[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5648 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5648

   To direct the Department of Veterans Affairs to furnish stellate 
    ganglion block to veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 16, 2020

 Mr. Perry (for himself, Mr. Zeldin, Mr. Murphy of North Carolina, and 
Mr. Crenshaw) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
   To direct the Department of Veterans Affairs to furnish stellate 
    ganglion block to veterans with 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Treatment and Relief through 
Emerging and Accessible Therapy for PTSD Act'' or the ``TREAT PTSD 
Act''.

SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS PROVISION OF STELLATE GANGLION 
              BLOCK TO VETERANS WITH POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall furnish 
stellate ganglion block to any veteran who--
            (1) is enrolled in the patient enrollment system of the 
        Department of Veterans Affairs under section 1705 of title 38, 
        United States Code;
            (2) has been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder; 
        and
            (3) has elected to receive stellate ganglion block after 
        being informed by a physician of the risks and benefits of 
        stellate ganglion block.
    (b) Provision of Care.--The Secretary may furnish stellate ganglion 
block under subsection (a) through a medical facility of the Department 
or through a health care provider described in section 1703 of title 
38, United States Code, as amended by section 101(a) of the Caring for 
Our Veterans Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-182).
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