Health Consequences of Service During the Persian Gulf War: Initial Findings and Recommendations for Immediate Action (1995)
Chapter: Appendix F: Timeline of Relevant Events
F
Timeline of Relevant Events
| 1990 |
August 2 | Saddam Hussein invades Kuwait |
August 7 | Troops begin deployment in Operation Desert Shield |
November 8 | 200,000 troops deployed to join those already in SWA |
November 29 | UN Resolution 678 authorizing member states to use "all necessary means" to get Iraq out of Kuwait |
| 1991 |
January 12 | House Joint Resolution 77 authorizes President Bush to use armed force to implement UN Resolution 678 |
January 14 | Resolution signed by President Bush as PL 102-1 |
January 16 | Coalition air forces begin attack of Iraq in Operation Desert Storm |
January 20 | Iraqis start oil well fires |
February 24 | Ground war begins |
February 28 | Persian Gulf War ends |
April 3 | Interagency Interim Report: Kuwait Oil Fires |
June 13 | Last troops in ground war return to United States |
December 5 | PL 102-190 "National Defense Authorization Act" is passed, mandating that DoD create a registry of forces exposed to fumes of burning oil |
| 1992 |
April | 123rd Army Reserve in Indiana reports illness with unexplained signs and symptoms, investigated by researchers at WRAIR |
June 15 | Findings of WRAIR investigation released, with no common exposures found among reserves to account for signs and symptoms reported |
November 4 | PL 102-585 passed, mandating creation of VA Persian Gulf Health Registry, modification of PL 102-190 to include all troops in SWA, asking for NAS review, and OTA review |
| 1993 |
May 7 | VA Blue Ribbon Panel meeting to discuss "mystery illness" |
June 9 | Hearing of House Committee on Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation on Health Care Issues of Persian Gulf Veterans |
July 29 | OTA workshop on Persian Gulf Veterans Health |
August 31 | President Clinton designated VA to be lead agency for all federally funded Persian Gulf research |
October 1 | Funding for NAS/IOM review is available |
October 16 | VA formally chartered the Persian Gulf Expert Scientific Committee (formerly the VA Blue Ribbon Panel) |
November 9 | Hearing of House Committee on Veterans Affairs on Health Concerns of Persian Gulf Veterans |
November 16 | Hearing of House Committee on Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation on Health Concerns of Persian Gulf Veterans |
November 16 | Hearing of Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs on Health Concerns of Persian Gulf Veterans |
November 23 | Persian Gulf Interagency Coordinating Committee meeting |
December 10 | As requested by Undersecretary John Deutch, the Defense Science Board Task Force on Chemical Weapons was formed |
December 20 | Persian Gulf Research Coordinating Council meeting |
December 21–22 | DSB Task Force on Chemical Weapons meeting |
December 21 | DSB charter expanded to include Gulf War health effects |
| 1994 |
January 10–11 | DSB Task Force CBW Panel meeting |
January 20–21 | IOM Committee meeting |
January 21 | The formation of the Persian Gulf Veterans Coordinating Board is announced |
January 21 | Hearing of House Committee on Veterans Affairs, Meridian, Mississippi |
January 27–28 | DSB Task Force Medical Panel meeting |
February 1 | Hearing of House Committee on Veterans Affairs on Health Concerns of Persian Gulf Veterans |
February 7–8 | DSB Task Force CBW Panel meeting |
February 22–23 | VA Expert Scientific Panel meeting |
February 24–25 | DSB Task Force Medical Panel meeting |
February 28–March 1 | IOM Committee meeting and Public Hearing |
March 24–25 | DSB Task Force meeting |
April 20–21 | IOM Committee meeting |
April 27–29 | NIH Technology Workshop: The Persian Gulf Experience and Health |
April 29 | VA Expert Scientific Panel meeting |
May 6 | Hearing of Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs: "Is Military Research Hazardous to Veterans' Health?" |
May 25 | Hearing of Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on Chemical and Biological Warfare |
June 9 | Hearing of House Committee on Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Compensation, Pension and Insurance on compensation for Persian Gulf "mystery illness" (H.R. 4386) |
June 23 | DSB Task Force report released |
July 14–16 | IOM Committee meeting |
July 28–29 | VA Expert Scientific Panel meeting |
August 5 | Hearing of Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs on Reproductive Hazards Associated with Military Service |
August 30–September 1 | IOM Committee meeting |
September 29 | Hearing of Senate Armed Services Committee/Force Requirements and Personnel Subcommittee on DoD Response to Persian Gulf Illness |
