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To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish traumatic brain injury centers.

Introduced: May 3, 2007 See on congress.gov
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May 8, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4561)
May 3, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 3, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 3, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to: (1) establish and operate centers for traumatic brain injury (TBI) research, education, and clinical activities; (2) ensure the geographic distribution of such centers; and (3) designate no more than five centers.

Requires the: (1) official within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) responsible for TBI care to establish a peer review panel to assess the scientific and clinical merit of proposals submitted for the designation of such centers; and (2) Under Secretary of Health to ensure the dissemination throughout the VHA of information produced through the research, education, and clinical activities of the centers.

What's happening now May 8, 2007

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4561)

 Bill text 1 version

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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · May 10, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2179: To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish traumatic brain injury centers.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2179/
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