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,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #aj1         
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introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to require ! ,secret>y (       
,vet]ans ,affairs to submit a report on 
risk r$uction /rategies to l[] !        
incid5ce & preval5ce ( amyotrophic      
lat]al scl]osis 9 vet]ans4  #a4 ,%ort   
title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !        
,vet]ans ) ,,als ,report+ ,act4  #b4    
,report on ,amyotrophic ,lat]al         
,scl]osis 9 ,vet]ans  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n   
lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t
 ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans     
,affairs1 9 consultation ) ! ,director (
 ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control &         
,prev5tion1 %all submit to ,congress a  
report on ! incid5ce & preval5ce (      
amyotrophic lat]al scl]osis 7commonly   
kn[n z ,,als74 ,su* report %all         
include-- 7#a7 an assessm5t ( ! incid5ce

 & preval5ce ( amyotrophic lat]al       
scl]osis 9 vet]ans 7z def9$ 9 section   
#aja ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code72 
7#b7 a description ( ! res\rces &       
support t ! ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control
 & ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs      
provides to vet]ans ) amyotrophic lat]al
 scl]osis2  7#c7 a description ( any    
defici5cies 9 ! res\rces & support      
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b72  7#d7 a       
/rategy to develop & te/ risk r$uction  
/rategies int5d$ to l[] ! incid5ce &    
preval5ce ( amyotrophic lat]al scl]osis 
among vet]ans2  7#e7 a /rategy to       
develop a pa?way = vet]ans receiv+      
amyotrophic lat]al scl]osis c>e )9      
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs cl9ics to 
p>ticipate 9 cl9ical trials & rese>*    
sponsor$ by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans      
,affairs2 &  7#f7 any recomm5dations = !
 enactm5t ( legislation to address !    
*all5ges or ne$s associat$ ) l[]+ !     
incid5ce & preval5ce ( amyotrophic      
lat]al scl]osis among vet]ans4  7b7     
,track+ ( amyotrophic lat]al scl]osis 9 

memb]s & vet]ans ,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans
 ,affairs %all track ! preval5ce (      
amyotrophic lat]al scl]osis 9 vet]ans   
us+ ! amyotrophic lat]al scl]osis       
regi/ry & biorepository ( ! ,c5t]s =    
,disease ,control & ,prev5tion4  7c7    
,subsequ5t reports ,n lat] ?an ?ree ye>s
 aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & 
e ?ree ye>s !reaft]1 ! ,secret>y (      
,vet]ans ,affairs %all submit to        
,congress an update to ! report requir$ 
"u subsection 7a7 & in=mation on !      
preval5ce ( amyotrophic lat]al scl]osis 
track$ "u subsection 7b74