Sec. 507. STUDY ON TOXIC EXPOSURE AND MENTAL HEALTH OUTCOMES

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## SEC. 507 STUDY ON TOXIC EXPOSURE AND MENTAL HEALTH OUTCOMES ###

(a)Study Required Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine for the conduct of a study of veterans to assess possible relationships between toxic exposures experienced during service in the Armed Forces and mental health conditions, including chronic multisymptom illness, traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, episodes of psychosis, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, suicide attempts, and suicide deaths. ###

(b)Elements For each veteran included in the study under subsection (a), the following information shall be collected and assessed: ####

(1)Age. ####

(2)Sex. ####

(3)Race and ethnicity. ####

(4)Period and length of service in the Armed Forces. ####

(5)The military occupational specialty or specialties of the veteran. ####

(6)History of toxic exposure during service in the Armed Forces. ####

(7)Any diagnosis of chronic multisymptom illness. ####

(8)Any diagnosis of a mental health or cognitive disorder. ####

(9)Any history of suicide attempt or suicidality. ####

(10)If the veteran died by suicide. ####

(11)Any confounding traumatic experiences that could affect a veteran’s mental health. ###

(c)Report Not later than three years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report containing the findings of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine with respect to the study conducted under subsection (a).