3.0.0 2500 2023-01-13T04:48:39Z 2023-01-13T04:48:39Z Senate S S 2006-04-04 109 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2006-05-11T18:26:52Z Referred to 2006-04-04T15:32:08Z 2006-05-11 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Committee 2006-04-04 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2803-2804) IntroReferral 2006-04-04 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2802-2803) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2006-04-04 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress A000069 Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL AKAKA D HI KOHIKINA N C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2006-04-04 True L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2006-04-04 True K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2006-04-04 True Armed Forces and National Security Armed forces reserves Congress Congressional oversight Congressional reporting requirements Counseling Disabled Health Iraq compilation Mental health services Military operations National Guard Post-traumatic stress disorder Social Welfare Veterans' disability compensation Veterans' rehabilitation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2006-04-04 Introduced in Senate 2006-05-10T20:22:30Z Healing the Invisible Wounds Act of 2006 - Prohibits the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from implementing any modification in the manner in which post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is handled in the rating of service-connected disabilities for purposes of the payment of veterans' disability compensation until six months after the Secretary reports to the congressional veterans' committees on the proposed modification.

Directs the Secretary to provide to each member of the National Guard and reserves who serves on active duty in a combat theater a session of group counseling, a session of private counseling, and a presentation on counseling-related matters to the family of such member. Requires the member's counseling to be provided within 14 days after their return from such deployment. Authorizes additional counseling upon member request.

]]> Healing the Invisible Wounds Act of 2006 Display Title Healing the Invisible Wounds Act of 2006 Official Title as Introduced A bill to enhance the counseling and readjustment services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Healing the Invisible Wounds Act of 2006 Introduced in Senate 2006-04-04T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s2500is/xml/BILLS-109s2500is.xml 2006-05-11 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.