A bill to provide for comprehensive literature review, research, and studies of potential physiological health detriments affecting Vietnam veterans, and to provide for training of Veterans Administration personnel in the counseling, screening, testing, evaluation, treatment, therapy, readjustment, and rehabilitation of the unique medical and psycho-social needs of Vietnam veterans.
Comprehensive Vietnam Veterans Research and Training Act of 1981 - Directs the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to carry out a program of literature review, research and studies of potential physiological and psychological healthcare detriments affecting Vietnam veterans. Includes among the health hazards to be studied, exposure to herbicides, chemicals, medications, diseases, environmental hazards, psychological stress and post-traumatic stress disorders.
Directs the Administrator to train Veterans Administration personnel to counsel, screen, test, evaluate and treat the unique needs of these veterans. Requires the training program to include information on screening for various health hazards, particularly agent orange exposure and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Requires the Administrator to submit to Congress within nine months recommendations for further research and analysis. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1982 and subsequent years to carry out such programs.
Introduced in Senate
Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Veterans.
Committee on Veterans requested executive comment from VA; OMB.
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