119-hr1947

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1947 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 1947

 To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of 
 Defense to furnish stellate ganglion block to veterans and members of 
 the Armed Forces with post-traumatic stress disorder, and for other 
 purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 March 6, 2025

Mr. Perry (for himself, Mr. Ogles, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Nehls, Mr. Crenshaw, 
 Mr. McCormick, Mr. Fitzpatrick, and Mr. Valadao) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, 
and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to 
 be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
 committee concerned

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 A BILL

 To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of 
 Defense to furnish stellate ganglion block to veterans and members of 
 the Armed Forces with post-traumatic stress disorder, and for other 
 purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Treatment and Relief through 
Emerging and Accessible Therapy for PTSD Act'' or the ``TREAT PTSD 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PROVISION OF STELLATE GANGLION BLOCK TO VETERANS AND MEMBERS OF 
 THE ARMED FORCES WITH POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER.

    (a) Provision to Veterans.--

    (1) In general.--Subchapter II of chapter 17 of title 38, 
 United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
 following new section:
``

Sec. 1720M. Provision of stellate ganglion block for certain veterans
 ``

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall furnish stellate ganglion 
block to any veteran who--
 ``

    (1) is enrolled in the patient enrollment system under 
 

section 1705 of this title;
 ``

    (2) has been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress 
 disorder; and
 ``

    (3) has elected to receive stellate ganglion block after 
 being informed by a qualified health care provider of the risks 
 and benefits of stellate ganglion block.
 ``

    (b) Provision of Care.--The Secretary may furnish stellate 
ganglion block under subsection

    (a) through a medical facility of the 
Department or through a health care provider specified in 

section 1703
            (c) of this title.''.

    (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents at the 
 beginning of chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, is 
 amended by inserting after the item relating to 

section 1720L 
 the following new item:

``1720M. Provision of stellate ganglion block for certain veterans.''.

    (b) Provision to Members of the Armed Forces.--

    (1) In general.--Chapter 55 of title 10, United States 
 Code, is amended by inserting after 

section 1074o the following 
 new section:
``

Sec. 1074p. Provision of stellate ganglion block for certain members
 ``

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall furnish stellate ganglion 
block to any member of the Armed Forces (including the reserve 
components) who is performing or has performed active service and who--
 ``

    (1) is enrolled in the TRICARE program under chapter 55 
 of this title;
 ``

    (2) has been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress 
 disorder; and
 ``

    (3) has elected to receive stellate ganglion block after 
 being informed by a qualified health care provider of the risks 
 and benefits of stellate ganglion block.
 ``

    (b) Provision of Care.--The Secretary may furnish stellate 
ganglion block under subsection

    (a) through a medical facility of the 
Department or through a qualified health care provider participating in 
a Department administered TRICARE health insurance program.''.

    (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents at the 
 beginning of chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, is 
 amended by inserting after the item relating to 

section 1074o 
 the following new item:

``1074p. Provision of stellate ganglion block for certain members.''.
            (c) Update of Joint Clinical Practice Guideline.--

    (1) Update of guideline.--Not later than 180 days after the 
 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans 
 Affairs and the Secretary of Defense shall update the guideline 
 published jointly by the Secretaries and titled the ``VA/DOD 
 Clinical Practice Guideline

    (CPG) for the Management of PTSD'' 
 (or such successor guideline) to ensure the guideline--
        (A) reflects the availability of stellate ganglion 
 block as a therapy option; and
        (B) includes information on the clinical indicators 
 and contraindicators for such therapy option.

    (2) Notification.--Upon updating the guideline under 
 paragraph

    (1) , the Secretaries shall notify the appropriate 
 congressional committees of such update.

    (3) Appropriate congressional committees defined.--In this 
 subsection, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' 
 means--
        (A) the congressional defense committees (as such 
 term is defined in 

section 101 of title 10, United 
 States Code); and
        (B) the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the 
 House of Representatives and the Senate.
            (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections

    (a) and

    (b) shall take effect on the date that is 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
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