10 U.S.C. § 1092a
- (a)The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a program—
- (1)to collect baseline health data from each person entering the armed forces, at the time of entry into the armed forces; and
- (2)to provide for computerized compilation and maintenance of the baseline health data.
- (b)The program under this section shall be designed to achieve the following purposes:
- (1)To facilitate understanding of how subsequent exposures related to service in the armed forces affect health.
- (2)To facilitate development of early intervention and prevention programs to protect health and readiness.