A pair of lawmakers on Thursday introduced bicameral legislation to send coronavirus testing kits to U.S. troops in the Middle East.

Sen. Tammy Baldwin Tammy Suzanne BaldwinKeep teachers in the classroom Cher raised million for Biden campaign at LGBTQ-themed fundraiser Democrats seek balance in backing protests, condemning violence MORE and Rep. Mark Pocan Mark William PocanClark rolls out endorsements in assistant Speaker race Hillicon Valley: Pentagon reaffirms decision to award JEDI contract to Microsoft | Schiff asks officials for briefing on election security threats Democrats explore new ways to resurrect election security briefings MORE, both Wisconsin Democrats, introduced the bill after the Pentagon said testing for troops in Afghanistan is being completed at labs in Germany.

“It is unacceptable that testing kits aren’t immediately and readily available for service members in the Middle East where there are confirmed cases of COVID-19 and this legislation will fix that,” Baldwin said in a statement. “We owe it to our men and women in uniform to protect their health while they are working to protect our national security.”

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The bill would require coronavirus tests be made available to troops in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility within seven days after it is signed into law.

Pentagon officials have pushed back on the characterization that troops in Afghanistan do not have access to testing.

While the equipment to analyze coronavirus tests is not in Afghanistan, they have said, troops can be swabbed in the country. The samples are then sent to a U.S. military lab in Germany or to other certified civilian testing facilities.

Baldwin and Pocan raised concerns earlier about a lack of testing for troops in Afghanistan after being contacted by Wisconsin military families, sending letters last week to Pentagon officials like Defense Secretary Mark Esper Mark EsperTop admiral: 'No condition' where US should conduct nuclear test 'at this time' Overnight Defense: Trump hosts Israel, UAE, Bahrain for historic signing l Air Force reveals it secretly built and flew new fighter jet l Coronavirus creates delay in Pentagon research for alternative to 'forever chemicals' Oldest living US World War II veteran turns 111 MORE.

In a statement Thursday, Pocan said he is “increasingly less confident” the Pentagon is prioritizing service members’ health, adding that he and Baldwin “cannot wait for Pentagon inaction any longer.”

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“In the midst of a global pandemic, no one should be left to fight this virus on their own—especially not our military personnel serving overseas,” Pocan said. “When troops abroad are suffering from coronavirus-like symptoms, they should be tested, not ignored. The lack of responses and answers we have received from the Department of Defense and Secretary Esper on their preparedness has been disappointing to say the least.”

The top U.S. general in Afghanistan said Thursday that 21 members of the international coalition are experiencing flu-like symptoms and are in isolation.

Gen. Scott Miller also said 1,500 multinational troops, civilians and contractors who arrived in Afghanistan in the past week are in quarantine but stressed that the step was taken “out of an abundance of caution, not because they are sick.”

While the U.S.-led mission in Afghanistan establishes pre-deployment screening protocols, Miller said, troops will not be moved into Afghanistan. That also means some troops may not be able to leave Afghanistan, he added.