IIB 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4261 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 2, 2014 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

AN ACT 

To improve the research of Gulf War Illness, the Research 

Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses, 

and for other purposes. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Gulf War Health Re3 search Reform Act of 2014’’. 

4 SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS TO RESEARCH ADVISORY COM5 MITTEE ON GULF WAR VETERANS’ ILL6 NESSES. 

7 (a) INDEPENDENCE OF COMMITTEE.—Subsection (b) 

8 of section 707 of the Veterans Health Care Act of 1992 

9 (Public Law 102–585; 38 U.S.C. 527 note) is amended— 

10 (1) by striking ‘‘Not later than’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than’’; and 

12 (2) by adding at the end the following new 

13 paragraphs: 

14 ‘‘(2) INDEPENDENCE.—(A) The Committee estab15 lished under paragraph (1) shall be an independent advi16 sory committee which shall provide advice and counsel to 

17 the congressional veterans committees and to the Sec18 retary of Veterans Affairs (as the head of the department 

19 designated under subsection (a) that established the Com20 mittee under paragraph (1)). 

21 ‘‘(B) In carrying out the functions, powers, and du22 ties of the Committee, the Committee shall be independent 

23 of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. The Committee shall 

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1 agement functions of the Committee. The administration 

2 and management of the Committee shall be subject to the 

3 usual and customary Federal audit procedures. 

4 ‘‘(3) DUTIES.—(A) The Committee shall provide to 

5 Congress, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and the heads 

6 of other departments and agencies of the Federal Govern7 ment that conduct research on illnesses in Gulf War vet8 erans advice with respect to proposed research studies, re9 search plans, or research strategies relating to the health 

10 consequences of military service in the Southwest Asia 

11 theater of operations during the Gulf War. 

12 ‘‘(B) The Committee may not conduct scientific re13 search or review research proposals submitted to the Sec14 retary of Veterans Affairs prior to funding. The Secretary 

15 shall appoint three members from the Committee who 

16 have appropriate scientific expertise to the committee des17 ignated to review such research proposals relating to ill18 nesses in Gulf War veterans. 

19 ‘‘(C) The guiding principle for the Committee shall 

20 be the premise that the fundamental goal of Gulf War 

21 health-related research, either basic or applied, conducted 

22 by the Federal Government is to ultimately improve the 

23 health of ill Gulf War veterans, and that the choice and 

24 success of research efforts shall be judged accordingly. 

25 The Committee shall assess the overall effectiveness of 


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1 such research conducted by the Federal Government to 

2 answer central questions on the nature, causes, and treat3 ments for health consequences of military service in the 

4 Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Gulf War. 

5 ‘‘(D) The Committee shall meet in public session to 

6 review research funded by the Department of Veterans Af7 fairs relevant to understanding and treating the health 

8 consequences of military service in the Gulf War, and the 

9 processes conducted to solicit, review, and select such 

10 funded research to assess methods, results, and implica11 tions of such research. The Committee may review re12 search plans, initiatives, and activities from other depart13 ments and agencies of the Federal Government supporting 

14 research relating to the health consequences of military 

15 service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during 

16 the Gulf War. 

17 ‘‘(4) REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.—(A) Not 

18 later than December 1 of each year, the Committee shall 

19 submit to the congressional veterans committees and the 

20 Secretary of Veterans Affairs an annual report summa21 rizing the activities of the Committee during the period 

22 covered by the report. 

23 ‘‘(B) The Committee shall submit to the congres24 sional veterans committees, the Secretary of Veterans Af25 fairs, and the head of any other department or agency of 


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1 the Federal Government that conducts research on ill2 nesses in Gulf War veterans any other reports and rec3 ommendations of the Committee regarding Gulf War-re4 lated research. 

5 ‘‘(C) Reports, recommendations, publications, and 

6 other documents of the Committee shall not be subject to 

7 review or approval by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 

8 ‘‘(D) The Committee may submit to the Secretary of 

9 Veterans Affairs proposed recommendations of the Com10 mittee for comment for a period not to exceed 30 days. 

11 ‘‘(E) Each report submitted by the Committee shall 

12 be approved by the Committee meeting in public session 

13 prior to such submission. 

14 ‘‘(5) MEMBERSHIP.—(A) The Committee shall be 

15 composed of 12 members appointed as follows: 

16 ‘‘(i) One member appointed jointly by the chair17 man of the congressional veterans committees, who 

18 shall serve as chairman of the Committee. 

19 ‘‘(ii) Two members appointed by the chairman 

20 of the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House 

21 of Representatives. 

22 ‘‘(iii) Two members appointed by the chairman 

23 of the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate. 


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1 ‘‘(iv) Two members appointed by the ranking 

2 member of the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of 

3 the House of Representatives. 

4 ‘‘(v) Two members appointed by the ranking 

5 member of the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of 

6 the Senate. 

7 ‘‘(vi) Three members appointed by the Sec8 retary of Veterans Affairs, of whom not less than 

9 one shall be a veteran. 

10 ‘‘(B)(i) The first 11 vacancies from among the mem11 bers of the Committee (not including a member serving 

12 as chairman of the Committee) occurring on or after the 

13 date of the enactment of the Gulf War Health Research 

14 Reform Act of 2014 shall be filled by— 

15 ‘‘(I) the chairman of the Committee on Vet16 erans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives ap17 pointing a member for the first and sixth vacancy; 

18 ‘‘(II) the chairman of the Committee on Vet19 erans’ Affairs of the Senate appointing a member 

20 for the second and seventh vacancy; 

21 ‘‘(III) the ranking member of the Committee on 

22 Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives 

23 appointing a member for the third and eighth va24 cancy; 


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1 ‘‘(IV) the ranking member of the Committee on 

2 Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate appointing a member 

3 for the fourth and ninth vacancy; and 

4 ‘‘(V) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs appoint5 ing a member for the fifth, tenth, and eleventh va6 cancy. 

7 ‘‘(ii) A vacancy in the Committee of a member serv8 ing as chairman shall be filled jointly by the chairmen of 

9 the congressional veterans committees. 

10 ‘‘(iii) Except as provided by clause (i) or (ii), a va11 cancy in the Committee of a member shall be filled in the 

12 manner in which the appointment of such member was 

13 made. A member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring be14 fore the expiration of the term for which the member’s 

15 predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for the 

16 remainder of that term. 

17 ‘‘(C) Of the members of the Committee who are ap18 pointed on or after the date of the enactment of the Gulf 

19 War Health Research Reform Act of 2014— 

20 ‘‘(i) not fewer than three members shall be vet21 erans; 

22 ‘‘(ii) not fewer than eight members shall be sci23 entists or physicians who have experience in bio24 medicine, epidemiology, immunology, environmental 


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1 health, neurology, toxicology, or other appropriate 

2 disciplines; and 

3 ‘‘(iii) the chairman shall be a veteran or an ex4 pert described in clause (ii), or both. 

5 ‘‘(D) Each member of the Committee who is ap6 pointed on or after the date of the enactment of the Gulf 

7 War Health Research Reform Act of 2014 shall be ap8 pointed for a three-year term. Except as provided by sec9 tion 2(c)(3) of such Act, a member may be reappointed 

10 once (not including the initial appointment of a member 

11 made before the date of the enactment of such Act). 

12 ‘‘(6) MEETINGS.—(A) The Committee shall meet at 

13 the call of the chairman, but not less than twice annually. 

14 ‘‘(B) A majority of the members of the Committee 

15 shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number of members 

16 may hold hearings. 

17 ‘‘(C)(i) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the head 

18 of the Office of Research and Development of the Depart19 ment of Veterans Affairs, and the head of the Office of 

20 Public Health of the Department shall attend each meet21 ing of the Committee. 

22 ‘‘(ii) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may delegate 

23 the attendance of the Secretary under clause (i) to a level 

24 not below the Deputy Under Secretary for Health of the 

25 Department of Veterans Affairs, but the Secretary shall 


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1 attend at least one meeting each year without making such 

2 delegation. 

3 ‘‘(D) Each meeting of the Committee shall be open 

4 to the public. 

5 ‘‘(7) COMPENSATION AND STAFF.—(A) Except with 

6 respect to a member who serves a scientific director under 

7 subparagraph (C)(ii) and is treated as staff for purposes 

8 of compensation, each member of the Committee shall be 

9 paid at the daily rate provided for temporary and intermit10 tent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United 

11 States Code, for each day during which the member at12 tends meetings of the Committee. 

13 ‘‘(B) The members of the Committee shall be allowed 

14 travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, 

15 at rates authorized for employees of agencies under sub16 chapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, 

17 while away from their homes or regular places of business 

18 in the performance of service of the Committee. 

19 ‘‘(C)(i) The chairman of the Committee may appoint 

20 a staff of not more than four employees to provide the 

21 Committee scientific and administrative support. Such 

22 employees may be— 

23 ‘‘(I) detailees of the Department of Veterans 

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1 ‘‘(II) individuals employed as temporary em2 ployees of the Federal Government; or 

3 ‘‘(III) at the request of the chairman of the 

4 Committee, provided under a contract entered into 

5 by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and a medical 

6 school or other medical research institution selected 

7 by the chairman of the Committee. 

8 ‘‘(ii) The chairman of the Committee may appoint, 

9 from the members of the Committee, a scientific director 

10 to supervise the operations of the Committee. Such direc11 tor shall count as one of the four employees authorized 

12 under clause (i). 

13 ‘‘(iii) At the request of the chairman of the Com14 mittee, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall procure 

15 services from nongovernmental consultants to assist the 

16 Committee in preparing reports, background papers, and 

17 other material for consideration by the Committee. Such 

18 services may be procured under the contract described in 

19 clause (i)(III). 

20 ‘‘(8) APPLICATION OF FEDERAL ADVISORY COM21 MITTEE ACT.—(A) Except as otherwise provided by this 

22 subsection, the Committee shall be subject to the Federal 

23 Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.). 

24 ‘‘(B) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall consult 

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1 tees in designating an officer or employee of the Depart2 ment under section 10 of the Federal Advisory Committee 

3 Act (5 U.S.C. App.). 

4 ‘‘(C) Notwithstanding such section 10, such des5 ignated officer or employee may not have authority— 

6 ‘‘(i) over the agenda or conduct of a meeting; 

7 ‘‘(ii) to adjourn a meeting of the Committee; or 

8 ‘‘(iii) to take any other action that is incon9 sistent with the independence of the Committee 

10 under paragraph (2). 

11 ‘‘(9) FUNDING.—Amounts for the activities of the 

12 Committee shall be derived from amounts appropriated to 

13 the Department of Veterans Affairs for purposes of this 

14 subsection. 

15 ‘‘(10) TERMINATION.—(A) Except as provided by 

16 subparagraph (B), the Committee shall terminate on the 

17 date that is two years after the date on which the Com18 mittee submits to the congressional veterans committees, 

19 the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Veterans 

20 Affairs a report (signed by not less than nine concurring 

21 members) explaining that each Secretary is carrying out 

22 an effective research program relating to the health con23 sequences of military service in the Southwest Asia theater 

24 of operations during the Gulf War. 


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1 ‘‘(B) If during the two-year period described in sub2 paragraph (A) the Committee notifies the congressional 

3 veterans committees, the Secretary of Defense, and the 

4 Secretary of Veterans Affairs that the information con5 tained in the report submitted under subparagraph (A) 

6 is no longer applicable, the two-year period shall toll until 

7 the date on which the Committee submits a new report 

8 described in subparagraph (A).’’. 

9 (b) DEFINITIONS; REDESIGNATION; CONFORMING

10 AMENDMENTS.— 

11 (1) DEFINITIONS.—Such section 707 is further 

12 amended by adding at the end the following new 

13 subsection: 

14 ‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

15 ‘‘(1) The term ‘congressional veterans commit16 tees’ means the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of 

17 the House of Representatives and the Senate. 

18 ‘‘(2) The term ‘Gulf War’ means the Southwest 

19 Asia theater of operations from August 2, 1990, to 

20 July 31, 1991. 

21 ‘‘(3) The term ‘Gulf War veteran’ means an in22 dividual who served as a member of the Armed 

23 Forces in the Gulf War.’’. 


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1 (2) REDESIGNATION.—Subsection (a) of such 

2 section 707 is amended by striking ‘‘, and may re3 designate from time to time,’’. 

4 (3) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such section 

5 707 is further amended— 

6 (A) in paragraph (1) of subsection (b), as 

7 designated by subsection (a)(1) and amended 

8 by paragraph (2)— 

9 (i) by inserting ‘‘(in this subsection 

10 referred to as the ‘Committee’)’’ after ‘‘an 

11 advisory committee’’; and 

12 (ii) by striking ‘‘and representatives of 

13 such veterans’’ and inserting ‘‘representa14 tives of such veterans, and individuals 

15 from the scientific and medical commu16 nity’’; 

17 (B) by striking ‘‘Persian Gulf theater of 

18 operations during the Persian Gulf War’’ each 

19 place it appears and inserting ‘‘Gulf War’’; 

20 (C) by striking ‘‘Persian Gulf War vet21 erans’’ each place it appears and inserting 

22 ‘‘Gulf War veterans’’; and 

23 (D) by striking ‘‘during the Persian Gulf 

24 War’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘dur25 ing the Gulf War’’. 


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1 (c) MEMBERS CURRENTLY SERVING.— 

2 (1) MEMBERSHIP.—Notwithstanding paragraph 

3 (5)(A) of subsection (b) of such section 707, as 

4 amended by subsection (a)(2), the chairmen and 

5 ranking members of the congressional veterans com6 mittees shall jointly designate 10 members of the 

7 Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Vet8 erans’ Illnesses established pursuant to such sub9 section (b) who are serving as members as of the 

10 date of the enactment of this Act to continue to 

11 serve as members for periods determined pursuant 

12 to paragraph (2) rather than for the term for which 

13 the members were appointed before such date of en14 actment. 

15 (2) PERIOD OF SERVICE.—The chairmen and 

16 ranking members of the congressional veterans com17 mittees shall jointly determine the period of service 

18 of each member specified in paragraph (1) in a man19 ner that staggers the periods of such members in pe20 riods of one, two, or three years beginning on the 

21 date of the enactment of this Act. In determining 

22 such staggered periods, the chairmen and ranking 

23 members shall take into account the order of filling 

24 vacancies pursuant to subsection (b)(5)(B) of such 

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1 vacancies occurring of such members shall be filled 

2 in accordance with such subsection. 

3 (3) NEW MEMBERS.—Upon designating mem4 bers under paragraph (1), the chairmen of the con5 gressional veterans committees shall each appoint 

6 one additional member to the committee from among 

7 individuals who have not served on the Research Ad8 visory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses. 

9 Such appointments shall be treated as the first and 

10 second vacancies described in subclauses (I) and (II) 

11 of subsection (b)(5)(B)(i) of such section 707, as 

12 amended by subsection (a)(2), respectively. 

13 (4) REAPPOINTMENT.—A member of the Com14 mittee specified in paragraph (1) who has served 

15 more than three years may not be reappointed after 

16 the period for the member specified in paragraph (2) 

17 expires. 

18 SEC. 3. RESEARCH CASE DEFINITION OF GULF WAR ILL19 NESS. 

20 (a) STANDARD DEFINITION.—Except as provided by 

21 subsection (b), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall en22 sure that any research conducted or funded by the Sec23 retary on the chronic multisymptom illness that afflicts 

24 approximately 25 percent of Gulf War veterans— 


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1 (1) refers to the illness as ‘‘Gulf War Illness’’; 

2 and 

3 (2) uses the research case definition of such ill4 ness that is recommended from time to time by the 

5 Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Vet6 erans’ Illnesses established by section 707 of the 

7 Veterans Health Care Act of 1992 (Public Law 

8 102–585; 38 U.S.C. 527 note). 

9 (b) ALTERNATIVE DEFINITION.—During any period 

10 in which the Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War 

11 Veterans’ Illnesses has not recommended a research case 

12 definition for Gulf War Illness, the Secretary of Veterans 

13 Affairs shall ensure that any research on such illness con14 ducted or funded by the Secretary uses a research case 

15 definition that is consistent with the definition of the term 

16 ‘‘chronic multisymptom illness in Persian Gulf War vet17 erans’’ provided by section 805(e) of the Veterans’ Bene18 fits Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–275; 124 Stat. 2890). 

19 (c) ADVICE.—The Research Advisory Committee on 

20 Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses shall submit to the Secretary 

21 of Defense advice regarding the best type of organization 

22 and process for the Gulf War Illness Research Program 

23 of the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Pro24 gram to use to develop a research case definition of ‘‘Gulf 

25 War Illness’’. 


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1 SEC. 4. STUDIES AND REPORTS ON GULF WAR ILLNESS. 

2 (a) CONDUCT OF NEW STUDIES.— 

3 (1) EVALUATION OF ANIMAL STUDIES.—In con4 ducting or funding any study relating to illnesses of 

5 Gulf War veterans on or after the date of the enact6 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

7 shall ensure that such study is conducted in a man8 ner such that animal studies are considered to the 

9 same extent in all respects as human studies. 

10 (2) SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE OF ASSOCIATION.— 

11 In conducting or funding any study relating to ill12 nesses of Gulf War veterans, or other health matters 

13 of veterans, on or after the date of the enactment 

14 of this Act, the Institute of Medicine of the National 

15 Academies shall ensure that such study is conducted 

16 in a manner that defines ‘‘sufficient evidence of an 

17 association’’ in the ‘‘categories of association’’ used 

18 in the study as the following: ‘‘Evidence is sufficient 

19 to conclude that there is a positive association. That 

20 is, a positive association has been observed between 

21 an exposure to a specific agent and a health outcome 

22 in human or animal studies in which chance, bias, 

23 and confounding could be ruled out with reasonable 

24 confidence.’’. 

25 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON NATIONAL COHORT

26 STUDY.—It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary 


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1 of Veterans Affairs should conduct an additional follow2 up study of a national cohort of Gulf War and Gulf-War3 Era veterans that includes questions described in the 

4 ‘‘Symptom Inventory Required to Ascertain Case Status 

5 for Gulf War Multisymptom Illness, as Defined by both 

6 the Fukuda and Kansas criteria’’ published by the Re7 search Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Ill8 nesses on June 9, 2012, in appendix F of the document 

9 titled ‘‘Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Vet10 erans’ Illnesses Findings and Recommendations’’. 

11 (c) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON STUDY ON RISK OF DE12 VELOPING MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, 

13 PARKINSON’S DISEASE, BRAIN CANCERS, AND OTHER

14 CONDITIONS.—It is the sense of Congress that the Sec15 retary of Veterans Affairs should submit to the congres16 sional veterans committees each report required by section 

17 804 of the Veterans’ Benefits Improvement Act of 2008 

18 (Public Law 110–389; 122 Stat. 4187). 

19 (d) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON PREVIOUSLY CON20 DUCTED STUDIES.—It is the sense of Congress that the 

21 Secretary of Veterans Affairs should— 

22 (1) seek to enter into an agreement with the In23 stitute of Medicine of the National Academies to 

24 carry out the review described in section 805 of the 

25 Veterans’ Benefits Act of 2010 (Public Law 111– 


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1 275; 124 Stat. 2890), regardless of any previous re2 view conducted under such section, in a manner that 

3 ensures that the Institute of Medicine convenes to 

4 conduct the review a group of medical professionals 

5 who are experienced in treating individuals who 

6 served as members of the Armed Forces in the 

7 Southwest Asia Theater of Operations of the Persian 

8 Gulf War during 1990 or 1991 and who have been 

9 diagnosed with Gulf War illness, chronic multisymp10 tom illness, or another health condition related to 

11 chemical and environmental exposure that may have 

12 occurred during such service; 

13 (2) seek to enter into an agreement with the In14 stitute of Medicine to carry out the review described 

15 in section 1603 of the Persian Gulf War Veterans 

16 Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–277; 38 U.S.C. 1117 

17 note), regardless of any previous review conducted 

18 under such section, addressing the matters originally 

19 reviewed by the Institute of Medicine in the reports 

20 titled ‘‘Gulf War and Health: Volume 1. Depleted 

21 Uranium, Sarin, Pyridostigmine Bromide, and Vac22 cines’’, ‘‘Gulf War and Health: Volume 2. Insecti23 cides and Solvents’’, and ‘‘Gulf War and Health: 

24 Volume 3. Fuels, Combustion Products, and Propel25 lants’’; and 


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1 (3) not disseminate or use for research, clinical 

2 care, benefits, or any other purpose the results of 

3 the report of the Institute of Medicine titled ‘‘Gulf 

4 War and Health Report: Volume 9. Treatment for 

5 Chronic Multisymptom Illness’’. 

6 (e) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON CONSULTATION.—It is 

7 the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Veterans Af8 fairs should, prior to entering into a contract or agreement 

9 with the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies 

10 with respect to research or studies on the health of Gulf 

11 War veterans, obtain the advice of the Research Advisory 

12 Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses established by 

13 section 707 of the Veterans Health Care Act of 1992 

14 (Public Law 102–585; 38 U.S.C. 527 note) regarding the 

15 scope of work and the charge to be given to the Institute 

16 of Medicine. 

17 (f) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON INCLUSION OF CERTAIN

18 PROFESSIONALS IN SCIENTIFIC OR MEDICAL GROUPS.— 

19 It is the sense of Congress that, in any contract requiring 

20 the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies to 

21 convene a committee to study the health of Gulf War vet22 erans, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs should ensure 

23 that any such committee convened should contain not less 

24 than three members of the Research Advisory Committee 

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1 of the Veterans Health Care Act of 1992 (Public Law 

2 102–585; 38 U.S.C. 527 note). 

3 (g) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON NOTIFICATION OF

4 UNDUE INFLUENCE.—It is the sense of Congress that the 

5 Secretary of Veterans Affairs should promptly notify the 

6 congressional veterans committees of any employee or con7 tractor of the Federal Government whom the Secretary 

8 believes influenced, or attempted to influence, the outcome 

9 of a report or study on the health of Gulf War veterans 

10 conducted by the Department of Veterans Affairs or the 

11 Institute of Medicine of the National Academies if such 

12 influence was not related to a scientifically objective out13 come. 

14 SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS. 

15 In this Act: 

16 (1) The term ‘‘congressional veterans commit17 tees’’ means the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of 

18 the House of Representatives and the Senate. 

19 (2) The term ‘‘Gulf War’’ means the Southwest 

20 Asia theater of operations from August 2, 1990, to 

21 July 31, 1991. 


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1 (3) The term ‘‘Gulf War veteran’’ means an in2 dividual who served as a member of the Armed 

3 Forces in the Gulf War. 

Passed the House of Representatives May 28, 2014. 

Attest: KAREN L. HAAS, 

Clerk. 


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