,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bgcg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #i1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,tub]ville introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee  
on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
require ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 
to implem5t a pilot program to furni%   
hyp]b>ic oxyg5 !rapy to c]ta9 vet]ans   
?r\gh community c>e provid]s1 & = o!r   
purposes4  #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 ,code 79 ?is section
 ref]r$ to z ! pilot program74  7b7     
,locations ,! ,secret>y %all select two 

,vet]ans ,integrat$ ,s]vice ,networks ( 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 9 :i* to
 op]ate ! pilot program4  7c7           
,accr$itation requir$ ,! ,secret>y %all 
ensure t any m$ical facility at :i* a   
vet]an receives ,,hbot "u ! pilot       
program is accr$it$ by-- 7#a7 ! ,jo9t   
,commission on ,accr$itation ( ,hospital
 ,organizations2  7#b7 ! ,und]sea &     
,hyp]b>ic ,m$ical ,society2 or  7#c7    
ano!r appropriate organization t has    
exp]tise & objectivity comp>able to t ( 
! ,jo9t ,commission on ,accr$itation (  
,hospital ,organizations or ! ,und]sea &
 ,hyp]b>ic ,m$ical ,society4  7d7 ,fund+
  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!re is 9 ! g5]al fund (
 ! ,treasury a fund to be kn[n z ! ,,va 
,,hbot ,fund 79 ?is section ref]r$ to z 
! ,fund74  7#b7 ,sole s\rce ( funds ,!  
sole s\rce ( am\nts deposit$ into !     
,fund %all be donations receiv$ by !    
,secret>y = ! express purpose ( provid+ 
,,hbot "u ! pilot program4  7#c7        
,availability ,am\nts 9 ! ,fund %all be 
available to ! ,secret>y )\t fiscal ye> 

limitation to pay = ,,hbot "u ! pilot   
program4  7e7 ,t]m9ation ,! pilot       
program & ! ,fund %all t]m9ate on ! day 
t is ?ree ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t 
( ?is ,act4  7f7 ,,hbot def9$ ,9 ?is    
section1 ! t]m ,,hbot means hyp]b>ic    
oxyg5 !rapy provid$ to a pati5t ) 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       
,comptroll] ,g5]al report on use (      
hyp]b>ic oxyg5 !rapy to treat traumatic 
bra9 injury & po/-traumatic /ress       
disord]  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an "o ye>
 aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! 
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
%all submit to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'
 ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on  
,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives an update to ! report ( 
! ,comptroll] ,g5]al publi%$ on ,decemb]
 #ah1 #bjae1 & titl$ ,rese>* on         
,hyp]b>ic ,oxyg5 ,!rapy to ,treat       
,traumatic ,bra9 ,injury &              

,po/-,traumatic ,/ress ,disord]         
7,,gao-#af-aed74  7b7 ,elem5ts ,! update
 requir$ "u subsection 7a7 %all include 
an assessm5t by ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al (  
cl9ical trials conduct$ s9ce !          
publication ( ! report specifi$ 9 su*   
subsection-- 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