Department of Health and Human Services health assessment and assistance for Vietnamese Americans

(a) Health assessment The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall make grants to appropriate public health organizations and Vietnamese American organizations for the purpose of conducting a broad health assessment of Vietnamese Americans who may have been exposed to Agent Orange and their children or descendants to determine the effects to their health of such exposure. (b) Assistance The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall establish centers in locations in the United States where large populations of Vietnamese Americans reside for the purpose of providing assessment, counseling, and treatment for conditions related to exposure to Agent Orange. The Secretary may carry out this subsection through appropriate community and nongovernmental organizations or other suitable organizations, as determined by the Secretary.