Sec. 502. ANALYSIS AND REPORT ON TREATMENT OF VETERANS FOR MEDICAL CONDITIONS RELATED TO TOXIC EXPOSURE
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## SEC. 502 ANALYSIS AND REPORT ON TREATMENT OF VETERANS FOR MEDICAL CONDITIONS RELATED TO TOXIC EXPOSURE **[**[38 U.S.C. 527 note](/us/usc/t38/s527)**]** ###
(a)In General The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall analyze, on a continuous basis, all clinical data that— ####
(1)is obtained by the Department of Veterans Affairs in connection with hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care furnished under section 1710(a)(2)(F) of title 38, United States Code; and ####
(2)is likely to be scientifically useful in determining the association, if any, between the medical condition of a veteran and a toxic exposure. ###
(b)Annual Report Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, 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 following: ####
(1)The aggregate data compiled under subsection (a). ####
(2)An analysis of such data. ####
(3)A description of the types and incidences of medical conditions identified by the Department under such subsection. ####
(4)The explanation of the Secretary for the incidence of such medical conditions and other explanations for the incidence of such conditions as the Secretary considers reasonable. ####
(5)The views of the Secretary on the scientific validity of drawing conclusions from the incidence of such medical conditions, as evidenced by the data compiled under subsection (a), regarding any association between such conditions and toxic exposures. ###
(c)Toxic Exposure Defined In this section, the term “toxic exposure” has the meaning given such term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code, as amended by section 102(b).
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ANALYSIS AND REPORT ON TREATMENT OF VETERANS FOR MEDICAL CONDITIONS RELATED TO TOXIC EXPOSURE
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