,,iii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #ga  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! 
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #g1 #bjac ,mr4    
,burr 7= himself & ,mr4 ,s&]s7 submitt$ 
! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 consid]$ &   
agre$ to  ,,resolution  ,designat+ !    
week ( ,m>* #d ?r\gh ,m>* #h1 #bjac1 z  
,milit>y & ,vet]ans ,c>egiv] ,week4     
,:]eas m ?an #b1djj1jjj memb]s ( ! ,arm$
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 w\nd$ 9 action1 & #a1gae h und]gone an 
amputation = a battle-relat$ injury2    
,:]eas ! signature w\nds ( memb]s ( !   
,arm$ ,=ces :o h s]v$ 9 ,op]ation       
,endur+ ,fre$om1 ,op]ation ,iraqi       
,fre$om1 & ,op]ation ,new ,dawn are     
traumatic bra9 injury & po/-traumatic   
/ress disord]2 ,:]eas1 betwe5 ,janu>y   
#a1 #bjjj1 & ,augu/ #bj1 #bjab1 #bec1ccj
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diagnos$ among memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces1 &
 approximately #f1ejj cases 7 classifi$ 
z sev]e or p5etrat+2 ,:]eas /udies h %[n

 t ! preval5ce ( po/-traumatic /ress    
disord] among vet]ans :o s]v$ 9         
,op]ation ,endur+ ,fre$om or ,op]ation  
,iraqi ,fre$om ranges betwe5 #ae & #bj  
p]c5t1 & reports f ! ,dep>tm5t (        
,vet]ans ,affairs %[ t #bi p]c5t (      
vet]ans :o s]v$ 9 ,op]ation ,endur+     
,fre$om or ,op]ation ,iraqi ,fre$om &   
s\ght heal? c>e dur+ fiscal ye>s #bjjb  
?r\gh #bjab _h po/-traumatic /ress      
disord]2 ,:]eas _m ( ! memb]s ( ! ,arm$ 
,=ces & vet]ans :o s]v$ 9 ,op]ation     
,endur+ ,fre$om or ,op]ation ,iraqi     
,fre$om & suff]$ ^! injuries require    
assi/ance f a family c>egiv] to complete
 activities ( daily liv+ su* z ba?+1    
dress+1 & fe$+1 or in/rum5tal activities
 su* z transportation1 meal prep>ation1 
& heal? managem5t2 ,:]eas z _m z        
#a1jjj1jjj sp\ses1 p>5ts1 & *ildr5 (    
vet]ans h s]v$ or are curr5tly s]v+ z   
family c>egiv]s to vet]ans :o s]v$ 9    
,op]ation ,endur+ ,fre$om or ,op]ation  
,iraqi ,fre$om1 accord+ to a /udy (     
milit>y c>egiv]s conduct$ by ! ,,r&     

,corporation2 ,:]eas section #afgb ( !  
,national ,def5se ,au?orization ,act =  
,fiscal ,ye> #bjjh 7,public ,law        
#aaj-aha2 #aj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajga note7     
introduc$ an expansion ( m$ical c>e     
available to family c>egiv]s1 & !       
,c>egiv]s & ,vet]ans ,omnibus ,heal?    
,s]vices ,act ( #bjaj 7,public ,law     
#aaa-afc7 facilitat$ a new program =    
access to heal? insurance1 m5tal heal?  
s]vices1 c>egiv] tra9+1 & respite c>e by
 family c>egiv]s ( vet]ans :o s]v$ 9    
,op]ation ,endur+ ,fre$om or ,op]ation  
,iraqi ,fre$om2 ,:]eas ! program provid$
 "u ! ,c>egiv]s & ,vet]ans ,omnibus     
,heal? ,s]vices ,act ( #bjaj 7,public   
,law #aaa-afc7 is limit$ to vet]ans     
enroll$ 9 ! ,vet]ans ,heal?             
,adm9i/ration1 :o su/a9$ a s]i\s injury 
9 ! l9e ( duty aft] ,septemb] #aa1      
#bjja1 & :o require at lea/ #f mon?s (  
p]sonal c>e s]vices because ( an        
inability to p]=m activities ( daily    
liv+ or :o require sup]vision due to    
neurological impairm5t2 & ,:]eas !      

prim>y c>egiv]s ( memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces
 & vet]ans injur$ 9 ! l9e ( duty make   
trem5d\s sacrifices ( _! own1 sav+ !    
,unit$ ,/ates millions ( doll>s 9 heal? 
c>e & pot5tial in/itutionalization co/s3
 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,s5ate--  7#a7  
designates ! week ( ,m>* #d ?r\gh ,m>*  
#h1 #bjac1 z ,milit>y & ,vet]ans        
,c>egiv] ,week2  7#b7 honors c>egiv]s ( 
memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces & vet]ans = _!   
s]vice & sacrifice to ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &
  7#c7 calls ^u ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates-- 
7,a7 to obs]ve ! week ) appropriate     
activities & ev5ts2 &  7,b7 to          
p>ticipate 9 activities t w %[ support  
to milit>y families & ! sacrifices      
endur$ by ^? families 9 s]vice to !     
,unit$ ,/ates4