1. (a) In General.— The Secretary may furnish hyperbaric oxygen therapy available at a military medical treatment facility to a covered member if such therapy is prescribed by a physician to treat post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury.

2. (b) Covered Member Defined.— In this section, the term “covered member” means a member of the armed forces who is—

   1. (1) serving on active duty; and
   2. (2) diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury.

(Added Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title VII, § 703(a)(1), Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1435.)

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title VII, § 703(b), Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1435, provided that:

“The amendments made by subsection (a) [enacting this section] shall take effect 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [

Dec. 12, 2017].”