EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES REVIEWS AND EVALUATIONS ON ILLNESS AND SERVICE IN PERSIAN GULF WAR AND POST-9/11 GLOBAL OPERATIONS THEATERS.

SEC. 806. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES REVIEWS AND EVALUATIONS ON ILLNESS AND SERVICE IN PERSIAN GULF WAR AND POST-9/11 GLOBAL OPERATIONS THEATERS.(a) Review and Evaluation of Agents and Illnesses Associated With Persian Gulf War Service.—124 STAT. 2891(1) Extension of review and evaluation.—Subsection (j) of section 1603 of the Persian Gulf War Veterans Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–277; 38 U.S.C. 1117 note), as amended by section 202(d)(2) of the Veterans Education and Benefits Expansion Act of 2001 (Public Law 107–173; 115 Stat. 989), is amended by striking “October 1, 2010” and inserting “October 1, 2015”.(2) Disaggregation of results by theaters of operations before and after september 11, 2001.—Such section is further amended—(A) in subsection (c)(1)(A), by striking “who served in the Southwest Asia theater of operations” and all that follows and inserting “who may have been exposed by reason of service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War or, after September 11, 2001, in another Post-9/11 Global Theater of Operations; and”;(B) in subsection (g)(1), by striking “Gulf War service” and inserting “service described in subsection (c)(1)(A)”;(C) in subsection (i)—(i) in paragraph (1), by striking “paragraph (5)” and inserting “paragraph (6)”;(ii) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and(iii) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new paragraph (5):“(5) In each report under this subsection submitted after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, any determinations, results, and recommendations as described in paragraph (2) shall be submitted separately as follows:“(A) For the Southwest Asia theater of operations for the period of the Persian Gulf War ending on September 11, 2001.“(B) For the Post-9/11 Global Theaters of Operations for the period of the Persian Gulf War beginning on September 11, 2001.”; and(D) by adding at the end the following new subsection:“(l) Definitions.—In this section:“(1) The term ‘Persian Gulf War’ has the meaning given that term in section 101(33) of title 38, United States Code.“(2) The term ‘Post-9/11 Global Theater of Operations’ means Afghanistan, Iraq, and any other theater of operations for which the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal is awarded for service.”.(b) Review and Evaluation of Available Evidence Regarding Illness and Service in Persian Gulf War.—(1) In general.—Subsection (j) of section 101 of the Veterans Programs Enhancement Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–368; 112 Stat. 3321) is amended by striking “11 years after” and all that follows through “under subsection (b)” and inserting “on October 1, 2018”.(2) Disaggregation of results by theaters of operations before and after september 11, 2001.—Such section is further amended—(A) in subsection (c)(1)—(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “Gulf war veterans” and all that follows through “Persian Gulf War” and inserting “veterans who served in the Armed Forces in the Southwest 124 STAT. 2892 Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War or, after September 11, 2001, in another Post-9/11 Global Theater of Operations and the health consequences of exposures to risk factors during such service”; and(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking “who served” and all that follows through “such service” and inserting “who may have been exposed by reason of service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War or, after September 11, 2001, in another Post-9/11 Global Theater of Operations”;(B) in subsection (e)(1)—(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “Gulf War service or exposure during Gulf War service” and inserting “service in the Armed Forces in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War or, after September 11, 2001, in another Post-9/11 Global Theater of Operations or exposure during such service”; and(ii) in subparagraphs (E) and (F), by striking “Gulf War veterans” each place it appears and inserting “veterans described in subsection (c)(1)”;(C) in subsection (f)(1)—(i) by striking “service in the Persian Gulf War” and inserting “service described in subsection (c)(1)(A)”; and(ii) by striking “Gulf War service” and inserting “such service”;(D) in subsection (h), by adding at the end the following new paragraph:“(5) In each report under this subsection submitted after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, any determinations, discussions, and recommendations as described in paragraph (2) shall be submitted separately as follows:“(A) For the Southwest Asia theater of operations for the period of the Persian Gulf War ending on September 11, 2001.“(B) For the Post-9/11 Global Theaters of Operations for the period of the Persian Gulf War beginning on September 11, 2001.”;(E) in subsection (i)—(i) in paragraph (2)—(I) by striking “Persian Gulf War service” and inserting “service described in subsection (c)(1)(A)”;(II) by striking “service in the Persian Gulf War” and inserting “such service”; and(III) by striking “Gulf War veterans” and inserting “veterans described in subsection (c)(1)(A)”; and(ii) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:“(4) In each report under this subsection submitted after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, any recommendations as described in paragraph (2) shall be submitted separately as follows:“(A) For the Southwest Asia theater of operations for the period of the Persian Gulf War ending on September 11, 2001.124 STAT. 2893“(B) For the Post-9/11 Global Theaters of Operations for the period of the Persian Gulf War beginning on September 11, 2001.”; and(F) in subsection (k)—(i) by striking “In this section, the term” and inserting the following: “In this section:“(1) The term ‘Persian Gulf War’ has the meaning given that term in section 101(33) of title 38, United States Code.“(2) The term ‘Post-9/11 Global Theater of Operations’ means Afghanistan, Iraq, and any other theater of operations for which the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal is awarded for service.“(3) The term”; and(ii) in paragraph (3), as designated by clause (i)—(I) by striking “vaccine associated with Gulf War service’ means” and inserting “vaccine’, with respect to service described in subsection (c)(1)(A), means”; and(II) by striking “service in the Armed Forces in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War” and inserting “service described in such subsection (c)(1)(A)”.(3) Conforming amendment.—Section 1604 of the Persian Gulf War Veterans Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–277; 38 U.S.C. 1117 note) is repealed.