S.Amdt. 2762

SA 2762. Mrs. GILLIBRAND submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed to amendment SA 2730 proposed by Mr. Johnson (for himself and
Mrs. Hutchison) to the bill H.R. 3082, making appropriations for
military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of title II, add the following:
Sec. 229. (a) Report on Plans for Examining Association
Between Diseases in Children and Exposure of Parents to
Herbicide Agents Used in Military Operations in Vietnam.--Not
later than six months after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of a
Representatives a report on the plans of the Department of
Veterans Affairs to examine the association between diseases
in children and the exposure of their parents to herbicides
used in support of military operations in Vietnam.
(b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) A description of current efforts of the Department of
Veterans Affairs to examine the association between diseases
in children and the exposure of their parents to herbicides
used in support of military operations in Vietnam.
(2) A plan for a study by the Department to examine
potential associations between diseases in children and the
exposure of their parents to herbicides used in support of
military operations in Vietnam, including a plan to--
(A) review current scientific literature on such
associations and identify any gaps in scientific knowledge
regarding such associations.
(B) carry out actions to address any gaps identified under
subparagraph (A).
(3) A statement of the agencies, organizations, or entities
with which the Department will carry out review and actions
set forth under paragraph (2).
(4) A statement of the estimated cost of the study
described in paragraph (2).
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