,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hgfd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ab1 #bjbf,mr4   
,p]ry introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices
  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (   
,def5se to furni% /ellate ganglion block
 to memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces )            
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    
,,tric>e ,act or ! ,,treat ,,ptsd       
,,tric>e ,act4  #b4 ,provision ( /ellate
 ganglion block to memb]s ( ! ,arm$     
,=ces ) po/-traumatic /ress disord]  7a7
 ,provision to memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces   
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] #ee ( title #aj1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ 
aft] section #ajgdo ! foll[+ new        
section3  #ajgdp4 ,provision ( /ellate  
ganglion block = c]ta9 memb]s  7a7 ,9   
g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all furni% /ellate  
ganglion block to any memb] ( ! ,arm$   
,=ces 7includ+ ! res]ve compon5ts7 :o is

 p]=m+ or has p]=m$ active s]vice & :o--
 7#a7 is enroll$ 9 ! ,,tric>e program "u
 *apt] #ee ( ?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$ical facility ( !         
,dep>tm5t or ?r\gh a qualifi$ heal? c>e 
provid] p>ticipat+ 9 a ,dep>tm5t        
adm9i/]$ ,,tric>e heal? insurance       
program4  4  7#b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,!   
table ( cont5ts at ! beg9n+ ( *apt] #ee 
( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is    
am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to   
section #ajgdo ! foll[+ new item3       
#ajgdp4 ,provision ( /ellate ganglion   
block = c]ta9 memb]s4  4  7b7 ,update ( 
jo9t cl9ical practice guidel9e  7#a7    
,update ( guidel9e ,n lat] ?an #ahj days
 aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! 
,secret>y ( ,def5se %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 ! congressional def5se     
committees 7z su* t]m is def9$ 9 section
 #aja ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code7 
( su* update4  7c7 ,effective date ,!   
am5dm5t made by subsection 7a7 %all take
 effect on ! date t is #ahj days aft] ! 
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4