[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3886 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3886

   To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a study to 
 determine whether RNA sequencing can be used to effectively diagnose 
                           PTSD in veterans.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 10, 2025

Mr. Murphy (for himself, Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia, and Ms. King-Hinds) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                           Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
   To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a study to 
 determine whether RNA sequencing can be used to effectively diagnose 
                           PTSD in veterans.

    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 PTSD Screening Act''.

SEC. 2. STUDY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS ON RNA SEQUENCING 
              TO DIAGNOSE PTSD IN VETERANS.

    (a) Establishment.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, acting 
through the Center for Innovation for Care and Payment of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, shall conduct a study to determine 
whether RNA sequencing can be used to effectively diagnose veterans 
with inflammation or cellular stress, symptoms of post-traumatic stress 
disorder.
    (b) Locations.--The Secretary shall carry out the study in medical 
facilities of the Department in five of the Veterans Integrated Service 
Networks.
    (c) Termination.--The study shall terminate on September 30, 2027.
    (d) Report.--Not later than September 30, 2028, the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House 
of Representatives a report containing the results of the study.
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