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 12 2 STA T .57PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 1 8 1 —J A N .28, 2008 ofthisAc t , th eS ec r et a r y of the N a v y sha l l m a k e reaso n a b le efforts toi d entify and notify directly civilian em p loyees w ho worked at C amp L e j e u ne durin g the period identified in the A T S DR drinking water study of the drinking water contamination to which they may have been e x posed .( d ) C IRCULAT I ON O FHE ALT H SUR V E Y . — ( 1 ) F IN D IN GS .—Congress makes the following findings

(A) Notification and survey efforts related to the drinking water contamination described in this section are necessary due to the potential negative health impacts of these contaminants. ( B ) The Secretary of the Navy will not be able to identify or contact all former residents and former employees due to the condition, non - existence, or accessi- bility of records. (C) I t is the intent of Congress that the Secretary of the Navy contact as many former residents and former employees as q uickly as possible. ( 2 ) ATSDR HEALTH SURVEY.— (A) DEVELO PM ENT.— (i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 12 0 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the ATSDR, in consultation with a well-qualified contractor selected by the ATSDR, shall develop a health survey that would voluntarily request of individuals described in subsections (a), (b), and (c) personal health information that may lead to scientifically useful health informa- tion associated with exposure to trichloroethylene (TC E ), P CE, vinyl chloride, and the other contaminants identified in the ATSDR studies that may provide a basis for further reliable scientific studies of potentially adverse health impacts of exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. (ii) FUNDING.—The Secretary of the Navy is authori z ed to provide from available funds the nec- essary funding for the ATSDR to develop the health survey. (B) INCLUSION W ITH NOTIFICATION.—The survey devel- oped under subparagraph (A) shall be distributed by the Secretary of the Navy concurrently with the direct notifica- tion required under subsections (a), (b), and (c). (e) U SE OF M EDIA TO SUPPLEMENT NOTIFICATION.—The Sec- retary of the Navy may use media notification as a supplement to direct notification of individuals described under subsections (a), (b), and (c). Media notification may reach those individuals not identifiable via remaining records. O nce individuals respond to media notifications, the Secretary will add them to the contact list to be included in future information updates.

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