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Veteran Acquired Brain Injury Caregiving Act
To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to use amounts under the Veteran-Directed Care program to provide care to veterans with acquired brain injury, and for other purposes.
Summary
- Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish and implement a five-year pilot program beginning within 180 days of enactment allowing veterans with acquired brain injuries to use Veteran-Directed Care program funds to purchase care from eligible veteran mission-driven nonprofits.
- Requires the Secretary to select at least five Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers to participate in the pilot program.
- Limits eligibility to veterans who have been clinically assessed as having an acquired brain injury and meet the requirements under existing law for the Veteran-Directed Care program.
- Defines eligible organizations as nonprofit organizations exempt from taxation under Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)(3) that provide services under the Veteran-Directed Care program.
- Requires the Secretary to submit annual reports to Congress beginning one year after enactment, including data on the number of participating veterans and nonprofits, clinical outcomes, veteran satisfaction, and other relevant information.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Bill Cassidy’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ $59,100
- GENERAL ATLANTIC $37,700
- WELSH CARSON ANDERSON & STOWE $33,870
- OCHSNER HEALTH SYSTEM $33,250
- RA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT $30,200
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Bill Cassidy → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Jul 16, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. · senate
- Jul 16, 2026 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 16, 2026
Mr. Cassidy 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 carry out a pilot program to use amounts under the Veteran-Directed Care program to provide care to veterans with acquired brain injury, 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 “Veteran Acquired Brain Injury Caregiving Act”.
SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM ON USE OF AMOUNTS UNDER VETERAN-DIRECTED CARE PROGRAM TO PROVIDE CARE TO VETERANS WITH ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY.
(a) In General.—Beginning not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall carry out a five-year pilot program under which an eligible veteran may use funds under the Veteran-Directed Care program to purchase care from an eligible veteran mission-driven nonprofit.
(b) Locations.—The Secretary shall select not fewer than five medical centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs at which to carry out the pilot program under subsection (a).
(c) Annual Report.—Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than annually thereafter until the termination of the pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report containing the following:
(1) The number of eligible veterans receiving assistance under the pilot program.
(2) The number of eligible veteran mission-driven nonprofits participating in the pilot program.
(3) An evaluation of the clinical outcomes of veterans participating in the pilot program, veteran satisfaction with the pilot program, and other relevant data the Secretary determines appropriate.
(d) Definitions.—In this section:
(1) Eligible veteran.—The term “eligible veteran” means a veteran who—
(A) is clinically assessed to have an acquired brain injury; and
(B) is an eligible veteran under section 1720L of title 38, United States Code.
(2) Eligible veteran mission-driven nonprofit.—The term “eligible veteran mission-driven nonprofit” means an organization—
(A) described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code; and
(B) that provides services provided under the Veteran-Directed Care program for a veteran.
(3) Veteran-directed care program.—The term “Veteran- Directed Care program” means the program under section 1720L(b) of title 38, United States Code. <all>
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