[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9863 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9863

   To direct the Director of the Defense Health Agency to submit to 
 Congress a report on the feasibility of establishing a pilot program 
 that establishes a behavioral neurology fellowship program to provide 
 training opportunities with respect to treating members of the Armed 
           Forces and veterans with traumatic brain injuries.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 22, 2026

  Mr. Neguse (for himself and Mr. Luttrell) introduced the following 
      bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
   To direct the Director of the Defense Health Agency to submit to 
 Congress a report on the feasibility of establishing a pilot program 
 that establishes a behavioral neurology fellowship program to provide 
 training opportunities with respect to treating members of the Armed 
           Forces and veterans with traumatic brain injuries.

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

SECTION 1. REPORT ON FEASIBILITY OF PILOT PROGRAM ON BEHAVIORAL 
              NEUROLOGY FELLOWSHIPS.

    (a) Report.--Not later than 270 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Director of the Defense Health Agency shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees (as defined in section 
101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code) a report on the feasibility 
of establishing a pilot program that establishes a behavioral neurology 
fellowship program to provide training opportunities with respect to 
treating members of the Armed Forces and veterans with traumatic brain 
injuries, particularly regarding the intersection of behavior and 
traumatic brain injury.
    (b) Matters Included.--The report on the potential pilot program 
under subsection (a) shall include the following:
            (1) The feasibility of the pilot program meeting the 
        requirements described in subsection (c).
            (2) An evaluation of potential locations at which to carry 
        out the pilot program.
    (c) Requirements Described.--The requirements described in this 
subsection are the following:
            (1) The pilot program would include two individuals 
        selected for a 1-year clinical fellowship program under the 
        pilot program.
            (2) An individual may hold a fellowship under the pilot 
        program if the individual--
                    (A) holds a Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of 
                Osteopathy from any medical school accredited by the 
                Liaison Committee on Medical Education; and
                    (B) before participating in the fellowship program, 
                has completed a residency program in neurology or 
                psychiatry at an institution accredited by the 
                Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.
            (3) An individual would not be required to be board 
        certified to hold a fellowship under the pilot program.
            (4) The pilot program would be carried out in a manner that 
        seeks to allow an individual, upon completion of the fellowship 
        program, to sit for board certification in behavioral neurology 
        and neuropsychiatry offered by the United Council for 
        Neurologic Subspecialties.
            (5) The fellowship program would be accredited.
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