HR 2481
103th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Antitank weapons
Congressional reporting requirements
Federal aid to medical research
Health
Military medicine
Ordnance
Persian Gulf War
Radiation
Uranium
Veterans' medical care
War casualties
Persian Gulf War Radiation Research Act
Introduced: June 22, 1993
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 25, 1993
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Jun 25, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Forces and Personnel.
Jun 22, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jun 22, 1993
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Persian Gulf War Radiation Research Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense to make a specified grant annually for FY 1994 through 1998 to an institution selected through established acquisition procedures to study the possible health effects of battlefield exposure to depleted uranium, including exposure through ingestion, inhalation, or bodily injury. Provides grant funding through Department of Defense research, development, test, and evaluation appropriations.
Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress on such research activities.
What's happening now
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Committees of jurisdiction
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