HR 2553
103th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Chemicals
Defense budgets
Environmental Protection
Environmental health
Federal aid to health facilities
Federal aid to medical research
Health
Military medicine
Persian Gulf War
Research centers
Veterans' medical care
War casualties
To provide for a grant by the Secretary of Defense to be made for the support of establishment of research facility to study low-level chemical sensitivity, particularly in Persian Gulf War veterans.
Introduced: June 29, 1993
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 1, 1993
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Jul 1, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
Jun 29, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jun 29, 1993
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Earmarks specified FY 1994 Department of Defense research, development, test, and evaluation funds for a grant by the Secretary of Defense to a qualifying facility to construct and equip a specialized environmental medical research unit to conduct research into possible chemical sensitivities to low-level exposure to organic chemicals and other substances, especially among persons who served on active duty in Southwest Asia during the Persian Gulf War.
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Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
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