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Veterans National Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment Act
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.
Summary
This bill establishes a pilot program to provide hyperbaric oxygen therapy to veterans with traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress disorder through community care providers. The pilot program will operate in two Veterans Integrated Service Networks and only at medical facilities accredited by recognized accreditation organizations. The program is funded solely through donations to a special VA fund and will operate for three years. The bill also requires an updated report to Congress on the effectiveness of hyperbaric oxygen therapy for treating traumatic brain injury and PTSD based on clinical trials conducted by the VA, Department of Defense, and private entities.
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Sponsor (1)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Tommy Tuberville’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $68,223
- BEASLEY ALLEN $19,800
- RADIANCE TECHNOLOGIES $13,782
- BEASLEY ALLEN LAW FIRM $13,200
- LEWIS M. CARTER MANUFACTURING COMPANY $12,100
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Tommy Tuberville → · Outside spending →
Actions (3)
- Dec 10, 2025 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-247. · senate
- Sep 9, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. · senate
- Sep 9, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
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) another appropriate organization that has expertise and objectivity comparable to that of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospital Organizations or the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society.
(d) Funding.—
(1) In general.—There is in the general fund of the Treasury a fund to be known as the “VA HBOT Fund” (in this section referred to as the “Fund”).
(2) Sole source of funds.—The sole source of amounts deposited into the Fund shall be donations received by the Secretary for the express purpose of providing HBOT under the pilot program.
(3) Availability.—Amounts in the Fund shall be available to the Secretary without fiscal year limitation to pay for HBOT under the pilot program.
(e) Termination.—The pilot program and the Fund shall terminate on the day that is three years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(f) HBOT Defined.—In this section, the term “HBOT” means hyperbaric oxygen therapy provided to a patient with a medical device—
(1) approved by the Food and Drug Administration; or
(2) issued an investigational device exemption by the Food and Drug Administration.
SEC. 3. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON USE OF HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY TO TREAT TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY AND POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER.
(a) In General.—Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives an update to the report of the Comptroller General published on December 18, 2015, and titled “Research on Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy to Treat Traumatic Brain Injury and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder” (GAO-16-
154).
(b) Elements.—The update required under subsection (a) shall include an assessment by the Comptroller General of clinical trials conducted since the publication of the report specified in such subsection—
(1) regarding the use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy to treat traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder; and
(2) by—
(A) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs;
(B) the Secretary of Defense; and
(C) private entities.
SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN LIMITS ON PAYMENTS OF PENSION.
Section 5503(d)(7) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking “November 30, 2031” and inserting “October 30, 2034”. <all>
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