HR 1406
107th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Chronic fatigue syndrome
Chronically ill
Disability evaluation
Disabled
Government Operations and Politics
Government publicity
Gulf War syndrome
Health
History
Human experimentation in medicine
Medical records
Medical research
Muscular diseases
Patients' rights
Persian Gulf War
Science, Technology, Communications
Veterans' disability compensation
Gulf War Undiagnosed Illness Act of 2001
Introduced: April 4, 2001
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 10, 2001
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 10, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
Apr 4, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 4, 2001
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Gulf War Undiagnosed Illness Act of 2001 - Includes fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, a chronic multisymptom illness, or any other ill-defined illness among the chronic disabilities of a Persian Gulf War veteran for which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may pay disability compensation.
Authorizes the Secretary, with respect to medical research projects sponsored by the Department of Veterans Affairs, to provide that medical information derived from the participation of a Persian Gulf veteran in such project may not be used in adjudicating such veteran's entitlement to the receipt of veterans' disability compensation.
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Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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