Sec. 731. Study on health effects relating to activity of the Armed Forces on Vieques
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Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing a study of the health effects of the live-fire training at Vieques Naval Training Range conducted by the Navy before 2002 and other activities of the Armed Forces on the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico. The study shall include a comprehensive analysis of the following: The immediate health effects of such training and activity on the residents of Vieques.
The long-term health effects of such training and activity on the residents of Vieques. The potential ongoing health effects caused by any contamination relating to such training and activity.