Presidential Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses
Creates Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses
What it does
Agencies must provide the Committee with requested information, and the Department of Defense must, as allowed by law and funding, support the Committee's work.
Real-world impact
- Creates a federal advisory body focused on Gulf War veterans' health issues.
- Requires agencies to share information and cooperate with the Committee's review.
- Committee must produce interim and final reports, possibly guiding federal programs.
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Summary
This order creates a Presidential Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses to advise the President on causes, treatment, and outreach for illnesses reported by U.S. Gulf War service members. The committee will have up to 12 members appointed by the President and be subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
It will review research, medical programs, outreach, outside reviews, risk factors such as vaccines, chemicals, radiation, smoke, and stress, and reports of possible chemical or biological weapons. Agencies must provide information, and the committee must submit an interim report within six months and a final report by December 31, 1996.
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