To amend title 10, United States Code, to limit the collection and use by the Department of Defense of individual genetic identifying information to the purpose of identification of remains, other than when the consent of the individual concerned is obtained.

Amends Federal law to provide that, in any case in which the Secretary of Defense obtains blood samples or other organic matter from an individual that could be used to obtain genetic information concerning that person: (1) such genetic information may be derived from such organic matter or used without that individual's consent only for the purpose of identification of remains; and (2) such individual shall be provided notice of that provision.

[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2873 Introduced in House (IH)]

  2d Session
                                H. R. 2873

To amend title 10, United States Code, to limit the collection and use 
    by the Department of Defense of individual genetic identifying 
 information for the purpose of identification of remains, other than 
       when the consent of the individual concerned is obtained.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 24, 1996

 Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts introduced the following bill; which was 
             referred to the Committee on National Security

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to limit the collection and use 
    by the Department of Defense of individual genetic identifying 
 information for the purpose of identification of remains, other than 
       when the consent of the individual concerned is obtained.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON USE OF GENETIC INFORMATION BY DEPARTMENT OF 
              DEFENSE.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 49 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 983. Use of genetic identifying information: limitation
    ``(a) Limitation.--In any case in which the Secretary of Defense 
obtains from any person blood samples or other organic matter of that 
person that could be used to obtain genetic information concerning that 
person, such genetic information may be derived from such organic 
matter, or used, without the consent of that person only for the 
purpose of identification of remains.
    ``(b) Notice.--Whenever a Department of Defense health care 
professional obtains a blood sample or other organic matter from a 
person, the person shall be provided notice of the provisions of 
subsection (a).''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``983. Use of genetic identifying information: limitation.''.
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