissemination of in theater individual personnel location data. SEC. 735. DECLASSIFICATION OF INFORMATION ON EXPOSURES TO ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS. (a) REQUIREMENT FOR REVIEW.—The Secretary of Defense shall review and, as determined appropriate, revise the classification policies of the Department of Defense with a view to facilitating the declassification of data that is potentially useful for the moni toring and assessment of the health of members of the Armed Forces who have been exposed to environmental hazards during deployments overseas, including the following data: (1) In theater injury rates. (2) Data derived from environmental surveillance. (3) Health tracking and surveillance data. (b) CONSULTATION WITH COMMANDERS OF THEATER COMBATANT COMMANDS.—The Secretary shall, to the extent that the Secretary considers appropriate, consult with the senior commanders of the in theater forces of the combatant commands in carrying out the review and revising policies under subsection (a). 10 USC 1074 note. Deadline.

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