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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4261 

To improve the research of Gulf War Illness, the Research Advisory 

Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 14, 2014 

Mr. COFFMAN (for himself, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, and Mr. MICHAUD) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

A BILL 

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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Gulf War Health Re5 search Reform Act of 2014’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS TO RESEARCH ADVISORY COM2 MITTEE ON GULF WAR VETERANS’ ILL3 NESSES. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

10 paragraphs: 

11 ‘‘(2) INDEPENDENCE.—(A) The Committee estab12 lished under paragraph (1) shall be an independent advi13 sory committee which shall provide advice and counsel to 

14 the congressional veterans committees and to the Sec15 retary of Veterans Affairs (as the head of the department 

16 designated under subsection (a) that established the Com17 mittee under paragraph (1)). 

18 ‘‘(B) In carrying out the functions, powers, and du19 ties of the Committee, the Committee shall be independent 

20 of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. The Committee shall 

21 exert independent control of the budget allocations, staff22 ing levels and expenditures, personnel decisions and proc23 esses, procurements, and other administrative and man24 agement functions of the Committee. The administration 

25 and management of the Committee shall be subject to the 

26 usual and customary Federal audit procedures. 


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

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

3 of other departments and agencies of the Federal Govern4 ment that conduct research on illnesses in Gulf War vet5 erans advice with respect to proposed research studies, re6 search plans, or research strategies relating to the health 

7 consequences of military service in the Southwest Asia 

8 theater of operations during the Gulf War. 

9 ‘‘(B) The Committee may not conduct scientific re10 search or review research proposals submitted to the Sec11 retary of Veterans Affairs prior to funding. The Secretary 

12 shall appoint three members from the Committee who 

13 have appropriate scientific expertise to the committee des14 ignated to review such research proposals relating to ill15 nesses in Gulf War veterans. 

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

17 be the premise that the fundamental goal of Gulf War 

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

19 by the Federal Government is to ultimately improve the 

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

21 success of research efforts shall be judged accordingly. 

22 The Committee shall assess the overall effectiveness of 

23 such research conducted by the Federal Government to 

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1 ments for health consequences of military service in the 

2 Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Gulf War. 

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

4 review research funded by the Department of Veterans Af5 fairs relevant to understanding and treating the health 

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

7 processes conducted to solicit, review, and select such 

8 funded research to assess methods, results, and implica9 tions of such research. The Committee may review re10 search plans, initiatives, and activities from other depart11 ments and agencies of the Federal Government supporting 

12 research relating to the health consequences of military 

13 service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during 

14 the Gulf War. 

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

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

17 submit to the congressional veterans committees and the 

18 Secretary of Veterans Affairs an annual report summa19 rizing the activities of the Committee during the period 

20 covered by the report. 

21 ‘‘(B) The Committee shall submit to the congres22 sional veterans committees, the Secretary of Veterans Af23 fairs, and the head of any other department or agency of 

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1 ommendations of the Committee regarding Gulf War-re2 lated research. 

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

4 other documents of the Committee shall not be subject to 

5 review or approval by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 

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

7 Veterans Affairs proposed recommendations of the Com8 mittee for comment for a period not to exceed 30 days. 

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

10 be approved by the Committee meeting in public session 

11 prior to such submission. 

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

13 composed of 12 members appointed as follows: 

14 ‘‘(i) One member appointed jointly by the chair15 man of the congressional veterans committees, who 

16 shall serve as chairman of the Committee. 

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

18 of the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House 

19 of Representatives. 

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

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

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

23 member of the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of 

24 the House of Representatives. 


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

2 member of the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of 

3 the Senate. 

4 ‘‘(vi) Three members appointed by the Sec5 retary of Veterans Affairs, of whom not less than 

6 one shall be a veteran. 

7 ‘‘(B)(i) The first 11 vacancies from among the mem8 bers of the Committee (not including a member serving 

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

10 date of the enactment of the Gulf War Health Research 

11 Reform Act of 2014 shall be filled by— 

12 ‘‘(I) the chairman of the Committee on Vet13 erans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives ap14 pointing a member for the first and sixth vacancy; 

15 ‘‘(II) the chairman of the Committee on Vet16 erans’ Affairs of the Senate appointing a member 

17 for the second and seventh vacancy; 

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

19 Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives 

20 appointing a member for the third and eighth va21 cancy; 

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

23 Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate appointing a member 

24 for the fourth and ninth vacancy; and 


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1 ‘‘(V) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs appoint2 ing a member for the fifth, tenth, and eleventh va3 cancy. 

4 ‘‘(ii) A vacancy in the Committee of a member serv5 ing as chairman shall be filled jointly by the chairmen of 

6 the congressional veterans committees. 

7 ‘‘(iii) Except as provided by clause (i) or (ii), a va8 cancy in the Committee of a member shall be filled in the 

9 manner in which the appointment of such member was 

10 made. A member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring be11 fore the expiration of the term for which the member’s 

12 predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for the 

13 remainder of that term. 

14 ‘‘(C) Of the members of the Committee who are ap15 pointed on or after the date of the enactment of the Gulf 

16 War Health Research Reform Act of 2014— 

17 ‘‘(i) not fewer than three members shall be vet18 erans; 

19 ‘‘(ii) not fewer than eight members shall be sci20 entists or physicians who have experience in bio21 medicine, epidemiology, immunology, environmental 

22 health, neurology, toxicology, or other appropriate 

23 disciplines; and 

24 ‘‘(iii) the chairman shall be a veteran or an ex25 pert described in clause (ii), or both. 


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1 ‘‘(D) Each member of the Committee who is ap2 pointed on or after the date of the enactment of the Gulf 

3 War Health Research Reform Act of 2014 shall be ap4 pointed for a three-year term. Except as provided by sec5 tion 2(c)(3) of such Act, a member may be reappointed 

6 once (not including the initial appointment of a member 

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

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

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

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

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

12 may hold hearings. 

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

14 of the Office of Research and Development of the Depart15 ment of Veterans Affairs, and the head of the Office of 

16 Public Health of the Department shall attend each meet17 ing of the Committee. 

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

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

20 not below the Deputy Under Secretary for Health of the 

21 Department of Veterans Affairs, but the Secretary shall 

22 attend at least one meeting each year without making such 

23 delegation. 

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

25 to the public. 


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

2 respect to a member who serves a scientific director under 

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

4 of compensation, each member of the Committee shall be 

5 paid at the daily rate provided for temporary and intermit6 tent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United 

7 States Code, for each day during which the member at8 tends meetings of the Committee. 

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

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

11 at rates authorized for employees of agencies under sub12 chapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, 

13 while away from their homes or regular places of business 

14 in the performance of service of the Committee. 

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

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

17 Committee scientific and administrative support. Such 

18 employees may be— 

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

20 Affairs or other departments or agencies of the Fed21 eral Government; 

22 ‘‘(II) individuals employed as temporary em23 ployees of the Federal Government; or 

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

25 Committee, provided under a contract entered into 


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1 by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and a medical 

2 school or other medical research institution selected 

3 by the chairman of the Committee. 

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

5 from the members of the Committee, a scientific director 

6 to supervise the operations of the Committee. Such direc7 tor shall count as one of the four employees authorized 

8 under clause (i). 

9 ‘‘(iii) At the request of the chairman of the Com10 mittee, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall procure 

11 services from nongovernmental consultants to assist the 

12 Committee in preparing reports, background papers, and 

13 other material for consideration by the Committee. Such 

14 services may be procured under the contract described in 

15 clause (i)(III). 

16 ‘‘(8) APPLICATION OF FEDERAL ADVISORY COM17 MITTEE ACT.—(A) Except as otherwise provided by this 

18 subsection, the Committee shall be subject to the Federal 

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

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

21 with the chairman of the congressional veterans commit22 tees in designating an officer or employee of the Depart23 ment under section 10 of the Federal Advisory Committee 

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


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1 ‘‘(C) Notwithstanding such section 10, such des2 ignated officer or employee may not have authority— 

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

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

5 ‘‘(iii) to take any other action that is incon6 sistent with the independence of the Committee 

7 under paragraph (2). 

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

9 Committee shall be derived from amounts appropriated to 

10 the Department of Veterans Affairs for purposes of this 

11 subsection. 

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

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

14 date that is two years after the date on which the Com15 mittee submits to the congressional veterans committees, 

16 the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Veterans 

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

18 members) explaining that each Secretary is carrying out 

19 an effective research program relating to the health con20 sequences of military service in the Southwest Asia theater 

21 of operations during the Gulf War. 

22 ‘‘(B) If during the two-year period described in sub23 paragraph (A) the Committee notifies the congressional 

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1 tained in the report submitted under subparagraph (A) 

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

3 the date on which the Committee submits a new report 

4 described in subparagraph (A).’’. 

5 (b) DEFINITIONS; REDESIGNATION; CONFORMING

6 AMENDMENTS.— 

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

8 amended by adding at the end the following new 

9 subsection: 

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

11 ‘‘(1) The term ‘congressional veterans commit12 tees’ means the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of 

13 the House of Representatives and the Senate. 

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

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

16 July 31, 1991. 

17 ‘‘(3) The term ‘Gulf War veteran’ means an in18 dividual who served as a member of the Armed 

19 Forces in the Gulf War.’’. 

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

21 section 707 is amended by striking ‘‘, and may re22 designate from time to time,’’. 

23 (3) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such section 

24 707 is further amended— 


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

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

3 by paragraph (2)— 

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

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

6 advisory committee’’; and 

7 (ii) by striking ‘‘and representatives of 

8 such veterans’’ and inserting ‘‘representa9 tives of such veterans, and individuals 

10 from the scientific and medical commu11 nity’’; 

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

13 operations during the Persian Gulf War’’ each 

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

15 (C) by striking ‘‘Persian Gulf War vet16 erans’’ each place it appears and inserting 

17 ‘‘Gulf War veterans’’; and 

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

19 War’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘dur20 ing the Gulf War’’. 

21 (c) MEMBERS CURRENTLY SERVING.— 

22 (1) MEMBERSHIP.—Notwithstanding paragraph 

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

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

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1 mittees shall jointly designate 10 members of the 

2 Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Vet3 erans’ Illnesses established pursuant to such sub4 section (b) who are serving as members as of the 

5 date of the enactment of this Act to continue to 

6 serve as members for periods determined pursuant 

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

8 the members were appointed before such date of en9 actment. 

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

11 ranking members of the congressional veterans com12 mittees shall jointly determine the period of service 

13 of each member specified in paragraph (1) in a man14 ner that staggers the periods of such members in pe15 riods of one, two, or three years beginning on the 

16 date of the enactment of this Act. In determining 

17 such staggered periods, the chairmen and ranking 

18 members shall take into account the order of filling 

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

20 section 707, as amended by subsection (a)(2). Any 

21 vacancies occurring of such members shall be filled 

22 in accordance with such subsection. 

23 (3) NEW MEMBERS.—Upon designating mem24 bers under paragraph (1), the chairmen of the con25 gressional veterans committees shall each appoint 


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1 one additional member to the committee from among 

2 individuals who have not served on the Research Ad3 visory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses. 

4 Such appointments shall be treated as the first and 

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

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

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

8 (4) REAPPOINTMENT.—A member of the Com9 mittee specified in paragraph (1) who has served 

10 more than three years may not be reappointed after 

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

12 expires. 

13 SEC. 3. RESEARCH CASE DEFINITION OF GULF WAR ILL14 NESS. 

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

16 subsection (b), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall en17 sure that any research conducted or funded by the Sec18 retary on the chronic multisymptom illness that afflicts 

19 approximately 25 percent of Gulf War veterans— 

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

21 and 

22 (2) uses the research case definition of such ill23 ness that is recommended from time to time by the 

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1 Veterans Health Care Act of 1992 (Public Law 

2 102–585; 38 U.S.C. 527 note). 

3 (b) ALTERNATIVE DEFINITION.—During any period 

4 in which the Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War 

5 Veterans’ Illnesses has not recommended a research case 

6 definition for Gulf War Illness, the Secretary of Veterans 

7 Affairs shall ensure that any research on such illness con8 ducted or funded by the Secretary uses a research case 

9 definition that is consistent with the definition of the term 

10 ‘‘chronic multisymptom illness in Persian Gulf War vet11 erans’’ provided by section 805(e) of the Veterans’ Bene12 fits Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–275; 124 Stat. 2890). 

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

14 Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses shall submit to the Secretary 

15 of Defense advice regarding the best type of organization 

16 and process for the Gulf War Illness Research Program 

17 of the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Pro18 gram to use to develop a research case definition of ‘‘Gulf 

19 War Illness’’. 

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

21 (a) CONDUCT OF NEW STUDIES.— 

22 (1) EVALUATION OF ANIMAL STUDIES.—In con23 ducting or funding any study relating to illnesses of 

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1 shall ensure that such study is conducted in a man2 ner such that animal studies are considered to the 

3 same extent in all respects as human studies. 

4 (2) SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE OF ASSOCIATION.— 

5 In conducting or funding any study relating to ill6 nesses of Gulf War veterans, or other health matters 

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

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

9 Academies shall ensure that such study is conducted 

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

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

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

13 to conclude that there is a positive association. That 

14 is, a positive association has been observed between 

15 an exposure to a specific agent and a health outcome 

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

17 and confounding could be ruled out with reasonable 

18 confidence.’’. 

19 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON NATIONAL COHORT

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

21 of Veterans Affairs should conduct an additional follow22 up study of a national cohort of Gulf War and Gulf-War23 Era veterans that includes questions described in the 

24 ‘‘Symptom Inventory Required to Ascertain Case Status 

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1 the Fukuda and Kansas criteria’’ published by the Re2 search Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Ill3 nesses on June 9, 2012, in appendix F of the document 

4 titled ‘‘Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Vet5 erans’ Illnesses Findings and Recommendations’’. 

6 (c) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON STUDY ON RISK OF DE7 VELOPING MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, 

8 PARKINSON’S DISEASE, BRAIN CANCERS, AND OTHER

9 CONDITIONS.—It is the sense of Congress that the Sec10 retary of Veterans Affairs should submit to the congres11 sional veterans committees each report required by section 

12 804 of the Veterans’ Benefits Improvement Act of 2008 

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

14 (d) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON PREVIOUSLY CON15 DUCTED STUDIES.—It is the sense of Congress that the 

16 Secretary of Veterans Affairs should— 

17 (1) seek to enter into an agreement with the In18 stitute of Medicine of the National Academies to 

19 carry out the review described in section 805 of the 

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

21 275; 124 Stat. 2890), regardless of any previous re22 view conducted under such section, in a manner that 

23 ensures that the Institute of Medicine convenes to 

24 conduct the review a group of medical professionals 

25 who are experienced in treating individuals who 


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1 served as members of the Armed Forces in the 

2 Southwest Asia Theater of Operations of the Persian 

3 Gulf War during 1990 or 1991 and who have been 

4 diagnosed with Gulf War illness, chronic multisymp5 tom illness, or another health condition related to 

6 chemical and environmental exposure that may have 

7 occurred during such service; 

8 (2) seek to enter into an agreement with the In9 stitute of Medicine to carry out the review described 

10 in section 1603 of the Persian Gulf War Veterans 

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

12 note), regardless of any previous review conducted 

13 under such section, addressing the matters originally 

14 reviewed by the Institute of Medicine in the reports 

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

16 Uranium, Sarin, Pyridostigmine Bromide, and Vac17 cines’’, ‘‘Gulf War and Health: Volume 2. Insecti18 cides and Solvents’’, and ‘‘Gulf War and Health: 

19 Volume 3. Fuels, Combustion Products, and Propel20 lants’’; and 

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

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

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

24 War and Health Report: Volume 9. Treatment for 

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

2 the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Veterans Af3 fairs should, prior to entering into a contract or agreement 

4 with the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies 

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

6 War veterans, obtain the advice of the Research Advisory 

7 Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses established by 

8 section 707 of the Veterans Health Care Act of 1992 

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

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

11 of Medicine. 

12 (f) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON INCLUSION OF CERTAIN

13 PROFESSIONALS IN SCIENTIFIC OR MEDICAL GROUPS.— 

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

15 the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies to 

16 convene a committee to study the health of Gulf War vet17 erans, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs should ensure 

18 that any such committee convened should contain not less 

19 than three members of the Research Advisory Committee 

20 on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses established by section 707 

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

22 102–585; 38 U.S.C. 527 note). 

23 (g) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON NOTIFICATION OF

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

25 Secretary of Veterans Affairs should promptly notify the 


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1 congressional veterans committees of any employee or con2 tractor of the Federal Government whom the Secretary 

3 believes influenced, or attempted to influence, the outcome 

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

5 conducted by the Department of Veterans Affairs or the 

6 Institute of Medicine of the National Academies if such 

7 influence was not related to a scientifically objective out8 come. 

9 SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS. 

10 In this Act: 

11 (1) The term ‘‘congressional veterans commit12 tees’’ means the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of 

13 the House of Representatives and the Senate. 

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

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

16 July 31, 1991. 

17 (3) The term ‘‘Gulf War veteran’’ means an in18 dividual who served as a member of the Armed 

19 Forces in the Gulf War. 

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