,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hgfd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ab1 #bjbf,mr4  
,perry introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,armed ,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct 
the ,secretary of ,defense to furnish   
stellate ganglion block to members of   
the ,armed ,forces 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 ,,tricare ,act or   
the ,,treat ,,ptsd ,,tricare ,act4  #b4 
,provision of stellate ganglion block to
 members of the ,armed ,forces with     
post-traumatic stress disorder  7a7     
,provision to members of the ,armed     
,forces  7#a7 ,in general ,chapter #ee  
of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by inserting after section      
#ajgdo the following new section3       
#ajgdp4 ,provision of stellate ganglion 
block for certain members  7a7 ,in      

general ,the ,secretary shall furnish   
stellate ganglion block to any member of
 the ,armed ,forces 7including the      
reserve components7 who is performing or
 has performed active service and who-- 
7#a7 is enrolled in the ,,tricare       
program under chapter #ee 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 qualified health care provider
 participating in a ,department         
administered ,,tricare health insurance 
program4  4  7#b7 ,clerical amendment   
,the table of contents at the beginning 
of chapter #ee of title #aj1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended by inserting  
after the item relating to section      

#ajgdo the following new item3  #ajgdp4 
,provision of stellate ganglion block   
for certain members4  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 ,defense 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   
congressional defense committees 7as    
such term is defined in section #aja of 
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code7 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