,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #djca  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #i1 #bjbf,mr4     
,gallego 7= himself & ,mr4 ,mc,cormick7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
require ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 
to designate m$ical facilities ( !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs z         
innovative !rapies c5t]s ( excell5ce1 & 
= o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,innovative        
,!rapies ,c5t]s ( ,excell5ce ,act4  #b4 
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs           
designation ( innovative !rapies c5t]s (
 excell5ce  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,sub*apt] ,,ii 
( *apt] #gc ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+ new section3  #gccj;,e4          
,innovative !rapies c5t]s ( excell5ce   
7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ( c5t]s  7#a7           
,designation ,! ,secret>y1 ^u !         
recomm5dation ( ! ,"u ,secret>y =       

,heal?1 %all designate n few] ?an five  
m$ical facilities ( ! ,dep>tm5t z !     
locations = innovative !rapies c5t]s (  
excell5ce4  7#b7 ,e/abli%m5t & op]ation 
,subject to ! availability (            
appropriations = su* purpose1 !         
,secret>y %all e/abli% & op]ate         
innovative !rapies c5t]s ( excell5ce at 
! locations designat$ pursuant to       
p>agraph 7#a74  7b7 ,geographic         
di/ribution ( facilities ,9 designat+   
m$ical facilities z c5t]s ( excell5ce "u
 subsection 7a77#a71 ! ,secret>y1 ^u !  
recomm5dation ( ! ,"u ,secret>y =       
,heal?1 %all ensure appropriate         
geographic di/ribution ( su* facilities4
  7c7 ,requirem5ts = designation  7#a7  
,highe/ competitive /&>ds ,! ,secret>y  
may n designate a m$ical facility z a   
location = a c5t] "u subsection 7a77#a7 
unless ! pe] review panel e/abli%$ "u   
subsection 7d7 has det]m9$ "u t         
subsection t ! proposal submitt$ by su* 
facility z a location = a new c5t] "u   
subsection 7a77#a7 is among ^? proposals

 t meet ! highe/ competitive /&>ds (    
sci5tific & cl9ical m]it4  7#b7 ,o!r    
elem5ts ,! ,secret>y may n designate a  
m$ical facility z a location = a c5t] "u
 subsection 7a77#a7 unless ! ,secret>y1 
^u ! recomm5dation ( ! ,"u ,secret>y =  
,heal?1 det]m9es t ! facility has1 or   
may reasonably be anticipat$ to develop1
 ea* ( ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,an arrangem5t )--
 7i7 an accr$it$ m$ical s*ool t provides
 education & tra9+ 9 innovative !rapies 
& ) :i* ! facility is affiliat$ "u :i*  
resid5ts receive education & tra9+ 9 use
 ( innovative !rapies to treat cov]$    
conditions2  7ii7 an accr$it$ s*ool (   
psy*iatry2 &  7iii7 an accr$it$ s*ool ( 
social "w4  7,b7 ,! ability to attract !
 p>ticipation ( sci5ti/s :o are capable 
( +5uity & creativity 9 m$ical rese>*   
ef=ts4  7,c7 ,an advisory committee     
compos$ ( vet]ans & appropriate m$ical &
 rese>* repres5tatives ( ! facility & ( 
! affiliat$ s*ool or s*ools to advise ! 
directors ( ! facility & su* c5t] on    
policy matt]s p]ta9+ to ! activities ( !

 c5t] dur+ ! p]iod ( ! op]ation ( su*   
c5t]4  7,d7 ,! capability to conduct    
effectively evaluations ( ! activities (
 su* c5t]4  7,e7 ,! capability to       
coord9ate 7z "p ( an integrat$ national 
sy/em7 education1 cl9ical1 & rese>*     
activities )9 all facilities ) su*      
c5t]s4  7,f7 ,! capability to jo9tly    
develop a consortium ( provid]s ) int]e/
 9 treat+ cov]$ conditions ) innovative 
!rapies at facilities ( ! ,dep>tm5t )\t 
su* c5t]s 9 ord] to ensure bett] access 
to /ate-(-!-art diagnosis1 c>e1 &       
education = innovative !rapies ?r\gh\t !
 m$ical sy/em ( ! ,dep>tm5t4  7,g7 ,!   
capability to develop a national        
repository 9 ! m$ical sy/em ( !         
,dep>tm5t = ! collection ( data on heal?
 s]vices deliv]$ to vet]ans seek+       
innovative !rapies4  7d7 ,pe] review    
panel  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,"u ,secret>y = 
,heal? %all e/abli% a panel to assess ! 
sci5tific & cl9ical m]it ( proposals t  
are submitt$ to ! ,secret>y = !         
e/abli%m5t ( c5t]s "u ?is section4  7#b7

 ,memb]%ip  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! memb]%ip ( 
! panel e/abli%$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all  
consi/ ( exp]ts 9 innovative !rapies4   
7,b7 ,p]iod ( s]vice  7i7 ,9 g5]al      
,memb]s ( ! panel e/abli%$ "u p>agraph  
7#a7 %all s]ve = a p]iod ( n m ?an two  
ye>s1 except z specifi$ 9 clause 7ii74  
7ii7 ,initial appo9tm5t ,( ! memb]s fir/
 appo9t$ to ! panel e/abli%$ "u p>agraph
 7#a71 "o-half %all be appo9t$ = a p]iod
 ( ?ree ye>s & "o-half %all be appo9t$ =
 a p]iod ( two ye>s1 z designat$ by !   
,"u ,secret>y = ,heal? at ! "t (        
appo9tm5t4  7#c7 ,duties ,! panel       
e/abli%$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all review   
ea* proposal submitt$ to ! panel by !   
,"u ,secret>y = ,heal? & %all submit its
 views on ! relative sci5tific & cl9ical
 m]it ( ea* su* proposal to ! ,"u       
,secret>y4  7#d7 ,application ( laws    
reg>d+ ,f$]al advisory committees ,!    
panel e/abli%$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all n  
be subject to *apt] #aj ( title #e4  7e7
 ,annual report  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat]  
?an two ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( 

?is section1 & annually !reaft]1 ! ,"u  
,secret>y = ,heal? %all submit to !     
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !    
,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'      
,affairs ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a  
report on ! activities ( ! c5t]s        
e/abli%$ "u subsection 7a7 dur+ ! p]iod 
cov]$ by ! report4  7#b7 ,elem5ts ,ea*  
report requir$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all    
include-- 7,a7 a summ>y ( activities    
c>ri$ out by ! c5t]s e/abli%$ "u        
subsection 7a7 dur+ su* p]iod2  7,b7 an 
id5tification ( key f9d+s made at su*   
c5t]s dur+ su* p]iod2  7,c7             
recomm5dations to improve ! deliv]y (   
innovative !rapies to vet]ans2 &  7,d7  
su* o!r matt]s z ! ,"u ,secret>y        
det]m9es relevant4  7f7 ,au?orization ( 
appropriations  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!re are  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ #cj1jjj1jjj =
 ea* fiscal ye> to support ! rese>* &   
education activities ( ! c5t]s e/abli%$ 
"u subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,allocation (  
additional am\nts ,! ,"u ,secret>y =    
,heal? %all allocate to ! c5t]s e/abli%$

 "u subsection 7a7 f o!r am\nts         
appropriat$ g5]ally = ! m$ical s]vices  
acc\nt & m$ical & pro/hetics rese>*     
acc\nt ( ! ,dep>tm5t1 z appropriate1 su*
 am\nts z ! ,"u ,secret>y det]m9es      
appropriate4  7g7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is    
section3 7#a7 ,! t]m cov]$ condition    
means any ( ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,anxiety4    
7,b7 ,bipol> disord]4  7,c7 ,*ronic pa94
  7,d7 ,depression4  7,e7 ,p>k9son's    
disease4  7,f7 ,po/-traumatic /ress     
disord]4  7,g7 ,sub/ance use disord]4   
7,h7 ,su* o!r conditions z may be       
designat$ by ! ,"u ,secret>y = ,heal?4  
7#b7 ,! t]m innovative !rapy means any (
 ! foll[+3 7,a7                         
#c1d-,me?yl5$ioxy-me?amphetam9e4  7,b7  
#e-,me?oxy-,n1,n-dime?yltryptam9e4  7,c7
 ,iboga9e4  7,d7 ,ketam9e4  7,e7        
,psilocyb94  7,f7 ,su* o!r !rapies z may
 be designat$ by ! ,"u ,secret>y =      
,heal?4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,!     
table ( sections at ! beg9n+ ( su* *apt]
 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+  
to section #gccj;,d ! foll[+ new item3  

#gccj;,e4 ,innovative !rapies c5t]s (   
excell5ce4  4