Congress 107 - HR 1406 - Gulf War Undiagnosed Illness Act of 2001

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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

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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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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

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