US Congress House Bill 2344 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Introduced on June 12 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-08-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Military Personnel Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

TBI Treatment Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to carry out a five-year pilot program to establish a process for providing payments to health care facilities for investigational treatments of traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress disorder received by members of the Armed Forces in facilities other than military treatment facilities. Subjects such payments to specified conditions, including approval of the treatment by the Secretary and demonstrated improvement by the patient. Requires the Secretary to: (1) develop and maintain a database containing data from each patient case involving the use of such treatments, (2) establish a process to notify members of the Armed Forces of the opportunity to receive such treatments, and (3) report annually to Congress on the implementation of this Act and any available results of investigational treatment studies.

TBI Treatment Act

Rep. Pete Sessions [R-TX]

Rep. Mike Coffman [R-CO]

Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-08-29	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
2013-06-17	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E894-895)
2013-06-12	House	Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

HB1960 (Related) 2013-07-08 - Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 126.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/2344/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr2344/BILLS-113hr2344ih.pdf