[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1162 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
H.R.1162
One Hundred Fifteenth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the third day of January, two thousand and eighteen
An Act
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program
to provide access to magnetic EEG/EKG-guided resonance therapy to
veterans.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``No Hero Left Untreated Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Magnetic EEG/EKG-guided resonance therapy has successfully
treated more than 400 veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder,
traumatic brain injury, military sexual trauma, chronic pain, and
opiate addiction.
(2) Recent clinical trials and randomized, placebo-controlled,
double-blind studies have produced promising measurable outcomes in
the evolution of magnetic EEG/EKG-guided resonance therapy.
(3) The outcomes described in paragraph (2) have resulted in
escalating demand from returning members of the Armed Forces and
veterans who are seeking access to magnetic EEG/EKG-guided
resonance therapy.
(4) Congress recognizes the importance of initiating innovative
pilot programs that demonstrate the use and effectiveness of new
treatment options for post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic
brain injury, military sexual trauma, chronic pain, and opiate
addiction.
SEC. 3. MAGNETIC EEG/EKG-GUIDED RESONANCE THERAPY PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) Pilot Program.--Commencing not later than 90 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
shall carry out a pilot program to provide access to magnetic EEG/EKG-
guided resonance therapy to treat veterans suffering from post-
traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, military sexual
trauma, chronic pain, or opiate addiction.
(b) Locations.--The Secretary shall carry out the pilot program
under subsection (a) at not more than two facilities of the Department
of Veterans Affairs.
(c) Participants.--In carrying out the pilot program under
subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide access to magnetic EEG/EKG-
guided resonance therapy to not more than 50 veterans.
(d) Duration.--The Secretary shall carry out the pilot program
under subsection (a) for a 1-year period.
(e) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the termination of the
pilot program under subsection (d), the Secretary shall submit to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the pilot
program.
(f) No Authorization of Appropriations.--No additional amounts are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out the requirements of this
section. Such requirements shall be carried out using amounts
authorized under provisions of law other than this section.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.