,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bahi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bc1     
#bjba,mr4 ,tuberville 7for himself1 ,mr4
 ,cramer1 and ,mr4 ,hoeven7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to direct the ,secretary of ,veterans   
,affairs to furnish hyperbaric oxygen   
therapy to certain veterans with        
traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic
 stress disorder4  #a4 ,short title     
,this ,act may be cited as the ,,hbot   
,access ,act of #bjba4  #b4 ,findings   
,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,the
 suicide rate among veterans is #ah per 
day4  7#b7 ,veterans are at a higher    
risk of suicide than the general        
population of the ,united ,states and   
,congress must provide continued support
 at the ,federal1 ,state1 and local     
levels to combat the pandemic of veteran
 suicide4  7#c7 ,veterans deserve every 

opportunity to enjoy the freedom that   
they fought for overseas4  7#d7 ,the    
,department of ,veterans ,affairs should
 consider and establish alternate       
treatments for traumatic brain injury   
and post-traumatic stress disorder that 
do not require prescription drugs1      
opioids1 or invasive procedures4  7#e7  
,hyperbaric oxygen therapy is a proven  
treatment for symptoms of traumatic     
brain injury and post-traumatic stress  
disorder and should be accessible to    
veterans who are at a high-risk of      
suicide or self-harm4  #c4 ,hyperbaric  
oxygen therapy for veterans with        
traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic
 stress disorder  7a7 ,hyperbaric oxygen
 therapy for veterans  7#a7 ,in general 
,subchapter ,,ii of chapter #ag of title
 #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended 
by inserting after section #agaj;,e the 
following new section3  #agaj;,f4       
,traumatic brain injury and             
post-traumatic stress disorder3         
hyperbaric oxygen therapy  7a7          

,authority ,the ,secretary shall furnish
 hyperbaric oxygen therapy through a    
health care provider described in       
section #agjc7;c77#e7 of this title to a
 veteran who-- 7#a7 has a condition     
specified in subsection 7b72  7#b7 is at
 a high risk of suicide or self harm1 as
 determined by the ,secretary of        
,veterans ,affairs or the ,secretary of 
,defense2 and  7#c7 has used not fewer  
than two evidence-based treatment       
options for such condition4  7b7        
,covered conditions ,the conditions     
specified in this subsection are the    
following3 7#a7 ,traumatic brain injury4
  7#b7 ,post-traumatic stress disorder4 
4  7#b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table  
of sections at the beginning of such    
subchapter is amended by inserting after
 the item relating to section #agaj;,e  
the following new item3  #agaj;,f4      
,traumatic brain injury and             
post-traumatic stress disorder3         
hyperbaric oxygen therapy4  4  7b7      
,inclusion of information in study      

,section #gjb7;d7 of the ,commander     
,john ,scott ,hannon ,veterans ,mental  
,health ,care ,improvement ,act of #bjai
 7,public ,law #aaf-aga2 #acd ,stat4    
#hbh7 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph    
7#a71 by inserting under section        
#agaj;,f of title #ch1 ,united ,states  
,code1 or before through2 and  7#b7 in  
paragraph 7#b71 by inserting under      
section #agaj;,f of title #ch1 ,united  
,states ,code1 or before through4