To express the sense of the Senate on treatment options for members of the Armed Forces and veterans for Traumatic Brain Injury and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
What it does: Adds SEC. 723. SENSE OF SENATE ON TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND VETERANS FOR TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY AND POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER at the end of subtitle C of title VII
Sen. James M. Inhofe (R-OK)What it changes
1 change to S. 1867 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. 723. SENSE OF SENATE ON TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND VETERANS FOR TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY AND POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER at the end of subtitle C of title VII
Adds a sectionIn S. 1867 · Placed on Calendar Senate
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on January 1, 2012.
Inserted: SEC. 723. SENSE OF SENATE ON TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND VETERANS FOR TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY AND POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER.
Inserted: (a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings:
Inserted: (1) Approximately 1,400,000 Americans experience Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) each year, and an estimated 3,200,000 Americans are living with long-term, severe disabilities as a result of brain injury. Another approximate 360,000 men and women are estimated to have been experienced a Traumatic Brain Injury in the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan to date.
Inserted: (2) Congressional funding for Traumatic Brain Injury activities began with Public Law 104-166 (commonly referred to as the "Traumatic Brain Injury Act of 1996") and has subsequently been addressed in title XIII of Public Law 106-310 (commonly referred to as the "Traumatic Brain Injury Act Amendments of 2000"), which mandated reports and requirements for mild Traumatic Brain Injury, and in Acts authorizing and appropriating funds for the Department of Defense to date.
Inserted: (3) In 1992 during the Persian Gulf War, Congress created the Defense and Veterans Head Injury Program (DVHIP) to integrate specialized Traumatic Brain Injury care, research, and education across the military and veteran medical care systems.
Inserted: (4) With Congressional oversight and appropriations, the Department of Defense subsequently transitioned the Defense and Veterans Head Injury Program to the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center (DVBIC) in order improve the military and veterans medical communities ability to develop and provide advanced Traumatic Brain Injury-specific evaluation, treatment, and follow-up care for military personnel, their beneficiaries, and veterans with mild to severe Traumatic Brain Injury.
Inserted: (5) Though Congress, the Department of Defense, and the Department of Veterans Affairs have increased the capacity to provide health services, particularly in the areas of mental health and Traumatic Brain Injury, gaps in access and quality remain, to include a selected method for diagnosing a Traumatic Brain Injury, a consistent process for treatment for a Traumatic Brain Injury, availability of providers, shortages of personnel, organizational deficiencies, cultural understanding and acceptance, and available technology in diagnosis and treatment.
Inserted: (6) Gaps in quality of care and limited access to proper care remain for both members of the Armed Forces and veterans, especially veterans who are demobilized members of the National Guard and Reserve. Some estimates indicate that approximately 57 percent of those returning from Iraq and Afghanistan are not being evaluated by a physician for a brain injury.
Inserted: (b) Sense of Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that--
Inserted: (1) the Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs should be commended for increasing the treatment options for Traumatic Brain Injury that are available to veterans;
Inserted: (2) the Secretary of Defense should, in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, continue to test, prove, and make available viable treatment options for Traumatic Brain Injury, including alternative treatment methods that have been determined, through testing, to be an effective form of treatment; and
Inserted: (3) the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs should take actions to ensure that existing veteran and medical benefits cover the use of viable available treatment options for Traumatic Brain Injury, including alternative treatment methods.
Original wording
At the end of subtitle C of title VII, add the following:
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SA 1096. Mr. INHOFE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1867, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; as follows:
At the end of subtitle C of title VII, add the following:
SEC. 723. SENSE OF SENATE ON TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND VETERANS FOR TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY AND POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER.
(a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings:
(1) Approximately 1,400,000 Americans experience Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) each year, and an estimated 3,200,000 Americans are living with long-term, severe disabilities as a result of brain injury. Another approximate 360,000 men and women are estimated to have been experienced a Traumatic Brain Injury in the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan to date.
(2) Congressional funding for Traumatic Brain Injury activities began with Public Law 104-166 (commonly referred to as the “Traumatic Brain Injury Act of 1996”) and has subsequently been addressed in title XIII of Public Law 106-310 (commonly referred to as the “Traumatic Brain Injury Act Amendments of 2000”), which mandated reports and requirements for mild Traumatic Brain Injury, and in Acts authorizing and appropriating funds for the Department of Defense to date.
(3) In 1992 during the Persian Gulf War, Congress created the Defense and Veterans Head Injury Program (DVHIP) to integrate specialized Traumatic Brain Injury care, research, and education across the military and veteran medical care systems.
(4) With Congressional oversight and appropriations, the Department of Defense subsequently transitioned the Defense and Veterans Head Injury Program to the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center (DVBIC) in order improve the military and veterans medical communities ability to develop and provide advanced Traumatic Brain Injury-specific evaluation, treatment, and follow-up care for military personnel, their beneficiaries, and veterans with mild to severe Traumatic Brain Injury.
(5) Though Congress, the Department of Defense, and the Department of Veterans Affairs have increased the capacity to provide health services, particularly in the areas of mental health and Traumatic Brain Injury, gaps in access and quality remain, to include a selected method for diagnosing a Traumatic Brain Injury, a consistent process for treatment for a Traumatic Brain Injury, availability of providers, shortages of personnel, organizational deficiencies, cultural understanding and acceptance, and available technology in diagnosis and treatment.
(6) Gaps in quality of care and limited access to proper care remain for both members of the Armed Forces and veterans, especially veterans who are demobilized members of the National Guard and Reserve. Some estimates indicate that approximately 57 percent of those returning from Iraq and Afghanistan are not being evaluated by a physician for a brain injury.
(b) Sense of Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that--
(1) the Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs should be commended for increasing the treatment options for Traumatic Brain Injury that are available to veterans;
(2) the Secretary of Defense should, in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, continue to test, prove, and make available viable treatment options for Traumatic Brain Injury, including alternative treatment methods that have been determined, through testing, to be an effective form of treatment; and
(3) the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs should take actions to ensure that existing veteran and medical benefits cover the use of viable available treatment options for Traumatic Brain Injury, including alternative treatment methods.
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Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S8012, S8062)
November 30, 2011
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Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S8012, S8062)
November 30, 2011
Proposed amendment SA 1096 withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S8012, S8062)
November 30, 2011
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S7943)
November 29, 2011
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S7884)
November 28, 2011
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S7785)
November 18, 2011
Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 1096 proposed by Senator Inhofe.
November 17, 2011
Senate amendment submitted
November 17, 2011
Amendment SA 1096 proposed by Senator Inhofe. (consideration: CR S7689-7691; text: CR S7689-7690) To express the sense of the Senate on treatment options for members of the Armed Forces and veterans for Traumatic Brain Injury and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
November 17, 2011