LAWS OF NEW YORK, 2006
CHAPTER 743:

 
   AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to assisting members and
     veterans in obtaining treatment services for exposure to toxic materi-
     als or harmful physical agents such as depleted uranium; to amend  the
     public  health  law,  in  relation to providing information on harmful
     physical agents to veterans; and to establish a task  force  to  study
     the  effects  of  health  problems due to military service such as the
     exposure to depleted uranium
 
      Became a law November 10, 2006, with the approval of the Governor.
            Passed by a majority vote, three-fifths being present.
 
     The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
   bly, do enact as follows:
 
     Section 1.  Legislative intent. The legislature finds that pre-deploy-
   ment  health  assessments  and post-deployment assessments and reassess-
   ments for evaluating Gulf War Veterans are required under Section  1074f
   of title 10, United States Code.
     The  legislature finds that Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Hand-
   book outlines the policy and procedures evaluating  Gulf  War  veterans,
   including  those  who  served  in Operation Iraqi Freedom, with possible
   exposure to depleted uranium. Army Regulation 700-48  prescribes  policy
   and  procedures  for  the  management  of  equipment  contaminated  with
   depleted uranium or radioactive commodities. The regulation  applies  to
   the department of the army, U.S. Army Reserve and Army National Guard.
     The  legislature  finds  that  many  veterans  who  have served in the
   Persian Gulf area since the 1990s have been  experiencing  health  prob-
   lems.
     The  legislature  hereby  declares  that an examination of the medical
   issues and exposure of troops to toxic  materials  or  harmful  physical
   agents such as depleted uranium should be explored.
     The legislature also declares that assisting troops who are members of
   the  New  York  Army  National Guard and New York Air National Guard who
   have been federalized and sent to combat theater areas or  combat  zones
   and have returned home to New York state is warranted.
     §  2. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 366 to read
   as follows:
     § 366. Veterans health screening. 1.  As  used  in  this  section:  a.
   "Eligible  member" means a member of the New York army national guard or
   the New York air national guard who served in the Persian Gulf  War,  as
   defined  in 38 USC 101, or in an area designated as a combat zone by the
   president of the United States  during  Operation  Enduring  Freedom  or
   Operation Iraqi Freedom;
     b.  "Veteran"  means a person, male or female, resident of this state,
   who has served in the active military,  naval  or  air  service  of  the
   United  States  during  a time of war in which the United States engaged
   and who has been released from such service otherwise than by  dishonor-
   able discharge, or who has been furloughed to the reserve;
 
   EXPLANATION--Matter in italics is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law
                                to be omitted.

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     c.  "Military  physician"  includes  a physician who is under contract
   with the United  States  department  of  defense  to  provide  physician
   services to members of the armed forces; and
     d.  "Depleted  uranium" means uranium containing less uranium-235 than
   the naturally occurring distribution of uranium isotopes.
     2. On and after February  first,  two  thousand  seven,  the  adjutant
   general  and  the  state  director  shall  assist any eligible member or
   veteran who has been experiencing health  problems.  Such  problems  may
   include  exposure  to toxic materials or harmful physical agents such as
   depleted uranium. An eligible member or veteran who has been assigned  a
   risk  level  I,  II  or  III for depleted uranium exposure by his or her
   branch of service, is referred by a military physician, or has reason to
   believe that he or she was exposed to toxic materials or  harmful  phys-
   ical  agents  such as depleted uranium during such service, in obtaining
   federal treatment services. Such treatment shall  include,  but  not  be
   limited  to,  a  best  practice  health  screening  test for exposure to
   depleted uranium using a bioassay procedure involving sensitive  methods
   capable  of  detecting  depleted  uranium  at  low levels and the use of
   equipment with the capacity to discriminate between different  radioiso-
   topes  in  naturally  occurring levels of uranium and the characteristic
   ratio and marker for depleted uranium.    As  more  scientific  reliable
   tests  become  available  such  test  shall be included in the treatment
   protocol.  No state funds shall be used to pay for such  tests  or  such
   other federal treatment services.
     3.  On  or  before  February  first,  two thousand seven, the adjutant
   general shall submit a report to the chair of the senate veterans, home-
   land security and military affairs committee and the chair of the assem-
   bly veterans' affairs committee on the scope and  adequacy  of  training
   received by members of the New York army national guard and the New York
   air  national  guard  on  detecting  whether  their  service as eligible
   members is likely to entail, or to  have  entailed,  exposure  to  toxic
   materials  or  harmful  physical  agents  such  as depleted uranium. The
   report shall include an assessment of the feasibility and cost of adding
   predeployment training concerning potential exposure to depleted uranium
   and other toxic chemical  substances  and  the  precautions  recommended
   under  combat  and  noncombat  conditions  while  in a combat theater or
   combat zone of operations.
     § 3. Section 3803 of the public health law, as added by chapter 106 of
   the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows:
     § 3803. Veterans health care information program. 1. There  is  hereby
   created  within  the  department  the  veterans  health care information
   program (referred to in this section  as  the  "program"),  which  shall
   provide  information  on  health  issues  associated with military duty,
   including  but  not  limited  to  Agent  Orange,  Gulf  War   [Syndrome]
   Syndromes,  toxic materials or harmful physical agents such as, depleted
   uranium, and hepatitis C, for  veterans,  their  surviving  spouses  and
   health care providers.
     2.  The  program  shall  include  but  not be limited to the following
   elements:
     (a) public service announcements; [and]
     (b) establishment of a toll-free telephone hotline to provide informa-
   tion regarding health care providers and treatment centers  with  exper-
   tise in illnesses associated with military duty; and
     (c) establish a veterans health information clearing house on-line.
     3.  In  exercising  any  of  his or her powers under this section, the
   commissioner shall consult with appropriate health  care  professionals,

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   providers,  veterans or organizations representing them, the division of
   veterans' affairs [and], the federal department of veterans' affairs and
   the United States defense department.
     4.  The  commissioner  may  make  rules  and regulations necessary and
   appropriate for the implementation of this section.
     § 4. (a) There is hereby established a task force on  health  problems
   due to military service to study the health effects of exposure to toxic
   materials  or  harmful physical agents such as depleted uranium, as they
   relate to military service.  The  task  force  shall,  within  available
   appropriations  and  with the approval of the temporary president of the
   senate and the speaker of the assembly, and subject to the provisions of
   this section:
     (1) commission a study to consider the health of service  members  who
   have been exposed to toxic materials or harmful physical agents, such as
   depleted  uranium since August 2, 1990, and conduct a scientific confer-
   ence on such health effects;
     (2) develop in conjunction with the department of health, state direc-
   tor of veterans' affairs and the adjutant general a health registry  for
   veterans  and  military  personnel  returning from Afghanistan, Iraq and
   other countries in which exposure to toxic materials or harmful physical
   agents such as depleted uranium may be found;
     (3) develop a plan for outreach to and follow-up of military personnel
   and veterans in consultation with the division of veterans' affairs  and
   the adjutant general;
     (4)  prepare  a  report  for  service  members and veterans concerning
   potential exposure to toxic materials or harmful physical agents such as
   depleted uranium and the precautions recommended under combat  and  non-
   combat conditions while in a combat theater or combat zone; and
     (5)  make any other recommendations the task force considers appropri-
   ate.
     (b) The task force shall consist of eleven members to be appointed  as
   follows: five members to be appointed by the governor, two members to be
   appointed  by  the  temporary  president of the senate, one member to be
   appointed by the minority leader  of  the  senate,  two  members  to  be
   appointed  by the speaker of the assembly and one member to be appointed
   by the minority leader of the assembly. Of such appointments:
     (1) two members who are veterans with knowledge of or experience  with
   exposure  to toxic materials or harmful physical agents such as depleted
   uranium appointed, one each, by the temporary president  of  the  senate
   and the speaker of the assembly; and
     (2) four members who are physicians or scientists with knowledge of or
   experience in the detection or health effects to exposure to toxic mate-
   rials or harmful physical agents such as depleted uranium appointed, one
   each,  by  the  temporary  president  of  the senate, the speaker of the
   assembly, the minority leader of the senate and the minority  leader  of
   the assembly;
     (3)  in  addition  to  the  foregoing appointed members, the following
   state officers, or their designees, shall serve as ex-officio members of
   the task force:
     (i) the state director of veterans' affairs;
     (ii) the commissioner of the department of health; and
     (iii) the adjutant general.
     (c) The person retained to conduct the study under subdivision (a)  of
   this  section shall, prior to being retained, disclose to the appointing
   authority any research done by such person (1) on any matters related to
   exposure to toxic materials or harmful physical agents such as  depleted

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   uranium, or (2) that was funded by an entity that is engaged in manufac-
   turing  processes  that  use  toxic materials or harmful physical agents
   such as depleted uranium.
     (d)  All  appointments  to  the task force shall be made no later than
   thirty days after the effective date of this act. Any vacancy  shall  be
   filled by the appointing authority.
     (e)  No  appointed member shall be a member of the executive, legisla-
   tive, or judicial branch of the state government at the time of  his  or
   her appointment.
     (f)  The  temporary  president  of  the  senate and the speaker of the
   assembly shall appoint chairpersons of the task force among the  members
   appointed  under subdivision (b) of this section. The chairpersons shall
   schedule the first meeting of the task force, which  shall  be  held  no
   later than sixty days after the effective date of this act.
     (g)  The  members  of the task force shall receive no compensation for
   their service, but members who are not state officials  shall  be  reim-
   bursed  for  their  actual  and  necessary  expenses,  including  travel
   expenses, incurred in the performance of their duties.  State  officials
   and  employees  shall  be  entitled to such reimbursement for actual and
   necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties  as  task
   force members as otherwise provided by law or rules and regulations.
     (h) The task force shall issue and submit a report on its findings and
   recommendations  to  the chair of the senate veterans, homeland security
   and military affairs committee and the chair of the  assembly  veterans'
   affairs  committee.  Such  report  shall be transmitted to the governor,
   temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the  assembly.  The
   report  shall be filed no later than thirty days after the completion of
   the responsibilities set forth by subdivision a of this section.
     § 5. This act shall take effect immediately, provided,  however,  that
   the  task  force  established pursuant to section four of this act shall
   expire and be terminated on the first day next succeeding  the  date  of
   the  submission  of  its  report as provided in section four of this act
   and; provided further, however, that the chairpersons of the task  force
   shall   notify   the  legislative  bill  drafting  commission  upon  the
   submission of its report as provided for in section four of this act  in
   order  that the commission may maintain an accurate and timely effective
   data base of the official text of the laws of the state of New  York  in
   furtherance of effecting the provisions of section 44 of the legislative
   law and section 70-b of the public officers law.
 
   The Legislature of the STATE OF NEW YORK ss:
     Pursuant  to  the authority vested in us by section 70-b of the Public
   Officers Law, we hereby jointly certify that  this  slip  copy  of  this
   session law was printed under our direction and, in accordance with such
   section, is entitled to be read into evidence.
 
      JOSEPH L. BRUNO                                     SHELDON SILVER
   Temporary President of the Senate                Speaker of the Assembly
 
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BILL NO    A09116A

SAME AS    Same as S 6964

SPONSOR    Dinowitz

COSPNSR    Pheffer, Cahill, Sweeney, Towns, Benedetto, Colton, Schimminger,
           Christensen, Zebrowski, Gunther, McEneny, Schroeder, Espaillat, River
           P, Aubertine, Ortiz

MLTSPNSR   Alfano, Bacalles, Benjamin, Boyland, Bradley, Brennan, Brodsky,
           Burling, Calhoun, Canestrari, Clark, Cohen A, Cook, Crouch, Cusick,
           Destito, DiNapoli, Errigo, Fields, Finch, Galef, Giglio, Glick,
           Gordon, Gottfried, Hawley, John, Koon, Lafayette, Lavelle, Lavine,
           Lupardo, Manning, Mayersohn, Meng, Miller, Millman, Mosiello, Nolan,
           Quinn, Reilly, Robinson, Thiele, Tokasz, Walker, Weisenberg, Wirth,
           Wright

Add S366, Exec L

Obtains treatment services for exposure to depleted uranium, including a best
practice health screening test for exposure to depleted uranium; requires a
report to be submitted on the scope of training received by the NY national
guard on detecting exposure to depleted uranium; and further establishes a task
force to study the effects of the exposure.

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A09116 Actions:

BILL NO    A09116B

01/04/2006 referred to veterans` affairs
02/23/2006 amend and recommit to veterans` affairs
02/23/2006 print number 9116a
05/24/2006 amend (t) and recommit to veterans` affairs
05/24/2006 print number 9116b
06/06/2006 reported referred to ways and means
06/14/2006 reported referred to rules
06/19/2006 reported
06/19/2006 rules report cal.936
06/19/2006 substituted by s6964a
           S06964A AMEND=  MORAHAN
           03/09/2006 REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAI
           05/16/2006 1ST REPORT CAL.1239
           05/17/2006 2ND REPORT CAL.
           05/22/2006 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
           06/05/2006 AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 6964A
           06/14/2006 PASSED SENATE
           06/14/2006 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
           06/14/2006 referred to ways and means
           06/19/2006 substituted for a9116b
           06/19/2006 ordered to third reading rules cal.936
           06/19/2006 passed assembly
           06/19/2006 returned to senate
           10/30/2006 DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR

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 BILL NUMBER:  A9116B

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend the executive law, in relation to
assisting members and veterans in obtaining treatment services for
exposure to toxic materials or harmful physical agents such as
depleted uranium; to amend the public health law, in relation to
providing information on harmful physical agents to veterans; and to
establish a task force to study the effects of health problems due to
military service such as the exposure to depleted uranium

 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : To assist members of the military
who may have been exposed to toxic materials or harmful physical
agents such as depleted uranium, in obtaining treatment, include toxic
materials or harmful physical agents such as depleted uranium in the
Veterans health care information program and to create a task force to
study the effect of exposure to toxic materials or harmful physical
agents such as depleted uranium.

 SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Amends the executive law by adding a
new section 366. Subdivision 1 contains definitions applicable to the
section. Section 2 orders the adjutant general to assist eligible
veterans in obtaining treatment for exposure to toxic materials or
harmful physical agents such as depleted uranium. Section 3 orders the
adjutant general to assess the risk of toxic materials or harmful
physical agents such as depleted uranium.

 JUSTIFICATION : Many of the soldiers returning from active combat
zones are experiencing adverse health effects from what many claim is
exposure to depleted uranium. This legislation will help to provide
treatment for returning soldiers that are experiencing problems
because of exposure to depleted uranium or other hazardous materials
and will help to establish the cause of Gulf War Syndromes, which are
not well known.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY : New Bill

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS : To be determined

 EFFECTIVE DATE : This act shall take effect immediately, provided,
however, that the task force established pursuant to section four of
this act shall expire and be terminated on the first day next
succeeding the date of submission of its report as provided in section
two of this act and; provided further, however, that the chairpersons
of the task force shall notify the legislative bill drafting
commission upon the submission of its report as provided for in
section two of this act in order that the commission may maintain an
accurate and timely effective data base of the official text of the
laws of the state of New York in furtherance of effecting the
provisions of section 44 of the legislative law and section 70-b of
the public officers law.

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S6964-A  MORAHAN
Executive Law
TITLE....Obtains treatment services for exposure to toxic materials or harmful physical agents and establishes a task force to study the effects of the exposure
03/09/06 REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS
05/16/06 1ST REPORT CAL.1239
05/17/06 2ND REPORT CAL.
05/22/06 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
06/05/06 AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 6964A
06/14/06 PASSED SENATE
06/14/06 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
06/14/06 referred to ways and means
06/19/06 substituted for a9116b
06/19/06 ordered to third reading rules cal.936
06/19/06 passed assembly
06/19/06 returned to senate
10/30/06 DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
11/10/06 SIGNED CHAP.743

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MORAHAN, MARCHI

Add S366, Exec L

Obtains treatment services for exposure to depleted uranium, including a best practice health screening test for exposure to depleted uranium; requires a report to be submitted on the scope of training received by the NY national guard on detecting exposure to depleted uranium; and further establishes a task force to study the effects of the exposure.

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Introduced  by  Sens. MORAHAN, MARCHI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on  Veterans,  Homeland Security and Military Affairs
 AN  ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to assisting members and veterans in obtaining treatment  services  for  exposure  to  depleted uranium;  to  establish a task force to study the effects of the exposure to depleted uranium
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assembly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 366 to
     2  read as follows:
     3    §  366.  Depleted  uranium  exposure  screening.  1.  As  used in this
     4  section: a. "Eligible member" means a member of the  New  York  national
     5  guard  who  served in the Persian Gulf War, as defined in 38 USC 101, or
     6  in an area designated as a combat zone by the president  of  the  United
     7  States during Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom;
     8    b.  "Veteran"  means a person, male or female, resident of this state,
     9  who has served in the active military or naval  service  of  the  United
    10  States  during a war in which the United States engaged and who has been
    11  released from such service otherwise than by dishonorable discharge,  or
    12  who has been furloughed to the reserve;
    13    c.  "Military  physician"  includes  a physician who is under contract
    14  with the United  States  department  of  defense  to  provide  physician
    15  services to members of the armed forces; and
    16    d.  "Depleted  uranium" means uranium containing less uranium-235 than
    17  the naturally occurring distribution of uranium isotopes.
    18    2. On and after October first, two thousand six, the adjutant  general
    19  and  the  state director shall assist any eligible member or veteran who
    20  has been assigned a risk level I, II or III for depleted  uranium  expo-
    21  sure  by  his or her branch of service, is referred by a military physi-
    22  cian, or has reason to believe that he or she was  exposed  to  depleted
    23  uranium  during  such  service, in obtaining federal treatment services,
    24  including a best practice health screening test for exposure to depleted
    25  uranium using a bioassay procedure involving sensitive  methods  capable

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13964-04-6

S. 6964 2 1 of detecting depleted uranium at low levels and the use of equipment 2 with the capacity to discriminate between different radioisotopes in 3 naturally occurring levels of uranium and the characteristic ratio and 4 marker for depleted uranium. No state funds shall be used to pay for 5 such tests or such other federal treatment services. 6 3. On or before October first, two thousand six, the adjutant general 7 shall submit a report to the chair of the senate veterans, homeland 8 security and military affairs committee and the chair of the assembly 9 veterans' affairs committee on the scope and adequacy of training 10 received by members of the New York national guard on detecting whether 11 their service as eligible members is likely to entail, or to have 12 entailed, exposure to depleted uranium. The report shall include an 13 assessment of the feasibility and cost of adding predeployment training 14 concerning potential exposure to depleted uranium and other toxic chemi- 15 cal substances and the precautions recommended under combat and noncom- 16 bat conditions while in a combat zone. 17 § 2. (a) There is hereby established a task force on depleted uranium 18 to study the health effects of the exposure to hazardous materials, 19 including, but not limited to, depleted uranium, as they relate to mili- 20 tary service. The task force shall, within available appropriations and 21 with the approval of the temporary president of the senate and the 22 speaker of the assembly, and subject to the provisions of this section: 23 (1) commission a study to consider the health of service members who 24 may have been exposed to hazardous materials since August 2, 1990, and 25 conduct a scientific conference on such health effects; 26 (2) initiate a health registry for veterans and military personnel 27 returning from Afghanistan, Iraq or other countries in which depleted 28 uranium or other hazardous materials may be found; 29 (3) develop a plan for outreach to and follow-up of military person- 30 nel; 31 (4) prepare a report for service members concerning potential exposure 32 to depleted uranium and other toxic chemical substances and the precau- 33 tions recommended under combat and noncombat conditions while in a 34 combat zone; and 35 (5) make any other recommendations the task force considers appropri- 36 ate. 37 (b) The task force shall consist of twelve members to be appointed as 38 follows: 39 (1) the state director of veterans' affairs or a designee; 40 (2) the commissioner of the department of health or a designee; 41 (3) two members who are veterans with knowledge of or experience with 42 exposure to hazardous materials, appointed, one each, by the temporary 43 president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly; and 44 (4) eight members who are physicians or scientists with knowledge of 45 or experience in the detection or health effects of exposure to depleted 46 uranium or other hazardous materials, appointed, two each, by the tempo- 47 rary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the minority 48 leader of the senate and the minority leader of the assembly. 49 (c) The person retained to conduct the study under subdivision (a) of 50 this section shall, prior to being retained, disclose to the temporary 51 president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly any research 52 done by such person (1) on any matters related to depleted uranium, or 53 (2) that was funded by an entity that is engaged in manufacturing proc- 54 esses that use depleted uranium.

S. 6964 3 1 (d) All appointments to the task force shall be made no later than 2 thirty days after the effective date of this act. Any vacancy shall be 3 filled by the appointing authority. 4 (e) The temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the 5 assembly shall appoint chairpersons of the task force from among the 6 members appointed under subdivision (b) of this section. The chair- 7 persons shall schedule the first meeting of the task force, which shall 8 be held no later than sixty days after the effective date of this act. 9 (f) The task force may employ and at pleasure remove such personnel as 10 it may deem necessary for the performance of its functions. 11 (g) The members of the task force shall receive no compensation for 12 their services, but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses 13 incurred in the performance of their duties. 14 (h) On or before January 31, 2007, the task force shall issue and 15 submit a report on its findings and recommendations to the chair of the 16 senate veterans, homeland security and military affairs committee and 17 the chair of the assembly veterans' affairs committee. Such report 18 shall be transmitted to the governor, the temporary president of the 19 senate and the speaker of the assembly. 20 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately, provided, however, that 21 the task force established pursuant to section two of this act shall 22 expire and be terminated on the first day next succeeding the date of 23 the submission of its report as provided in section two of this act and; 24 provided further, however, that the chairpersons of the task force shall 25 notify the legislative bill drafting commission upon the submission of 26 its report as provided for in section two of this act in order that the 27 commission may maintain an accurate and timely effective data base of 28 the official text of the laws of the state of New York in furtherance of 29 effecting the provisions of section 44 of the legislative law and 30 section 70-b of the public officers law.

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NEW YORK STATE SENATE
INTRODUCER'S MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT
submitted in accordance with Senate Rule VI. Sec 1

BILL NUMBER: S6964
 
SPONSOR: MORAHAN

TITLE OF BILL:
 
An act to amend the executive law, in relation to assisting members and veterans in obtaining treatment services for exposure to depleted uranium; to establish a task force to study the effects of the exposure to depleted uranium
 
PURPOSE:
 
To assist members of the military who may have been exposed to depleted uranium in obtaining treatment and to create a task force to study the effect of exposure to depleted uranium.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
 
Amends the executive law by adding a new section 366. Subdivision 1 contains definitions applicable to the section. Section 2 orders the adjutant general to assist eligible veterans in obtaining treatment for exposure to depleted uranium. Section 3 orders the adjutant general to assess the risk of depleted uranium to soldiers.
 
EXISTING LAW:
 
Adds new section 366 to the executive law.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
 
Many of the soldiers returning from active combat zones are experiencing adverse health effects from what many claim is exposure to depleted uranium. This legislation will help to provide treatment for returning soldiers that are experiencing problems because of exposure to depleted uranium and will help to establish the effects of depleted uranium, which are not well known.
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
 
New bill.
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
 
To be determined.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately, provided, however, that the task force established pursuant to section two of this act shall expire and be terminated on the first day next succeeding the date of submission of its report as provided in section two of this act and; provided further, however, that the chairpersons of the task force shall notify the legislative bill drafting commission upon the submission of its report as provided for in section two of this act in order that the commission may maintain an accurate and timely effective data base of the official text of the laws of the state of New York in furtherance of effecting the provisions of section 44 of the legislative law and section 70-b of the public officers law.

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