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PUBLIC LAW 109–364—OCT. 17, 2006 ‘‘(A) provide for the provision of such information (in person and otherwise) by qualified Department of Defense personnel; ‘‘(B) ensure that information is provided as soon as possible after death and that, when requested, updates are provided, in accordance with the procedures established under this paragraph, in a timely manner when new information becomes available; ‘‘(C) ensure that— ‘‘(i) the initial provision of such information, and each such update, relates the most complete and accurate information available at the time, subject to limitations applicable to classified information; and ‘‘(ii) incomplete or unverified information is identified as such during the course of the provision of such information or update; and ‘‘(D) include procedures by which such survivors shall, upon request, receive updates or supplemental information from qualified Department of Defense personnel.’’.

10 USC 1481 note.

SEC. 567. REQUIREMENT FOR DEPLOYING MILITARY MEDICAL PERSONNEL TO BE TRAINED IN PRESERVATION OF REMAINS UNDER COMBAT OR COMBAT-RELATED CONDITIONS.

(a) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of each military department shall ensure that each military health care professional under that Secretary’s jurisdiction who is deployed to a theater of combat operations is trained, before such deployment, in the preservation of remains under combat or combat-related conditions. (b) MATTERS COVERED BY TRAINING.—The training under subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum, the following: (1) Best practices and procedures for the preservation of the remains of a member of the Armed Forces after death, taking into account the conditions likely to be encountered and the objective of returning the remains to the member’s family in the best possible condition. (2) Practical case studies based on experience of the Armed Forces in a variety of climactic conditions. (c) COVERED MILITARY HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS.—In this section, the term ‘‘military health care professional’’ means— (1) a physician, nurse, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, or combat medic; and (2) any other medical personnel with medical specialties who may provide direct patient care and who are designated by the Secretary of the military department concerned. (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any military health care professional who is deployed to a theater of combat operations after the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.

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