Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 105 Part 1.djvu/453

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PUBLIC LAW 102-86—AUG. 14, 1991 105 STAT. 425 in paragraph (2) in carrying out any of the following responsibilities of the Academy or such other organization, as the case may be, under an agreement entered into with the Secretary pursuant to this section: "(A) The review, summarization, and assessment of scientific evidence referred to in subsection (c). "(B) The making of any determination, on the basis of such review and assessment, regarding the matters set out in clauses (A) through (C) of subsection (d)(1), and the preparation of the discussion referred to in subsection (d)(2). "(C) The making of any recommendation for additional scientific study under subsection (e). "(D) The conduct of any subsequent review referred to in subsection (f) and the making of any determination or estimate referred to in such subsection. "(E) The preparation of the reports referred to in subsection (g). "(2) A person referred to in paragraph (1) is— "(A) an employee of the National Academy of Sciences or other contract scientific organization referred to in paragraph (l);or "(B) any individual appointed by the President of the Acadr emy or the head of such other contract scientific organization, as the case may be, to carry out any of the responsibilities referred to in such paragraph. "(3) The cost of the liability insurance referred to in paragraph (1) shall be made from funds available to carry out this section. "(4) The Secretary shall reimburse the Academy or person referred to in paragraph (2) for the cost of any judgments (if any) and reasonable attorney's fees and incidental expenses, not compensated by the liability insurance referred to in paragraph (1) or by any other insurance maintained by the Academy, incurred by the Academy or person referred to in paragraph (2), in connection with any legal or administrative proceedings arising out of or in connection with the work to be performed under the agreement referred to in paragraph (1). Reimbursement of the cost of such judgments, attorney's fees, and incidental expenses shall be paid from funds appropriated for such reimbursement or appropriated to carry out this section, but in no event shall any such reimbursement be made from funds authorized pursuant to section 1304 of title 31, United States Code.". (b) DELAY IN CERTAIN PROVISIONS.— (1) Section 3(b) of such Act is 38 USC 1116 amended by striking out "two months after the date of the enact- "°*®- ment of this Act" and inserting in lieu thereof "two months after the date of the enactment of the Veterans' Benefits Programs Improvement Act of 1991". (2) Section 10(e) of such Act is amended— 38 USC 1154 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking out "at the end of the six- "o*«- month period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act" and inserting in lieu thereof "at the end of the two-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of the Veterans' Benefits Programs Improvement Act of 1991"; and (B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking out "six-month".