3.0.0 2524 2023-01-15T04:49:20Z 2023-01-15T04:49:20Z Senate S S 2004-06-16 108 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2004-06-23T00:15:44Z Referred to 2004-06-16T17:14:42Z 2004-06-22 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Committee 2004-06-16 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6887-6888) IntroReferral 2004-06-16 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6886-6887) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2004-06-16 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress G000352 Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL] DANIEL GRAHAM D FL ROBERT N Armed Forces and National Security Biological warfare Bombings Congress Congressional reporting requirements Continuum of care Disabled Economics and Public Finance Education Emergency Management Emergency medicine Epidemiology Explosives Federal aid to research Government Operations and Politics Government publications Government publicity Head injuries Health Higher education Iraq compilation Medical education Medical innovations Medical research Mental health Military medicine Prosthesis Quality of care Research centers Research grants Science, Technology, Communications Spinal cord injuries Trauma care Veterans' hospitals Veterans' medical care Veterans' rehabilitation War casualties Wounds Armed Forces and National Security 00 2004-06-16 Introduced in Senate 2004-08-05T19:12:40Z Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Secretary) to establish and operate at least one, but not more than three, centers for research, education, and clinical activities on blast injuries.

Requires the Secretary to designate a center or centers upon the recommendation of the Under Secretary for Health subject to specified requirements and findings.

Requires the official within the central office of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) responsible for blast injury matters to establish a peer review panel to assess the scientific and clinical merits of proposals for the designation of centers.

Authorizes clinical and scientific investigation activities at each center to compete on a priority basis for the award of funds from amounts appropriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs for medical and prosthetics research.

Requires the Under Secretary for Health to ensure that useful information produced by the centers is disseminated throughout the VHA.

Gives responsibility for supervising operation of the centers to the official within the central office of the VHA responsible for blast injury matters.

Requires the Secretary to designate at least one center no later than January 1, 2005.

Directs the Secretary to submit reports on center activities to the House and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committees.

]]> A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the provision of health care, rehabilitation, and related services to veterans suffering from trauma relating to a blast injury, and for other purposes. Display Title A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the provision of health care, rehabilitation, and related services to veterans suffering from trauma relating to a blast injury, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the provision of health care, rehabilitation, and related services to veterans suffering from trauma relating to a blast injury, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2004-06-16T04:00:00Z 2004-06-22 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.