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 110 STAT. 3200 PUBLIC LAW 104-262—OCT. 9, 1996 of the Department that relate to the readjustment of veterans to civilian life. Each such report shall include— "(A) an assessment of the needs of veterans with respect to readjustment to civilian life; "(B) a review of the programs and activities of the Department designed to meet such needs; and "(C) such recommendations (including recommendations for administrative and legislative action) as the Committee considers appropriate. "(2) Not later than 90 days after the receipt of a report under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall transmit to the Committees on "^terans* Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a copy of the report, together with any comments and recommendations concerning the report that the Secretary considers appropriate. "(3) The Committee may also submit to the Secretary such other reports and recommendations as the Committee considers appropriate. "(4) The Secretary shall submit with each annual report submitted to the Congress pursuant to section 529 of this title a summary of all reports and recommendations of the Committee submitted to the Secretary since the previous annual report of the Secretary submitted pursuant to that section. "(d)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall apply to the activities of the Committee under this section. "(2) Section 14 of such Act shall not apply to the Committee.". (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 5 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 544 the following new item: "545. Advisory Committee on the Readjustment of Veterans.". 38 USC 545 note. (b) ORIGINAL MEMBERS.—(1) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(2) of section 545 of title 38, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)), the members of the Advisory Committee on the Readjustment of Vietnam and Other War Veterans on the date of the enactment of this Act shall be the original members of the advisory committee recognized under such section. (2) The original members shall so serve until the Secretary of Veterans Affairs carries out appointments under such subsection (a)(2). The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall carry out such appointments as soon after such date as is practicable. The Secretary may make such appointments from among such original members. SEC. 334. CENTERS FOR MENTAL ILLNESS RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND CLINICAL ACTIVITIES. (a) IN GENERAL.—(1) Subchapter II of chapter 73 is amended by adding after section 7319, as added by section 321(a)(1), the following new section: clinical activities "(a) The purpose of this section is to provide for the improvement of the provision of health-care services and related counseling services to eligible veterans suffering from mental illness (especially mental illness related to service-related conditions) through— "(1) the conduct of research (including research on improving mental health service facilities of the Department and
 * §7320. Centers for mental illness research, education, and

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