,,ib ,union ,cal5d> ,no4 #bif #aai?     
,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #accf 
,report ,no4 #aai-cdd ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(
 ,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ac1        
#bjbe,mr4 ,murphy 7= himself1 ,mr4      
,davis ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a1 ,mrs4 ,kiggans (
 ,virg9ia1 ,ms4 ,/rickl&1 ,mr4 ,wittman1
 ,ms4 ,malliotakis1 ,ms4 ,ross1 ,mr4    
,van ,ord51 & ,mrs4 ,biggs ( ,s\?       
,c>ol9a7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs  ,octob] #ag1 #bjbe;,additional
 sponsors3 ,mr4 ,h>d] ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 
,k+-,h9ds1 ,mr4 ,mc,dowell1 ,mr4        
,mool5a>1 ,ms4 ,f$or*ak1 ,ms4 ,lee (    
,nevada1 & ,mr4 ,ow5s  ,octob] #ag1     
#bjbe,report$ ) an am5dm5t1 committ$ to 
! ,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate 
( ! ,union1 & ord]$ to be printed,strike
 out all aft] ! enact+ clause & ins]t ! 
"p pr9t$ 9 italic,for text ( introduc$  
bill1 see copy ( bill z introduc$ on    
,febru>y #ac1 #bjbe  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
direct ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  
to e/abli% a pilot program to furni%    

hyp]b>ic oxyg5 !rapy to a vet]an :o has 
a traumatic bra9 injury or po/-traumatic
 /ress disord]4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,vet]ans ,national 
,traumatic ,bra9 ,injury ,treatm5t ,act4
  #b4 ,pilot program to furni% hyp]b>ic 
oxyg5 !rapy to a vet]an ) traumatic bra9
 injury or po/-traumatic /ress disord]  
7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans 
,affairs %all implem5t a pilot program  
to furni% ,,hbot to a vet]an :o has a   
traumatic bra9 injury or po/-traumatic  
/ress disord] ?r\gh a heal? c>e provid] 
describ$ 9 section #agjc7;c77#e7 ( title
 #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7b7         
,locations ,! ,secret>y %all select two 
,vet]ans ,integrat$ ,s]vice ,networks 9 
:i* to op]ate ! pilot program4  7c7     
,accr$itation requir$ ,! ,secret>y %all 
ensure t any m$ical facility at :i* a   
vet]an :o has a traumatic bra9 injury or
 po/-traumatic /ress disord] receives   
,,hbot pursuant to ! pilot program is   
accr$it$ by-- 7#a7 ! ,jo9t ,commission  
on ,accr$itation ( ,hospital            

,organizations2  7#b7 ! ,und]sea &      
,hyb]b>ic ,m$ical ,society2 or  7#c7    
ano!r appropriate organization t has    
exp]tise & objectivity comp>able to t ( 
! ,jo9t ,commission on ,accr$itation (  
,hospital ,organizations or ! ,und]sea &
 ,hyb]b>ic ,m$ical ,society4  7d7 ,fund+
  7#a7 ,!re is 9 ! g5]al fund ( !       
,treasury a fund to be kn[n z ! ,,va    
,,hbot ,fund 79 ?is ,act ref]r$ to z !  
,fund74  7#b7 ,! sole s\rce ( monies = !
 ,fund %all be donations receiv$ by !   
,secret>y = express purposes ( ! ,fund4 
7#c7 ,am\nts 9 ! ,fund %all be available
 to ! ,secret>y )\t fiscal ye>          
limitation to pay = ,,hbot "u subsection
 7a74  7#d7 ,! ,fund %all t]m9ate on !  
t]m9ation date "u subsection 7e74  7e7  
,t]m9ation ,! pilot program %all t]m9ate
 on ! day t is ?ree ye>s aft] ! date ( !
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7f7 ,,hbot def9$ 
,9 ?is ,act1 ! t]m ,,hbot means hyp]b>ic
 oxyg5 !rapy ) a m$ical device-- 7#a7   
approv$ by ! ,food & ,drug              
,adm9i/ration2 or  7#b7 issu$ an        

inve/igational device exemption by !    
,food & ,drug ,adm9i/ration4  #c4 ,,gao 
report on ! use ( hyp]b>ic oxyg5 !rapy  
to treat traumatic bra9 injury &        
po/-traumatic /ress disord] ,n lat] ?an 
"o ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is   
,act1 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates %all submit to ! ,committees on  
,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & ,h\se ( 
,repres5tatives an update to ! report   
titl$ ,rese>* on ,hyp]b>ic ,oxyg5 ,!rapy
 to ,treat ,traumatic ,bra9 ,injury &   
,po/-,traumatic ,/ress ,disord]         
7,,gao-#af-aed74 ,su* report %all       
include ! assessm5t ( ! ,comptroll]     
,g5]al ( cl9ical trials conduct$1 s9ce !
 publication ( su* report-- 7#a7 reg>d+ 
! use ( hyp]b>ic oxyg5 !rapy to treat   
traumatic bra9 injury & po/-traumatic   
/ress disord]2 &  7#b7 by-- 7,a7 !      
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs2  7,b7 !  
,secret>y ( ,def5se2 &  7,c7 private    
entities4  #d4 ,ext5sion ( c]ta9 limits 
on paym5ts ( p5sion ,section            
#eejc7;d77#g7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates

 ,code1 is am5d$ by /rik+ ,novemb] #cj1 
#bjca & ins]t+ ,octob] #cj1 #bjcd4      
,octob] #ag1 #bjbe,report$ ) an am5dm5t1
 committ$ to ! ,committee ( ! ,:ole     
,h\se on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union1 & ord]$ to 
be pr9t$