mr. chairman , i appreciate the gentleman calling to our attention the recent report of the department of veterans affairs about the research opportunities in gulf war illness research . 
nih has conducted research in this area in the past , largely through the national institute of environmental health sciences . 
the gentleman describes opportunities in neuroscience research that might most appropriately reside in the national institute for neurological disorders and stroke . 
we would be pleased to ask the director of nih to report to us what research nih currently plans to conduct during the fiscal year 2006 that addresses the priority areas the dva report identifies . 
in our hearings next year , we will conduct a line of questioning to learn more about nih 's commitment to this area of research . 
