,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hgfc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ab1 #bjbf,mr4   
,p]ry introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !       
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to furni% 
/ellate ganglion block to vet]ans )     
po/-traumatic /ress disord]1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,treatm5t & ,relief ?r\gh  
,em]g+ & ,accessible ,!rapy = ,,ptsd    
,,va ,act or ! ,,treat ,,ptsd ,,va ,act4
  #b4 ,provision ( /ellate ganglion     
block to vet]ans ) po/-traumatic /ress  
disord]  7a7 ,provision to vet]ans  7#a7
 ,9 g5]al ,sub*apt] ,,ii ( *apt] #ag (  
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new section3 
#agbj,m4 ,provision ( /ellate ganglion  
block = c]ta9 vet]ans  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!  
,secret>y %all furni% /ellate ganglion  
block to any vet]an :o-- 7#a7 is enroll$
 9 ! pati5t enrollm5t sy/em "u section  
#agje ( ?is title2  7#b7 has be5        

diagnos$ ) po/-traumatic /ress disord]2 
&  7#c7 has elect$ to receive /ellate   
ganglion block aft] be+ in=m$ by a      
qualifi$ heal? c>e provid] ( ! risks &  
b5efits ( /ellate ganglion block4  7b7  
,provision ( c>e ,! ,secret>y may furni%
 /ellate ganglion block "u subsection   
7a7 ?r\gh a m$ical facility ( !         
,dep>tm5t or ?r\gh a heal? c>e provid]  
specifi$ 9 section #agjc7;c7 ( ?is      
title4  4  7#b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,!     
table ( cont5ts at ! beg9n+ ( *apt] #ag 
( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is    
am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to   
section #agbj,l ! foll[+ new item3      
#agbj,m4 ,provision ( /ellate ganglion  
block = c]ta9 vet]ans4  4  7b7 ,update (
 jo9t cl9ical practice guidel9e  7#a7   
,update ( guidel9e ,n lat] ?an #ahj days
 aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! 
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all      
update ! guidel9e titl$ ! ,,va_/,,dod   
,cl9ical ,practice ,guidel9e 7,,cpg7 = !
 ,managem5t ( ,,ptsd 7or su* successor  
guidel9e7 to ensure ! guidel9e-- 7,a7   

reflects ! availability ( /ellate       
ganglion block z a !rapy option2 &  7,b7
 includes in=mation on ! cl9ical        
indicators & contra9dicators = su* !rapy
 option4  7#b7 ,notification ,^u updat+ 
! guidel9e "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y
 %all notify ! ,committees on ,vet]ans' 
,affairs ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & !
 ,s5ate ( su* update4  7c7 ,effective   
date ,! am5dm5t made by subsection 7a7  
%all take effect on ! date t is #ahj    
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act4