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 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'  
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,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  
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! 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 = 
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%all comm5ce an epidemiological /udy on 
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incid5ce ( *olangioc>c9oma 9 cov]$      
vet]ans ( ! ,vietnam era & 9 resid5ts ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates1 f ! beg9n+ ( ! ,vietnam
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7#b7 = ea* ( ! gr\ps specifi$ 9 p>agraph
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individuals ) *olangioc>c9oma by v>i\s  
demographic *>act]i/ics1 includ+ by age1
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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        
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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 ,!
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t]m 9 section #aja ( title #ch1 ,unit$  
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 ( ! ,vietnam era means vet]ans :o s]v$ 
9 ! ,vietnam !at] ( op]ations dur+ !    
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