Bill Details
HR.72 - 119th Congress
Status
Latest action
2025-02-06 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Introduced Date
2025-01-03
Policy Area
Armed Forces and National Security
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This bill would require the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide hyperbaric oxygen therapy to veterans who have traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress disorder. In simple terms, it would make this treatment available through approved VA health care providers for veterans with either of these conditions. The bill also updates the veterans’ law code to add this new treatment rule.
- The treatment would be available to veterans with traumatic brain injury.
- The treatment would also be available to veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder.
- The VA would provide the therapy through certain approved health care providers.
Official Summaries
TBI and PTSD Treatment Act
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to furnish hyperbaric oxygen therapy through a provider authorized by the Veterans Community Care Program to veterans who have a traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress disorder.
Current Full Text
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 72 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 72
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs to furnish hyperbaric oxygen therapy to veterans with
traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress disorder.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 3, 2025
Mr. Biggs of Arizona (for himself, Mr. Crane, and Mr. Gosar) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs
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A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs to furnish hyperbaric oxygen therapy to veterans with
traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress disorder.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``TBI and PTSD Treatment Act''.
SEC. 2. HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY FOR VETERANS WITH TRAUMATIC BRAIN
INJURY OR POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER.
(a) In General.--Chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 1710E the following new section:
``Sec. 1710F. Traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress
disorder: hyperbaric oxygen therapy
``(a) Authority.--The Secretary shall furnish hyperbaric oxygen
therapy to a veteran who has a condition specified in subsection (b)
through a health care provider described in section 1703(c)(5) of this
title.
``(b) Covered Conditions.--The conditions specified in this
subsection are the following:
``(1) Traumatic brain injury.
``(2) Post-traumatic stress disorder.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section
1710E the following new item:
``1710F. Traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder:
hyperbaric oxygen therapy.''.
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