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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Department of Veterans' Affairs Act is |
| 5 | | amended by adding Section 38 as follows:
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| 6 | | (20 ILCS 2805/38 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 38. Veterans' Service-Related Ailments Task Force. |
| 8 | | (a) The Veterans' Service-Related Ailments Task Force is |
| 9 | | created. The Task Force shall review and make recommendations |
| 10 | | regarding veterans' service-related ailments that are not |
| 11 | | recognized by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, |
| 12 | | including exploring why certain service-related ailments are |
| 13 | | not recognized and determining what may be done to have them |
| 14 | | recognized. |
| 15 | | (b) The Task Force shall have 11 members, comprised as |
| 16 | | follows: |
| 17 | | (1) The Director of Veterans' Affairs or the Director's |
| 18 | | designee, who shall serve as chairperson. |
| 19 | | (2) 2 Members from the House of Representatives, |
| 20 | | appointed one each by the Speaker of the House and the |
| 21 | | House Minority Leader. |
| 22 | | (3) 2 Members of the Senate, appointed one each by the |
| 23 | | President of the Senate and the Senate Minority Leader. |
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| 1 | | (4) One veteran, appointed by the Director of Veterans' |
| 2 | | Affairs. |
| 3 | | (5) One medical professional with experience working |
| 4 | | with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, appointed by |
| 5 | | the Director of Veterans' Affairs. |
| 6 | | (6) 4 representatives from a variety of veterans |
| 7 | | organizations representing geographic diversity in the |
| 8 | | State, appointed by the Director of Veterans' Affairs. |
| 9 | | Task Force members shall serve without compensation but
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| 10 | | be reimbursed for their expenses incurred in performing their |
| 11 | | duties. |
| 12 | | (c) The Task Force shall meet at least once every 2 months |
| 13 | | beginning July 1, 2019, and at other times as determined by the |
| 14 | | Task Force. |
| 15 | | (d) The Department of Veterans' Affairs shall provide |
| 16 | | administrative and other support to the Task Force. |
| 17 | | (e) The Task Force shall prepare a report that summarizes |
| 18 | | its work and makes recommendations resulting from its study. |
| 19 | | The Task Force shall submit the report of its findings and |
| 20 | | recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by |
| 21 | | December 31, 2019. The Task Force is dissolved, and this |
| 22 | | Section is repealed, on December 31, 2020.
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| 23 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
| 24 | | becoming law.
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