[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 749 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 749

To amend title 38, United States Code, to revise the authority relating 
 to the Center for Minority Veterans and the Center for Women Veterans 
     of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                  May 3 (legislative day, May 1), 1995

 Mr. Akaka (for himself and Mr. Rockefeller) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
                                Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to revise the authority relating 
 to the Center for Minority Veterans and the Center for Women Veterans 
     of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. REVISION OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO CENTERS.

    (a) SES Status of Directors.--Sections 317(b) and 318(b) of title 
38, United States Code, are each amended by inserting ``career or'' 
before ``noncareer''.
    (b) Additional Functions of Center for Minority Veterans.--Section 
317(d) of such title is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph (12); and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following new 
        paragraphs (10) and (11):
            ``(10) Advise the Secretary and other appropriate officials 
        on the effectiveness of the Department's efforts to accomplish 
        the goals of section 492B of the Public Health Service Act (42 
        U.S.C. 289a-2) with respect to the inclusion of members of 
        minority groups in clinical research and on particular health 
        conditions affecting the health of members of minority groups 
        which should be studied as part of the Department's medical 
        research program and promote cooperation between the Department 
        and other sponsors of medical research of potential benefit to 
        veterans who are minorities.
            ``(11) Provide support and administrative services to the 
        Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans provided for under 
        section 544 of this title.''.
    (c) Definition of Minority Veterans.--Section 317 of such title is 
further amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(g) In this section--
            ``(1) The term `veterans who are minorities' means veterans 
        who are minority group members.
            ``(2) The term `minority group member' has the meaning 
        given such term in section 544(d) of this title.''.
    (d) Clarification of Functions of Center for Women Veterans.--
Section 318(d)(10) of such title is amended by striking out ``(relating 
to'' and all that follows through ``and of'' and inserting in lieu 
thereof ``(42 U.S.C. 289a-2) with respect to the inclusion of women in 
clinical research and on''.

SEC. 2. OVERSIGHT OF CENTERS BY ADVISORY COMMITTEES.

    (a) Center for Women Veterans.--Section 542(b) of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(b)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(2) The Committee shall monitor and evaluate the activities of 
the Center for Women Veterans provided for under section 318 of this 
title and report to the Secretary the results of such monitoring and 
evaluation at the request of the Secretary.''.
    (b) Center for Minority Veterans.--Section 544(b) of such title is 
amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(b)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(2) The Committee shall monitor and evaluate the activities of 
the Center for Minority Veterans provided for under section 317 of this 
title and report to the Secretary the results of such monitoring and 
evaluation at the request of the Secretary.''.

SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF TERMINATION DATE OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON MINORITY 
              VETERANS.

    Section 544(e) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
striking out ``December 31, 1997'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
``December 31, 1999''.
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