H.R. 1336

119th CONGRESS 1st Session

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program to furnish hyperbaric oxygen therapy to a veteran who has a traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress disorder.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · February 13, 2025 · Sponsor: Mr. Murphy · Committee: Committee on Veterans' Affairs

Table of contents

• H.R. 1336
  • SEC. 1. Short title
  • SEC. 2. Pilot program to furnish hyperbaric oxygen therapy to a veteran with traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress disorder

SEC. 1. Short title

• This Act may be cited as the Veterans National Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment Act.

SEC. 2. Pilot program to furnish hyperbaric oxygen therapy to a veteran with traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress disorder

• (a) Establishment
  • The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall implement a pilot program to furnish HBOT to a veteran who has a traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress disorder through a health care provider described in section 1703(c)(5) of title 38, United States Code.
• (b) Locations
  • The Secretary shall select three Veterans Integrated Service Networks in which to operate the pilot program.
• (c) Funding
  • There is in the general fund of the Treasury a fund to be known as the (in this Act referred to as the ). VA HBOT Fund``
  • The sole source of monies for the Fund shall be donations received by the Secretary for express purposes of the Fund.
  • Amounts in the Fund shall be available to the Secretary without fiscal year limitation to pay for HBOT under subsection (a).
  • The Fund shall terminate on the termination date under subsection (d).
• (d) Termination
  • The pilot program shall terminate on the day that is five years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
• (e) HBOT defined
  • In this Act, the term means hyperbaric oxygen therapy with a medical device— HBOT
    • approved by the Food and Drug Administration; or
    • issued an investigational device exemption by the Food and Drug Administration.