Senate File 2030 - Introduced



                                       SENATE FILE       
                                       BY  SCHOENJAHN


    Passed Senate, Date               Passed House,  Date             
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                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act providing for the establishment of an amyotrophic lateral
  2    sclerosis study.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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  1  1    Section 1.  AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS == GULF WAR
  1  2 VETERANS == STUDY.  The department of public health, in
  1  3 consultation with the department of veterans affairs, shall
  1  4 conduct a study concerning the occurrence of amyotrophic
  1  5 lateral sclerosis among veterans, as defined in section 35.1,
  1  6 who served in the armed forces of the United States during the
  1  7 Persian Gulf Conflict.  The department shall submit a report
  1  8 to the general assembly by January 1, 2009, concerning the
  1  9 results of the study including its findings and
  1 10 recommendations.
  1 11                           EXPLANATION
  1 12    This bill requires the department of public health, in
  1 13 consultation with the department of veterans affairs, to
  1 14 conduct a study on the occurrence of amyotrophic lateral
  1 15 sclerosis among Iowa veterans who served in the armed forces
  1 16 of the United States during the Persian Gulf Conflict.  The
  1 17 department is required to submit a report to the general
  1 18 assembly on its findings and recommendations by January 1,
  1 19 2009.
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