PUBLIC LAW 105-368—NOV. 11, 1998 112 STAT. 3323 Federal departments and agencies should have in the establishment and operation of any such center or centers; and (C) such other matters as it considers appropriate; and (2) report to the Secretary, the Secretaries of Defense and Health and Human Services, and the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives, not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, on its recommendations. (c) REPORT ON ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL CENTER. — Not later than 60 days after receiving the report under subsection (b), the Secretaries specified in subsection (b)(2) shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs and Armed Services of the Senate and the Committees on Veterans' Affairs and Natoinal Security of the House of Representatives a joint report on the findings and recommendations contained in that report. Such report may set forth an operational plan for carrying out any recommendation in that report to establish a national center or centers for the study of war-related illnesses. No action to carry out such plan may be taken after the submission of such report until the end of a 90-day period following the date of the submission. SEC. 104. COORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES. Section 707 of the Persian Gulf War Veterans' Health Status Act (title Vn of Public Law 102-586; 38 U.S.C. 527 note) is amended— (1) in the heading, by striking "GOVERNMENT ACTIVITIES ON HEALTH-RELATED RESEARCH" and inserting the following: "HE AL TH -RELATED GOVERNMENT ACTIVITIES"; (2) in subsection (a), by striking "research"; and (3) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following: "(b) PUBLIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE. — Not later than January 1, 1999, the head of the department or agency designated under subsection (a) shall establish an advisory committee consisting of members of the general public, including Persian Gulf War veterans and representatives of such veterans, to provide advice to the head of that department or agency on proposed research studies, research plans, or research strategies relating to the health consequences of military service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War. The department or agency head shall consult with such advisory committee on a regular basis. "(c) REPORTS.—(1) Not later than March 1 of each year, the head of the department or agency designated under subsection (a) shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on— "(A) the status and results of all such research activities undertaken by the executive branch during the previous year; and "(B) research priorities identified during that year. "(2)(A) Not later than 120 days after submission of the epidemiological research study conducted by the Department of Veterans /ofairs entitled VA National Survey of Persian Gulf Veterans—Phase nr, the head of the department or agency designated under subsection (a) shall submit to the congressional committees specified in paragraph (1) a report on the findings under that study and any other pertinent medical literature. "(B) With respect to any findings of that study and any other pertinent medical literature which identify scientific evidence of Deadline. Deadline. Deadlines. Establishment.
�
