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 124 STAT. 2891 PUBLIC LAW 111–275—OCT. 13, 2010 (1) EXTENSION OF REVIEW AND EVALUATION.—Subsection (j) of section 1603 of the Persian Gulf War Veterans Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–277; 38 U.S.C. 1117 note), as amended by section 202(d)(2) of the Veterans Education and Benefits Expansion Act of 2001 (Public Law 107–173; 115 Stat. 989), is amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2015’’. (2) DISAGGREGATION OF RESULTS BY THEATERS OF OPER- ATIONS BEFORE AND AFTER SEPTEMBER 11, 2001.—Such section is further amended— (A) in subsection (c)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘who served in the Southwest Asia theater of operations’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘who may have been exposed by rea- son of service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War or, after September 11, 2001, in another Post-9/11 Global Theater of Operations; and’’; (B) in subsection (g)(1), by striking ‘‘Gulf War service’’ and inserting ‘‘service described in subsection (c)(1)(A)’’; (C) in subsection (i)— (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘paragraph (5)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (6)’’; (ii) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and (iii) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new paragraph (5): ‘‘(5) In each report under this subsection submitted after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, any determinations, results, and recommendations as described in paragraph (2) shall be submitted separately as follows: ‘‘(A) For the Southwest Asia theater of operations for the period of the Persian Gulf War ending on September 11, 2001. ‘‘(B) For the Post-9/11 Global Theaters of Operations for the period of the Persian Gulf War beginning on September 11, 2001.’’; and (D) by adding at the end the following new subsection: ‘‘(l) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: ‘‘(1) The term ‘Persian Gulf War’ has the meaning given that term in section 101(33) of title 38, United States Code. ‘‘(2) The term ‘Post-9/11 Global Theater of Operations’ means Afghanistan, Iraq, and any other theater of operations for which the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal is awarded for service.’’. (b) REVIEW AND EVALUATION OF AVAILABLE EVIDENCE REGARDING ILLNESS AND SERVICE IN PERSIAN GULF WAR.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (j) of section 101 of the Vet- erans Programs Enhancement Act of 1998 (Public Law 105– 368; 112 Stat. 3321) is amended by striking ‘‘11 years after’’ and all that follows through ‘‘under subsection (b)’’ and inserting ‘‘on October 1, 2018’’. (2) DISAGGREGATION OF RESULTS BY THEATERS OF OPER- ATIONS BEFORE AND AFTER SEPTEMBER 11, 2001.—Such section is further amended— (A) in subsection (c)(1)— (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘Gulf war veterans’’ and all that follows through ‘‘Persian Gulf War’’ and inserting ‘‘veterans who served in the Armed Forces in the Southwest 38 USC 1117 note.