II 110th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2965 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 1, 2008 Mrs. Boxer (for herself and Mr. Lieberman) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To require a report on the inclusion of severe and acute Post Traumatic Stress Disorder among the conditions covered by traumatic injury protection coverage under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance.

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Report on inclusion of severe and acute Post Traumatic Stress Disorder among conditions covered by traumatic injury protection coverage under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance

(a)

Report required

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report setting forth the assessment of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs as to the feasability and advisability of including severe and acute Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) among the conditions covered by traumatic injury protection coverage under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance under section 1980A of title 38, United States Code. (b)

Considerations

In preparing the assessment required by subsection (a), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall consider the following: (1)The advisability of providing traumatic injury protection coverage under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance under section 1980A of title 38, United States Code, for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder incurred by a member of the Armed Forces as a direct result of military service in a combat zone that renders the member unable to carry out the daily activities of living after the member is discharged or released from military service. (2)The unique circumstances of military service, and the unique experiences of members of the Armed Forces who are deployed to a combat zone. (3)The financial strain incurred by family members of members of the Armed Forces who suffer severe and acute from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. (4)The recovery time, and the difficulty of the recovery process, for recovery from severe and acute Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. (5)Such other matters as the Secretary considers appropriate. (c)

Appropriate committees of Congress defined

In this section, the term appropriate committees of Congress means— (1)the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate; and (2)the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives.