PUBLIC LAW 103-446—NOV. 2, 1994 108 STAT. 4645 Public Law 103-446 103d Congress An Act To amend title 38, United States Code, to revise and improve veterans' benefits Nov. 2, 1994 programs, and for other purposes. [H.R. 5244] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Veterans' ^ ' Benefits SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. Improvements (a) SHORT TITLE.—T his Act may be cited as the "Veterans' 33^u^ 101 note. Benefits Improvements Act of 1994". (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS. —The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. ' Sec. 2. References to title 38, United States Code. TITLE I—PERSIAN GULF WAR VETERANS Sec. 101. Short title.
Sec. 102. Findings. Sec. 103. Purposes. Sec. 104. Development of medical evaluation protocol. Sec. 105. Outreach to Persian Gulf veterans. Sec. 106. Compensation benefits for disability resulting from illness attributed to service during the Persian Gulf War. Sec. 107. Evaluation of health status of spouses and children of Persian Gulf War veterans. Sec. 108. Clarification of scope of health examinations provided for veterans eligible for inclusion in health-related registries. Sec. 109. Survey of Persian Gulf veterans. Sec. 110. Authorization for epidemiological studies. Sec. 111. Cost-savings provisions. TITLE II—BOARD OF VETERANS' APPEALS ADMINISTRATION Sec. 201. Appointment, pay comparabilily, and performance reviews for members of the Board ofVeterans' Appeals. Sec. 202. Deadline for establishment of performance evaluation criteria for Board members. Sec. 203. Continuation in office of Chairman pending appointment of successor. TITLE III—ADJUDICATION IMPROVEMENTS Sec. 301. Acceptance of certain documentation for claims purposes. Sec. 302. Expedited treatment of remanded dtums. Sec. 303. Screening of appeals. Sec. 304. Report on feasibility of reorganization of adjudication divisions in VBA regional offices. TITLE IV—VETERANS'CLAIMS ADJUDICATION COMMISSION Sec. 401. Establishment of commission. Sec. 402. Duties of the commission. Sec. 403. Powers of the commission. Sec. 404. Commission personnel matters. " Sec. 405. Termination of the commission. t,t Sec. 406. Definitions. Sec. 407. Funding.
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