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 110 STAT. 3340 PUBLIC LAW 104-275—OCT. 9, 1996 "SUBCHAPTER III—SERVICEMEMBERS' GROUP LIFE INSURANCE"; and (B) by striking out the item relating to section 1974 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "1974. Advisory Council on Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance.". (c) OTHER CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—(1) Section 1315(f)(1)(F) is amended by striking out "servicemen's" the first place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "servicemembers'". (2) Sections 3017(a)(2)(A)(i) and 3224(1) are amended by striking out "Servicemen's" each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "Servicemembers'". 38 USC 1965 (d) REFERENCES.— Any reference to Servicemen's Group Life note. Insurance or to the Advisory Council on Servicemen's Group Life Insurance in any Federal law, Executive order, regulation, delegation of authority, or other document of the Federal Government shall be deemed to refer to Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance or the Advisory Council on Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance, respectively. SEC. 406. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT. Section 1977(a) is amended by striking out "and (e)" in the first and second sentences. TITLE V—DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS SEC. 501. REVISION OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO CENTERS FOR MINORITY VETERANS AND WOMEN VETERANS. (a) SES STATUS OF DIRECTORS.—Sections 317(b) and 318(b) are each amended by inserting "career or" before "noncareer". (b) ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS OF CENTER FOR MINORITY VETER- ANS. —Section 317(d) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph (12); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following new paragraphs (10) and (11): "(10) Advise the Secretary and other appropriate officials on the effectiveness of the Department's efforts to accomplish the goals of section 492B of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 289a-2) with respect to the inclusion of minorities in clinical research and on particular health conditions affecting the health of members of minority groups which should be studied as part of the Department's medical research program and promote cooperation between the Department and other sponsors of medical research of potential benefit to veterans who are minorities. "(11) Provide support and administrative services to the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans provided for under section 544 of this title.". (c) DEFINITION OF MINORITY VETERANS.— Section 317 is amended by adding at the end the following: "(g) In this section— "(1) The term Veterans who are minorities' means veterans who are minority group members.

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