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 124 STAT. 4181 PUBLIC LAW 111–383—JAN. 7, 2011 SEC. 313. REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO THE INVESTIGATION OF EXPO- SURE TO DRINKING WATER AT CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA. (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: (1) The Department of the Navy and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (hereinafter in this section referred to as ‘‘ATSDR’’) have been working together for almost two decades to identify the possible effects of exposure to contaminated drinking water at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. (2) Multiple studies have been conducted, and are being conducted, which require significant amounts of data and historical documentation, requiring the Department of the Navy and ATSDR to have close collaboration and open access to information. (3) In June 2010, the Department of the Navy and ATSDR established the Camp Lejeune Data Mining Technical Workgroup to identify and inventory information and data rel- evant to the ongoing scientific research. (b) REQUIREMENTS.— (1) ATSDR ACCESS TO DATA.—By not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall ensure that the inventory created by the Camp Lejeune Data Mining Technical Workgroup is accurate and complete and that ATSDR has full access to all of the documents and data listed therein as needed. (2) AVAILABILITY OF NEW AND NEWLY DISCOVERED DOCU- MENTS.—If after the date of enactment of this Act the Secretary of the Navy generates any new document, record, or electronic data, or comes into possession of any existing document, record, or electronic data not previously provided in the Camp Lejeune Data Mining Technical Workgroup, the Secretary of the Navy shall make such information immediately available to ATSDR with an electronic inventory incorporating the newly located or generated document, record, or electronic data. (3) LIMITATION ON ADJUDICATION OF CLAIMS.—None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2011 may be used to adjudicate any administrative claim filed with the Department of the Navy regarding water contamina- tion at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, until at least 45 days after the date on which the Secretary of the Navy notifies the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives of the intention of the Secretary to adju- dicate the claim. SEC. 314. COMPTROLLER GENERAL ASSESSMENT ON MILITARY ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURES. (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: (1) There have been various reports of the exposure of current and former members of the Armed Forces, their depend- ents, and civilian employees to environmental hazards while living and working on military installations. (2) There is the need to better understand existing Depart- ment of Defense policies and procedures for addressing possible environmental exposures at military installations, determining any correlation between such an exposure and a subsequent health condition, and handling claims and potential compensa- tion. Deadline. Notification. Deadline.