text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury 
  Treatment Act of 2007''.
  
  SEC. 2. SCREENING, REHABILITATION, AND TREATMENT FOR TRAUMATIC BRAIN 
                INJURY.
  
      (a) Screening, Rehabilitation, and Treatment for Traumatic Brain 
  Injury.--
              (1) In general.--Chapter 17 of title 38, United States 
          Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
          subchapter:
  
                  ``SUBCHAPTER IX--TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY
  
  ``Sec. 1791. Screening for traumatic brain injuries
      ``(a) Screening Program.--The Secretary shall establish a program 
  to screen veterans who are eligible for hospital care, medical 
  services, and nursing home care under section 1710(e)(1)(D) of this 
  title for symptoms of traumatic brain injury.
      ``(b) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
  enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall 
  submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the 
  House of Representatives a report containing the following information:
              ``(1) The number of veterans screened under the program 
          during the year preceding such report.
              ``(2) The prevalence of traumatic brain injury symptoms 
          among the veterans screened under the program.
              ``(3) Recommendations for improving care and services to 
          veterans exhibiting symptoms of traumatic brain injury.
  ``Sec. 1792. Comprehensive program for long-term traumatic brain injury 
                rehabilitation
      ``(a) Comprehensive Program.--The Secretary shall develop and carry 
  out a comprehensive program of long-term care for post-acute traumatic 
  brain injury rehabilitation that includes residential, community, and 
  home-based components utilizing interdisciplinary treatment teams.
      ``(b) Location of Program.--The Secretary shall carry out the 
  program developed under subsection (a) in four geographically dispersed 
  polytrauma network sites designated by the Secretary.
      ``(c) Eligibility.--A veteran is eligible for care under the 
  program developed under subsection (a) if the veteran is otherwise 
  eligible for care under this chapter and--
              ``(1) served on active duty in a theater of combat 
          operations (as determined by the Secretary in consultation with 
          the Secretary of Defense) during a period of war after the 
          Persian Gulf War, or in combat against a hostile force during a 
          period of hostilities (as defined in section 1712A(a)(2)(B) of 
          this title) after November 11, 1998;
              ``(2) is diagnosed as suffering from moderate to severe 
          traumatic brain injury; and
              ``(3) is unable to manage routine activities of daily 
          living without supervision or assistance.
      ``(d) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
  enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall 
  submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the 
  House of Representatives a report containing the following information:
              ``(1) A description of the operation of the program.
              ``(2) The number of veterans provided care under the 
          program during the year preceding such report.
              ``(3) The annual cost of operating the program.
  ``Sec. 1793. Traumatic brain injury transition offices
      ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a traumatic 
  brain injury transition office at each Department polytrauma network 
  site for the purposes of coordinating the provision of health-care and 
  services to veterans who suffer from moderate to severe traumatic brain 
  injuries and are in need of health-care and services not immediately 
  offered by the Department.
      ``(b) Cooperative Agreements.--The Secretary, through each such 
  office established under subsection (a), shall have the authority to 
  arrange for the provision of health-care and services through 
  cooperative agreements with appropriate public or private entities that 
  have established long-term neurobehavioral rehabilitation and recovery 
  programs.
  ``Sec. 1794. Traumatic brain injury registry
      ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish and maintain a 
  registry to be known as the `Traumatic Brain Injury Veterans' Health 
  Registry' (in this section referred to as the `Registry').
      ``(b) Description.--The Registry shall include the following 
  information:
              ``(1) A list containing the name of each individual who 
          served as a member of the Armed Forces in Operation Enduring 
          Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom who exhibits symptoms 
          associated with traumatic brain injury and who--
                      ``(A) applies for care and services from the 
                  Department under this chapter; or
                      ``(B) files a claim for compensation under chapter 
                  11 of this title on the basis of any disability which 
                  may be associated with such service; and
              ``(2) any relevant medical data relating to the health 
          status of an individual described in paragraph (1) and any 
          other information the Secretary considers relevant and 
          appropriate with respect to such an individual if the 
          individual--
                      ``(A) grants permission to the Secretary to include 
                  such information in the Registry; or
                      ``(B) is deceased at the time such individual is 
                  listed in the Registry.
      ``(c) Notification.--The Secretary shall notify individuals listed 
  in the Registry of significant developments in research on the health 
  consequences of military service in the Operation Enduring Freedom and 
  Operation Iraqi Freedom theaters of operations.''.
              (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents at the 
          beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
          following new items:
  
                   ``subchapter ix--traumatic brain injury
  
  ``1791. Screening for traumatic brain injuries.
  ``1792. Comprehensive program for long-term traumatic brain injury 
                              rehabilitation.
  ``1793. Traumatic brain injury transition offices.
  ``1794. Traumatic brain injury registry.''.
      (b) Effective Date.--The Secretary shall implement the requirements 
  of subchapter IX of title 38, United States Code, as added by 
  subsection (a), not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
  of this Act.
target: Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to: (1) establish a program to screen veterans eligible for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital, medical, and nursing home care for symptoms of traumatic brain injury (TBI); (2) develop and carry out a program of long-term care for post-acute TBI rehabilitation; (3) establish a TBI transition office at each VA polytrauma network site to coordinate the provision of health care and services to veterans who suffer from moderate to severe TBI and are in need of health care and services not immediately offered by the VA; and (4) establish and maintain the Traumatic Brain Injury Veterans' Health Registry.
feat_title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to screen certain veterans for symptoms of traumatic brain injury, and for other purposes.