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 PUBLIC LAW 106-419—NOV. 1, 2000 114 STAT. 1843 "(c) LIMITATION.—The plan under subsection (a) shall be limited to a total of 7,734 positions within the Department, allocated among the elements of the Department as follows: "(1) The Veterans Health Administration, 6,800 positions. "(2) The Veterans Benefits Administration, 740 positions. "(3) Department of Veterans Affairs Staff Offices, 156 positions. "(4) The National Cemetery Administration, 38 positions.". (2) Section 1105(a) is amended by striking "26 percent" and inserting "15 percent". (3) Section 1109(a) is amended by striking "December 31, 2000" and inserting "December 31, 2002". Subtitle B—Military Service Issues SEC. 211. FINDINGS AND SENSE OF CONGRESS CONCERNING USE OF MILITARY HISTORIES OF VETERANS IN DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS HEALTH CARE. (a) FINDINGS.— Congress makes the following findings: (1) Pertinent military experiences and exposures may affect the health status of Department of Veterans Affairs patients who are veterans. (2) The Department of Veterans Affairs has begun to implement a Veterans Health Initiative to develop systems to ensure that both patient care and medical education in the Veterans Health Administration are specific to the special needs of veterans and should be encouraged to continue these efibrts. (3) Protocols eliciting pertinent information relating to the military history of veterans may be beneficial to understanding certain conditions for which veterans may be at risk and thereby facilitate the treatment of veterans for those conditions. (4) The Department of Veterans Affairs is in the process of developing a Computerized Patient Record System that offers the potential to aid in the care and monitoring of such conditions. (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS. — Congress— (1) urges the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to assess the feasibility and desirability of using a computer-based system to conduct clinical evaluations relevant to military experiences and exposures; and (2) recommends that the Secretary accelerate efforts within the Department of Veterans Affairs to ensure that relevant military histories of veterans are included in Department medical records. SEC. 212. STUDY OF POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER IN VIETNAM 38 USC 1712A VETERANS. note. (a) STUDY ON POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER.—Not later than 10 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall enter into a contract with an appropriate entity to carry out a study on post-traumatic stress disorder. (b) FOLLOW-UP STUDY.— The contract under subsection (a) shall provide for a follow-up study to the study conducted in accordance with section 102 of the Veterans Health Care Amendments of

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