3.0.0 1349 2023-01-11T16:47:43Z 2023-01-11T16:47:43Z Senate S S 2007-05-09 110 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-05-10T00:37:29Z 2007-05-09 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5875-5877) IntroReferral 2007-05-09 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5874-5875) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-05-09 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. N W000154 Sen. Warner, John [R-VA] JOHN WARNER R VA WILLIAM 2007-05-09 True M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2007-05-09 True O000167 Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL] Barack Obama D IL 2007-05-09 True G000359 Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] Lindsey Graham R SC 2007-05-09 True W000803 Sen. Webb, Jim [D-VA] James Webb D VA H. "Jim" 2007-05-09 True C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2007-05-09 True C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2007-05-10 False H001028 Sen. Hagel, Chuck [R-NE] CHUCK HAGEL R NE 2007-05-11 False B000243 Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] MAX BAUCUS D MT SIEBEN 2007-06-26 False Armed Forces and National Security Brain Case management Continuum of care Families Head injuries Health Iraq compilation Medical research Military dependents Military discharges Military medicine Patients' rights Science, Technology, Communications Trauma care Veterans' medical care Veterans' rehabilitation War casualties Armed Forces and National Security 00 2007-05-09 Introduced in Senate 2007-07-23T21:01:22Z Military and Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment Act - Directs the Secretaries of Defense and Veterans Affairs to jointly establish a program of treatment and rehabilitative services for traumatic brain injury (TBI) with respect to members of the Armed Forces and veterans.

Requires the: (1) Secretary of Defense to establish protocols for the detection and diagnosis of TBI; (2) Secretaries to inform members and veterans with TBI and their families as to treatment rights and options available; (3) Secretaries to assign a qualified lead case manager and lead primary care physician to each member and veteran that participates in the program; and (4) Secretaries to enter into cooperative agreements with entities with expertise in the treatment and rehabilitation needs of individuals with TBI.

Directs the Secretaries to establish protocols to ensure that members receive continuity of care and assistance during and after the transition from military service to civilian life.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to: (1) review certain previous decisions of discharge from the Armed Forces under other than honorable conditions to determine whether a TBI was a cause of action that precipitated the discharge and, if so, reconsider and redesignate the discharge; and (2) conduct specified TBI research.

]]> Military and Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment Act Display Title Military and Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to ensure that the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs provide to members of the Armed Forces and veterans with traumatic brain injury the services that best meet their individual needs, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Military and Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment Act Introduced in Senate 2007-05-09T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s1349is/xml/BILLS-110s1349is.xml 2007-05-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5875-5877) 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.