#aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 
#ehf  ,,an ,,act  ,to direct ! ,secret>y
 ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to /udy & report on
 ! preval5ce ( *olangioc>c9oma 9 vet]ans
 :o s]v$ 9 ! ,vietnam !at] ( op]ations  
dur+ ! ,vietnam era1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,vietnam ,vet]ans ,liv] ,fluke ,canc] 
,/udy ,act4  #b4 ,/udy on ! preval5ce ( 
*olangioc>c9oma 9 vet]ans :o s]v$ 9 !   
,vietnam !at] ( op]ations dur+ !        
,vietnam era  7a7 ,epidemiological /udy 
,n lat] ?an #abj days aft] ! date (     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (      
,vet]ans ,affairs1 9 consultation ) !   
,director ( ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control
 & ,prev5tion ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? &  
,human ,s]vices1 %all comm5ce an        
epidemiological /udy on ! preval5ce (   
*olangioc>c9oma 9 cov]$ vet]ans ( !     
,vietnam era1 us+ data f ! ,vet]ans     
,affairs ,c5tral ,canc] ,regi/ry & !    
,national ,program ( ,canc] ,regi/ries4 
,! /udy %all include--  7#a7 an         
id5tification ( ! rate ( incid5ce (     

*olangioc>c9oma 9 cov]$ vet]ans ( !     
,vietnam era & 9 resid5ts ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates1 f ! beg9n+ ( ! ,vietnam era to !
 date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act2 &  7#b7 =  
ea* ( ! gr\ps specifi$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71 
an id5tification ( ! p]c5tage (         
individuals ) *olangioc>c9oma by v>i\s  
demographic *>act]i/ics1 includ+ by age1
 g5d]1 race1 e?nicity1 & ! geographic   
location ( ! pati5t at ! "t ( diagnosis4
  7b7 ,reports to ,congress  7#a7       
,initial report ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] 
! completion ( ! /udy "u subsection 7a71
 ! ,secret>y %all submit to ,congress a 
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  7#b7 ,foll[-,up reports ,!        
,secret>y %all p]iodically submit to !  
,congress a foll[-up reports1 z det]m9$ 
by ! ,secret>y1 to provide updates to ! 
in=mation includ$ 9 ! initial report "u 
p>agraph 7#a7 & in=mation collect$      

pursuant to subsection 7c74  7c7        
,cont9u$ track+ ( *olangioc>c9oma 9     
cov]$ vet]ans ( ! ,vietnam era ,!       
,secret>y %all track ! preval5ce (      
*olangioc>c9oma 9 cov]$ vet]ans ( !     
,vietnam era us+ ! ,vet]ans ,affairs    
,c5tral ,canc] ,regi/ry1 & provide su*  
in=mation to ,congress 9 foll[-up       
reports submitt$ "u subsection 7b77#b74 
7d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  7#a7 ,!
 t]m ,vietnam era has ! mean+ giv5 su*  
t]m 9 section #aja ( title #ch1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code4  7#b7 ,! t]m cov]$ vet]ans
 ( ! ,vietnam era means vet]ans :o s]v$ 
9 ! ,vietnam !at] ( op]ations dur+ !    
,vietnam era4  #c4 ,ext5sion ( c]ta9    
limitation ( p5sion paym5ts ,section    
#eejc7;d77#g7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates
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#bjca & ins]t+ ,decemb] #ca1 #bjca4     
,pass$ ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives ,april 
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