To amend title 10, United States Code, to require an audiometric test of each member of the Armed Forces before the separation of the member.

Directs the Secretary of each military department to ensure that each member of the Armed Forces under their jurisdiction receives an audiometric test at the 8000 Hz frequency (or an equivalent test) to evaluate the hearing of such member during the 90-day period before the member is discharged, separated, or retired.

[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 368 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 368

 To amend title 10, United States Code, to require an audiometric test 
of each member of the Armed Forces before the separation of the member.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 23, 2013

 Mr. Benishek introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 10, United States Code, to require an audiometric test 
of each member of the Armed Forces before the separation of the member.

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

SECTION 1. AUDIOMETRIC TEST REQUIRED BEFORE SEPARATION OF MEMBERS OF 
              THE ARMED FORCES.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 59 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 1179. Audiometric test required
    ``Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the 
Secretary of a military department shall ensure that a member of the 
armed forces under the jurisdiction of the Secretary receives an 
audiometric test at the 8000 Hz frequency (or other test that the 
Secretary of Defense determines has the ability to discover potential 
future hearing loss) to evaluate the hearing of the member during the 
90-day period before the date on which the member is discharged, 
separated, or retired.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by adding after the item relating to section 
1178 the following new item:

``1179. Audiometric test required.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--Section 1179 of title 10, United States Code, 
as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to a member being 
discharged, separated, or retired from the Armed Forces on or after the 
date that is 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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