I 111th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1536 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 16, 2009 Mr. Sestak introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To authorize the Secretary of Defense to establish a fellowship program regarding neuroscience.

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Visiting NIH Senior Neuroscience Fellowship Program

(a)

Authority To establish

The Secretary of Defense may establish a program to be known as the Visiting NIH Senior Neuroscience Fellowship Program at— (1)the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; and (2)the Defense Center of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury. (b)

Activities of the Program

In establishing the Visiting NIH Senior Neuroscience Fellowship Program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall require the program to— (1)provide a partnership between the National Institutes of Health and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to enable identification and funding of the broadest range of innovative, highest quality clinical and experimental neuroscience studies for the benefit of members of the Armed Forces; (2)provide a partnership between the National Institutes of Health and the Defense Center of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury that will enable identification and funding of clinical and experimental neuroscience studies for the benefit of members of the Armed Forces; (3)use the results of the studies described in paragraph (1) and (2) to enhance the mission of the National Institutes of Health for the benefit of the public; and (4)provide a military and civilian collaborative environment for neuroscience-based medical problem-solving in critical areas affecting both military and civilian life, particularly post-traumatic stress disorder.