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Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses
**Department of Defense Announces Availability of Funding for Gulf War Illness Research** Click here for details. The Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses was created by Congress in 1998, and first appointed by Secretary of Veterans Affairs Anthony J. Principi in January, 2002. The mission of the Committee is to make recommendations to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on government research relating to the health consequences of military service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War. According to its charter, the guiding principle for the work of the Committee shall be the premise that the fundamental goal of Gulf War-related government research is to improve the health of ill Gulf War veterans. Research priorities will be judged against this standard. [ IMAGE : 2004 Report and Recommendations ] *Click image for Committee's 2004 Report and Recommendations*
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