[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5841 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5841

  To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish public-
 private partnerships for the treatment and research of post-traumatic 
                            stress disorder.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 22, 2010

  Mr. Israel introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
  To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish public-
 private partnerships for the treatment and research of post-traumatic 
                            stress disorder.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE TREATMENT AND RESEARCH 
              OF POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER.

    (a) Public-Private Partnerships.--Subject to the availability of 
appropriations for such purpose, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may 
seek to enter into agreements with entities described in subsection (b) 
to collaborate on one or more of the following:
            (1) Treating veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder.
            (2) Researching the causes of post-traumatic stress 
        disorder.
            (3) Researching innovative treatments of post-traumatic 
        stress disorder.
    (b) Eligible Entities.--An entity described in this subsection is a 
university, hospital, or other similar entity that treats or researches 
post-traumatic stress disorder.
    (c) Application.--In order to enter into an agreement under 
subsection (a), an entity described in subsection (b) shall submit to 
the Secretary an application in such form and containing such 
information as the Secretary may require.
    (d) Intellectual Property.--The Secretary shall include in an 
agreement entered into under subsection (a) policies regarding the 
ownership of any intellectual property developed as a result of 
research conducted under such agreement.
    (e) Termination.--The authority under this section shall expire on 
September 30, 2013.
    (f) Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.--In this section, the term 
``post-traumatic stress disorder'' includes mental health disorders 
directly caused by the non-diagnosis, misdiagnosis, non-treatment, or 
mistreatment of post-traumatic stress disorder.
    (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $20,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2011, 2012, and 2013.
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