Veterans National Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 2737 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2737 To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to implement a pilot program to furnish hyperbaric oxygen therapy to certain veterans through community care providers, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 9, 2025 Mr. Tuberville introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to implement a pilot program to furnish hyperbaric oxygen therapy to certain veterans through community care providers, and for other purposes. 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 ``Veterans National Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment Act''. SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM TO FURNISH HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY TO A VETERAN WITH TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY OR POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER. (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall implement a pilot program to furnish HBOT to a veteran who has a traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress disorder through a health care provider described in section 1703(c)(5) of title 38, United States Code (in this section referred to as the ``pilot program''). (b) Locations.--The Secretary shall select two Veterans Integrated Service Networks of the Department of Veterans Affairs in which to operate the pilot program. (c) Accreditation Required.--The Secretary shall ensure that any medical facility at which a veteran receives HBOT under the pilot program is accredited by-- (1) the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospital Organizations; (2) the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society; or (3) anot