Exploring Military Exposures and Mental, Behavioral, and Neurologic Health Outcomes Among Post-9/11 Veterans (2025)
Chapter: Appendix A: Public Law 117-168
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Suggested Citation:
"Appendix A: Public Law 117-168." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2025. Exploring Military Exposures and Mental, Behavioral, and Neurologic Health Outcomes Among Post-9/11 Veterans. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/29219.
Appendix A
Public Law 117-168
An Act
To improve the Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant and the Children of Fallen Heroes Grant. [Aug. 10, 2022, S. 3373, Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022].
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES TO TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
- SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022’’ or the ‘‘Honoring our PACT Act of 2022’’.
TITLE V—RESEARCH MATTERS
SEC. 507. STUDY ON TOXIC EXPOSURE AND MENTAL HEALTH OUTCOMES.
- STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine for the conduct of a study of veterans to assess possible relationships between toxic exposures experienced during service in the Armed Forces and mental health
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix A: Public Law 117-168." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2025. Exploring Military Exposures and Mental, Behavioral, and Neurologic Health Outcomes Among Post-9/11 Veterans. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/29219.
- ELEMENTS.—For each veteran included in the study under subsection (a), the following information shall be collected and assessed:
- Age.
- Sex.
- Race and ethnicity.
- Period and length of service in the Armed Forces.
- The military occupational specialty or specialties of the veteran.
- History of toxic exposure during service in the Armed Forces.
- Any diagnosis of chronic multisymptom illness.
- Any diagnosis of a mental health or cognitive disorder.
- Any history of suicide attempt or suicidality.
- If the veteran died by suicide.
- Any confounding traumatic experiences that could affect a veteran’s mental health.
- REPORT.—Not later than three years after the date of the enactment of this Act, 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 report containing the findings of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine with respect to the study conducted under subsection (a).
conditions, including chronic multisymptom illness, traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, episodes of psychosis, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, suicide attempts, and suicide deaths.
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix A: Public Law 117-168." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2025. Exploring Military Exposures and Mental, Behavioral, and Neurologic Health Outcomes Among Post-9/11 Veterans. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/29219.
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix A: Public Law 117-168." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2025. Exploring Military Exposures and Mental, Behavioral, and Neurologic Health Outcomes Among Post-9/11 Veterans. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/29219.
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