,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #addc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #i1 #bjac ,mr4 
,mi*aud introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !       
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to        
recognize t9nitus z a m&atory condition 
= rese>* & treatm5t by ! ,dep>tm5t (    
,vet]ans ,affairs1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,t9nitus ,rese>* & ,treatm5t ,act (   
#bjac4  #b4 ,recognition & treatm5t (   
t9nitus at ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs
 ,auditory ,c5t]s ( ,excell5ce ,!       
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all      
recognize t9nitus z a m&atory condition 
= rese>* & treatm5t by ! ,dep>tm5t (    
,vet]ans ,affairs ,auditory ,c5t]s (    
,excell5ce4  #c4 ,rese>* on prev5tion & 
treatm5t ( t9nitus ,! ,secret>y (       
,vet]ans ,affairs %all ensure t rese>*  
is conduct$ at ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans     
,affairs facilities on ! prev5tion &    
treatm5t ( t9nitus4 ,su* rese>* %all    

include--  7#a7 an assessm5t ( !        
efficacy ( multidiscipl9>y t9nitus      
treatm5t modalities on diff]5t subsets (
 pati5ts2  7#b7 /udies on ! und]ly+     
etiology ( t9nitus 9 vet]an populations 
t occur z a result ( diff]5t causal     
factors1 includ+ bla/-relat$ t9nitus :]e
 !re is no measurable he>+ loss v]sus   
o!r =ms ( noise-induc$ t9nitus :]e !re  
is he>+ loss2 &  7#c7 a /udy ( ! und]ly+
 me*anisms betwe5 he>+ loss & t9nitus1  
includ+ cases 9 :i* "o or ! o!r         
condition is pres5t1 b n bo?4  #d4      
,int]dep>tm5tal coop]ation ,! ,secret>y 
( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all ensure !       
coop]ation ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans     
,affairs ) ! ,he>+ ,c5t] ( ,excell5ce   
e/abli%$ by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se to    
fur!r rese>* on t9nitus4