To direct the Director of the Defense Health Agency to submit to Congress a report on the feasibility of establishing a pilot program that establishes a behavioral neurology fellowship program to provide training opportunities with respect to treating members of the Armed Forces and veterans with traumatic brain injuries.
Sponsored By: Representative Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
Introduced
Summary
This bill would require a feasibility report on creating a pilot behavioral neurology fellowship for treating traumatic brain injury in service members and veterans. The study would examine a one-year clinical fellowship with two fellows, accreditation, board-certification pathways, and potential locations.
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- Service members and veterans: Aims to increase the number of clinicians trained at the intersection of behavior and traumatic brain injury, which could expand specialized care options.
- Physician trainees: Sets eligibility and structure. Fellows must hold an MD or DO and have completed a neurology or psychiatry residency at an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education accredited program. The pilot would place two individuals in a one-year accredited clinical fellowship. Entry would not require board certification, but fellows would be positioned to sit for the United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties board after completion.
- Defense Health Agency and Congress: Directs the Defense Health Agency director to report to congressional defense committees within 270 days on the feasibility of the pilot and on recommended locations for carrying it out.
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Behavioral neurology fellowship for veterans
If enacted, the Defense Health Agency Director would send a report to the congressional defense committees within 270 days after enactment on the feasibility of a pilot fellowship. The report would study a one-year behavioral neurology clinical fellowship pilot focused on treating service members and veterans with traumatic brain injuries. Each cohort would include two fellows who must hold an MD or DO from a medical school accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education or the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation and have completed a neurology or psychiatry residency accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. Fellows would not have to be board certified to join, the fellowship would be accredited, and it would be carried out to seek to let graduates sit for United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties behavioral neurology and neuropsychiatry board exams.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
CO • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Luttrell, Morgan [R-TX-8]
TX • R
Sponsored 7/22/2026
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