Table 3.
Congressional hearings at which DNA representatives have
given testimony.
Date of Testimony
Committee
Subcommittee on Health and Environment of
the House Committee on Interstate and
Foreign Commerce
24-26 January and
14 February 1978
--Emphasis on actions then underway in the
Department of Defense to collect data on DOD
personnel who participated in atmospheric
nuclear weapons testing
Subcommittee on the House Commmittee on
Government Operations
13 July 1978
--Emphasis on DOD research to identify
participants in atmospheric nuclear weapons
testing and possible exposures to ionizing
radiation resulting from their participation
Subcommittee on Energy, Nuclear Proliferation
and Federal Services of the Senate Committee on
Governmental Affairs
8 May 1979
~-Emphasis on progress made by DNA and the service
teams to identify participants in atmospheric
nuclear weapons testing and possible exposures
to ionizing radiation resulting. from their
participation
Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs
--Emphasis on
relevant to
and on dose
who did not
20 June 1979
declassification of documents
atmospheric nuclear weapons testing
reconstruction for test participants
wear badges
Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources
27 October 1981
--Emphasis on proposed Bill S. 1483, which would
make the U.S. liable in incidents related to
fallout from the atmospheric nuclear tests
Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs
--Emphasis on status of the NTPR program
and the VA adjudication process
15
18 April 1983