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 110 STAT. 3210 PUBLIC LAW 104-262—OCT. 9, 1996 regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of the United States shall be considered to be a reference to the James H. Quillen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center. (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (a) shall take effect at noon on January 3, 1997. SEC. 351. REPORT ON HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF VETERANS IN EAST CENTRAL FLORTOA. (a) REPORT REQUIRED.— Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the health care needs of veterans in east central Florida. In preparing the report, the Secretary shall consider the needs of such veterans for psychiatric and long-term care. The Secretary shall include in the report the Secretary's views, based on the Secretary's determination of such needs, as to the best means of meeting such needs using the amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in this Act and Public Law 103-452 for projects to meet the health care needs of such veterans. The Secretary may, subject to the availability of appropriations for such purpose, use an independent contractor to assist in the determination of such health care needs. (b) LIMITATION.— The Secretary may not obligate any funds, other than for design work, for the conversion of the former Orlando Naval Training Center Hospital in Orlando, Florida (now under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs), to a nursing home care unit until 45 days after the date on which the report required by subsection (a) is submitted. SEC. 352. EVALUATION OF HEALTH STATUS OF SPOUSES AND CHILDREN OF PERSIAN GULF WAR VETERANS. (a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Subsection (b) of section 107 of the Persian Gulf War Veterans' Benefits Act (title I of Public Law 103-446; 108 Stat. 4652; 38 U.S.C. 1117 note) is amended by striking out "September 30, 1996" and inserting in lieu thereof "December 31, 1998".

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