§ 632. NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MEDICINE ASSESSMENT ON RESEARCH RELATING TO THE DESCENDANTS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH TOXIC EXPOSURE.
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In General.— Agreement .— Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [ Dec. 16, 2016 ], the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Medicine under which the National Academy of Medicine conducts an assessment on scientific research relating to the descendants of individuals with toxic exposure. Alternate organization.— In general .— If the Secretary is unable within the period prescribed in paragraph
(1)to enter into an agreement described in such paragraph with the National Academy of Medicine on terms acceptable to the Secretary, the Secretary shall seek to enter into such an agreement with another appropriate organization that— is not part of the Federal Government; operates as a not-for-profit entity; and has expertise and objectivity comparable to that of the National Academy of Medicine. Treatment .— If the Secretary enters into an agreement with another organization as described in subparagraph (A), any reference in this section to the National Academy of Medicine shall be treated as a reference to the other organization. Elements .— The assessment conducted pursuant to the agreement entered into under subsection
(a)shall include the following: A scientific review of the scientific literature regarding toxicological and epidemiological research on descendants of individuals with toxic exposure. An assessment of areas requiring further scientific study relating to the descendants of veterans with toxic exposure. An assessment of the scope and methodology required to conduct adequate scientific research relating to the descendants of individuals with toxic exposure, including— the types of individuals to be studied, including veterans with toxic exposure and the descendants of those veterans; the number of veterans and descendants described in subparagraph
(A)to be studied; the potential alternatives for participation in such a study, including whether it would be necessary for participants to travel in order to participate; the approximate amount of time and resources needed to prepare and conduct the research; and the appropriate Federal agencies to participate in the research, including the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs. The establishment of categories, including definitions for each such category, to be used in assessing the evidence that a particular health condition is related to toxic exposure, such as— sufficient evidence of a causal relationship; sufficient evidence of an association; limited or suggestive evidence of an association; inadequate or insufficient evidence to determine whether an association exists; and limited or suggestive evidence of no association. An analysis of— the feasibility of conducting scientific research to address the areas that require further study as described under paragraph (2); the value and relevance of the information that could result from such scientific research; and for purposes of conducting further research, the feasibility and advisability of accessing additional information held by a Federal agency that may be sensitive. An identification of a research entity or entities with— expertise in conducting research on health conditions of descendants of individuals with toxic exposure; and an ability to conduct research on those health conditions to address areas requiring further scientific study as described under paragraph (2). Report .— The agreement entered into under subsection
(a)shall require the National Academy of Medicine to submit, not later than 2 years after entering into such agreement, to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives— the results of the assessment conducted pursuant to such agreement, including such recommendations as the National Academy of Medicine considers appropriate regarding the scope and methodology required to conduct adequate scientific research relating to the descendants of veterans with toxic exposure; and a determination regarding whether the results of such assessment indicate that it is feasible to conduct further research regarding health conditions of descendants of veterans with toxic exposure, including an explanation of the basis for the determination. Certification.— In general .— Not later than 90 days after receiving the results of the assessment and determination under subsection (c), 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 certification of the understanding of the Secretary, based on such results and determination, regarding the feasibility of conducting further research regarding health conditions of descendants of veterans with toxic exposure that is expressed by such results and determination. Basis for certification .— The certification submitted under paragraph
(1)shall include an explanation of the basis for the certification.
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NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MEDICINE ASSESSMENT ON RESEARCH RELATING TO THE DESCENDANTS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH TOXIC EXPOSURE.
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