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 PUBLIC LAW 103-337—OCT. 5, 1994 108 STAT. 2807 (h) ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS.—(1) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives an annual report on— (A) efforts taken and results achieved in notifying members of the Armed Forces and their families as part of the outreach program required by subsection (a); (B) efforts taken to revise the Physical Evaluation Board disability rating criteria and interim efforts to adjudicate cases before the revision of the criteria; and (C) results of the review and rerating of previously separated servicemembers. (2) The first report under paragraph (1) shall be submitted not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. (i) PERSIAN GULF VETERAN.— For purposes of this section, a Persian Gulf veteran is an individual who served on active duty in the Armed Forces in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf Conflict. SEC. 722. STUDIES OF HEALTH CONSEQUENCES OF IVnLITARY SERVICE 10 USC 1074 OR EMPLOYMENT IN SOUTHWEST ASIA DURING THE PER- note. SIAN GULF WAR. (a) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall conduct studies and administer grants for studies to determine— (1) the nature and causes of illnesses suffered by individuals as a consequence of service or employment by the United States in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War; and (2) the appropriate treatment for those illnesses. (b) NATURE OF THE STUDIES.—(1) Studies under subsection (a)— (A) shall include consideration of the range of potential exposure of individuals to environmental, battlefield, and other conditions incident to service in the theater; (B) shall be conducted so as to provide assessments of both short-term and long-term effects to the health of individuals as a result of those exposures; and (C) shall include, at a minimum, the following types of studies: (i) An epidemiological study or studies on the incidence, prevalence, and nature of the illness and symptoms and the risk factors associated with symptoms or illnesses. (ii) Studies to determine the health consequences of the use of pyridostigmine bromide as a pretreatment antidote enhancer during the Persian Gulf War, alone or in combination with exposure to pesticides, environmental tox- 3 ins, and other hazardous substances. (iii) Clinical research and other studies on the causes, possible transmission, and treatment of Persiein Gulf- related illnesses. (2)(A) The first project carried out under paragraph (l)(C)(ii) shall be a retrospective study of members of the Armed Forces who served in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War.

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