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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2681 

To provide for the maintenance, management, and availability for research 

of assets of the Air Force Health Study. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 12, 2007 

Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to 

the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 

as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To provide for the maintenance, management, and availability for research of assets of the Air Force Health 

Study. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. MAINTENANCE, MANAGEMENT, AND AVAIL4 ABILITY FOR RESEARCH OF ASSETS OF AIR 

5 FORCE HEALTH STUDY. 

6 (a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to en7 sure that the assets transferred to the Medical Follow-Up 

8 Agency from the Air Force Health Study are maintained, 


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1 managed, and made available as a resource for future re2 search for the benefit of veterans and their families, and 

3 for other humanitarian purposes. 

4 (b) ASSETS FROM AIR FORCE HEALTH STUDY.—For 

5 purposes of this section, the assets transferred to the Med6 ical Follow-Up Agency from the Air Force Health Study 

7 are the assets of the Air Force Health Study transferred 

8 to the Medical Follow-Up Agency under section 714 of the 

9 John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fis10 cal Year 2007 (Public Law 109–364; 120 Stat. 2290), in11 cluding electronic data files and biological specimens on 

12 all participants in the study (including control subjects). 

13 (c) MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF TRANS14 FERRED ASSETS.—The Medical Follow-Up Agency shall 

15 maintain and manage the assets transferred to the Agency 

16 from the Air Force Health Study. 

17 (d) ADDITIONAL NEAR-TERM RESEARCH.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Medical Follow-Up 

19 Agency may, during the period beginning on October 

20 1, 2007, and ending on September 30, 2011, con21 duct such additional research on the assets trans22 ferred to the Agency from the Air Force Health 

23 Study as the Agency considers appropriate toward 

24 the goal of understanding the determinants of 

25 health, and promoting wellness, in veterans. 


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1 (2) RESEARCH.—In carrying out research au2 thorized by this subsection, the Medical Follow-Up 

3 Agency may, utilizing amounts available under sub4 section (f)(1)(B), make grants for such pilot studies 

5 for or in connection with such research as the Agen6 cy considers appropriate. 

7 (e) ADDITIONAL MEDIUM-TERM RESEARCH.— 

8 (1) REPORT.—Not later than March 31, 2011, 

9 the Medical Follow-Up Agency shall submit to Con10 gress a report assessing the feasability and advis11 ability of conducting additional research on the as12 sets transferred to the Agency from the Air Force 

13 Health Study after September 30, 2011. 

14 (2) DISPOSITION OF ASSETS.—If the report re15 quired by paragraph (1) includes an assessment that 

16 the research described in that paragraph would be 

17 feasible and advisable, the Agency shall, utilizing 

18 amounts available under subsection (f)(2), make any 

19 disposition of the assets transferred to the Agency 

20 from the Air Force Health Study as the Agency con21 siders appropriate in preparation for such research. 

22 (f) FUNDING.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—From amounts available for 

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1 partment of Veterans Affairs for Compensation and 

2 Pensions, amounts shall be available as follows: 

3 (A) $1,200,000 shall be available in each 

4 such fiscal year for maintenance, management, 

5 and operation (including maintenance of bio6 logical specimens) of the assets transferred to 

7 the Medical Follow-Up Agency from the Air 

8 Force Health Study. 

9 (B) $250,000 shall be available in each 

10 such fiscal year for the conduct of additional re11 search authorized by subsection (d), including 

12 the funding of pilot studies authorized by para13 graph (2) of that subsection. 

14 (2) MEDIUM-TERM RESEARCH.—From amounts 

15 available for fiscal year 2011 for the Department of 

16 Veterans Affairs for Compensation and Pensions, 

17 $200,000 shall be available for the preparation of 

18 the report required by subsection (e)(1) and for the 

19 disposition, if any, of assets authorized by subsection 

20 (e)(2). 

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