97 STAT. 994 PUBLIC LAW 98-160—NOV. 21, 1983 Report to congressional committees. (ii) in light of the opinion submitted pursuant to clause (i) of this subparagraph, such recommendations for amendments to paragraph (1) of this subsection and for other legislative and administrative action as the Administrator considers appropriate. "(3) Not later than July 1, 1987, the Administrator shall submit to such committees a report containing a description of the plans made and timetable for carrying out paragraph (1) of this subsection.". 38 USC 612A note. Report to congressional committees. STUDY OF POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER AND OTHER POST-WAR PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS SEC. 102. (a)(1) The Administrator of Veterans' Affairs shall pro- vide for the conduct of a comprehensive study of the prevalence and incidence in the population of Vietnam veterans of post-traumatic stress disorder and other psychological problems in readjusting to civilian life (hereinafter in this section collectively referred to as "post-war psychological problems") and of the effects of post-war psychological problems on such veterans, with particular attention to veterans who have service-connected disabilities and with specific reference to women veterans. (2) The study required by this subsection— (A) shall be designed to yield information regarding any statistical correlations— (i) between post-war psychological problems and physical disabilities (by type of disability) in the population of Viet- nam veterans; (ii) between post-war psychological problems and alcohol and drug abuse in such population; (iii) between veterans in such population having post-war psychological problems and being members of minority groups; and (iv) between post-war psychological problems in such pop- ulation and the incarceration of such veterans in penal institutions; (B) shall include an evaluation of the long-term effects of post- war psychological problems among Vietnam veterans on the families of such veterans (and on persons in other primary social relationships with such veterans); and (C) shall include a survey of the extent to which Vietnam veterans with post-war psychological problems usc care fur- nished by the Veterans' Administration. (b) Not later than October 1, 1986, the Administrator shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the results of the study required by subsection (a). Such report shall contain— (Da description of the results of the study; (2) information regarding the capability of the Veterans' Administration to provide treatment to the number of veterans estimated in such study to be suffering from post-war psycho- logical problems; (3) descriptions of the policies and procedures of the Veterans' Administration with respect to providing disability compensa- tion for post-war psychological problems; (4) a description of the activities of the Administrator in attempting to coordinate Veterans' Administration health-care
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