,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hgfc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ab1 #bjbf,mr4  
,perry introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
direct the ,secretary of ,veterans      
,affairs to furnish stellate ganglion   
block to veterans with post-traumatic   
stress disorder1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,treatment and ,relief     
through ,emerging and ,accessible       
,therapy for ,,ptsd ,,va ,act or the    
,,treat ,,ptsd ,,va ,act4  #b4          
,provision of stellate ganglion block to
 veterans with post-traumatic stress    
disorder  7a7 ,provision to veterans    
7#a7 ,in general ,subchapter ,,ii of    
chapter #ag of title #ch1 ,united       
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following new section3      
#agbj,m4 ,provision of stellate ganglion
 block for certain veterans  7a7 ,in    
general ,the ,secretary shall furnish   

stellate ganglion block to any veteran  
who-- 7#a7 is enrolled in the patient   
enrollment system under section #agje of
 this title2  7#b7 has been diagnosed   
with post-traumatic stress disorder2 and
  7#c7 has elected to receive stellate  
ganglion block after being informed by a
 qualified health care provider of the  
risks and benefits of stellate ganglion 
block4  7b7 ,provision of care ,the     
,secretary may furnish stellate ganglion
 block under subsection 7a7 through a   
medical facility of the ,department or  
through a health care provider specified
 in section #agjc7;c7 of this title4  4 
7#b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of  
contents at the beginning of chapter #ag
 of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is
 amended by inserting after the item    
relating to section #agbj,l the         
following new item3  #agbj,m4 ,provision
 of stellate ganglion block for certain 
veterans4  4  7b7 ,update of joint      
clinical practice guideline  7#a7       
,update of guideline ,not later than    

#ahj days after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,veterans ,affairs shall update the  
guideline titled the ,,va_/,,dod        
,clinical ,practice ,guideline 7,,cpg7  
for the ,management of ,,ptsd 7or such  
successor guideline7 to ensure the      
guideline-- 7,a7 reflects the           
availability of stellate ganglion block 
as a therapy option2 and  7,b7 includes 
information on the clinical indicators  
and contraindicators for such therapy   
option4  7#b7 ,notification ,upon       
updating the guideline under paragraph  
7#a71 the ,secretary shall notify the   
,committees on ,veterans' ,affairs of   
the ,house of ,representatives and the  
,senate of such update4  7c7 ,effective 
date ,the amendment made by subsection  
7a7 shall take effect on the date that  
is #ahj days after the date of the      
enactment of this ,act4