Expansion of Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record

(a) In general Section 996 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (i); and (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new subsections: (e) Inclusion of family member exposures The Secretary may include in the Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record of a member of the armed forces exposures experienced by family members of such member during an accompanied tour while such member is serving on active duty, regardless of whether the location is in the continental United States, outside the continental United States, or a classified location. (f) Individual access to data and updates or corrections (1) The Secretary may provide to members of the armed forces, veterans, designated family members, and survivors password-protected access to view data within the Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record to which the individual is authorized to view. (2) An individual may request an update or correction to any data included in the Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record that relates to the individual. (g) Toxic exposure capability The Secretary may modify the Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record to provide the capability to notify an individual of a potential toxic exposure of the individual in real time. (h) Preservation of records after death The Secretary may modify the Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record to preserve records of an individual after the death of the individual for purposes of research, survivor benefits, and disease-cluster identification.. (b) Full operating capacity Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record maintained under section 996 of title 10, United States Code, is at full operating capacity in accordance with the requirements and authorities under such section, as amended by subsection (a). (c) Report Not later than January 1, 2028, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report detailing— (1) whether the Secretary intends to implement subsections (e) through (h) of section 996 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)(2); and (2) if the Secretary does not intend to implement any such subsection, the recommendations of the Secretary with respect to the implementation of such subsection.