ルイジアナ州の帰還兵に健康診断を受ける権利を認める法案
Kathleen Babineaux Blanco知事は２００５年６月１６日に法に調印、発行日は２００５年８月１５日
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http://www.traprockpeace.org/la_hb_570.pdf
ACT No. 69
Regular Session, 2005
HOUSE BILL NO. 570
BY REPRESENTATIVES LAFONTA AND JEFFERSON
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
AN ACT
To enact R.S. 29:41, relative to exposure to depleted uranium; to provide
for definitions; to provide for screening of certain members of the armed
forces of the United States; to provide for reports on training; to prohibit
state funding of the costs of the testing; and to provide for related matters.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
Section 1. R.S. 29:41 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
§41. Exposure to depleted uranium
A. For the purposes of this Section, the following terms shall have the
following meanings:
(1) "Depleted uranium" means uranium containing less uranium-235
than the naturally occurring distribution of uranium isotopes.
(2) "Eligible member" means a member 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.
(3) "Member of the armed forces" or "member" means
a member of the armed forces of the United States, including the Louisiana
National Guard, who is a resident of this state.
(4) "Veteran" means a member who served as an eligible member.
B. On and after October 1, 2005, any eligible member or veteran who returns
or has returned to this state after service in an area designated as a
combat zone by the president of the United States and who has been assigned
a risk level I or II for depleted uranium exposure by his branch or service,
or any other member or veteran are additions. who has reason to believe
that he was exposed to depleted uranium during such service, shall have
the right 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 radioisotopes in naturally
occurring levels of uranium and the characteristic ratio and marker for
depleted uranium.
C. On or before October 1, 2005, the adjutant general of the Louisiana
National Guard shall submit a report to the House Judiciary Committee and Senate
Judiciary B Committee on the scope and adequacy of training received by
members of the armed forces on detecting whether their service as eligible
members is likely to entail, or to have entailed, exposure to 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 zone.
D. The expenditure or appropriation of state funds for the purposes of
providing testing pursuant to this Section is prohibited.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: