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,vet]ans ,affairs to /udy & report on ! 
preval5ce ( *olangioc>c9oma 9 vet]ans ( 
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era  7a7 ,epidemiological /udy ,n lat]  
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enactm5t ( ?is ,act2 &  7#b7 = ea* ( !  
gr\ps specifi$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71 id5tify 
! p]c5tage ( individuals )              
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pati5t at ! "t ( diagnosis4  7b7 ,report
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completion ( ! /udy "u subsection 7a71 !
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report conta9+--  7#a7 ! results ( !    
/udy "u subsection 7a72 &  7#b7         
recomm5dations = adm9i/rative or        
legislative actions requir$ to address  
issues id5tifi$ 9 ! /udy "u subsection  
7a74  7c7 ,cont9u$ track+ (             
*olangioc>c9oma 9 vet]ans ( ! ,vietnam  

era ,! ,secret>y %all track ! preval5ce 
( *olangioc>c9oma 9 vet]ans ( ! ,vietnam
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,canc] ,regi/ry1 & provide su* in=mation
 to ,congress z requir$ "u subsection   
7d74  7d7 ,foll[-,up reports ,!         
,secret>y %all p]iodically submit to !  
,congress an updat$ report "u subsection
 7b71 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4  7e7    
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,! t]m 
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans  
,affairs4  7#b7 ,! t]m ,vietnam era has 
! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #aja (   
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#c7 ,!
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mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #dbaa (    
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4