Jessica Kensky and Patrick Downes Act

To require the Secretary of Defense to include victims of acts of terror in the evaluation and treatment of veterans and civilians at military treatment facilities, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Jessica Kensky and Patrick Downes Act 2. Inclusion of victims of acts of terror in evaluation and treatment of veterans and civilians at military treatment facilities Section 717 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 10 U.S.C. 1071 (1) in the section heading, by inserting , including victims of acts of terror, civilians (2) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting , including a victim of an act of terror, civilian (3) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following new subsections: (d) Procedures after acts of terror (1) Procedures Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of the Jessica Kensky and Patrick Downes Act (A) Procedures for the conduct of timely outreach and communication to local medical facilities after an act of terror in the United States. (B) Procedures to promptly contact, coordinate, and provide medical expertise to local medical facilities that are treating victims of an act of terror that caused blast related injuries, mass shooting related injuries, burn related injuries, or other serious injuries. (C) Procedures for the provision of medical evaluations for victims of an act of terror who were exposed to such injuries. (2) Release to private sector health care provider The Secretary may not release a victim of an act of terror who is receiving care under subsection (a) to a health care provider in the private sector until a comprehensive treatment plan is communicated to the individual or a health care provider of the individual. (3) Reports Not later than 180 days after an act of terror that results in civilians being evaluated and treated at a military treatment facility under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report that includes— (A) the number of victims of the act of terror who are receiving treatment at a military treatment facility; (B) a list of the types of injuries being treated; and (C) such recommendations to improve the procedures established under paragraph (1) as the Secretary considers appropriate. (e) Definitions In this section: (1) Act of terror The term act of terror (2) Covered beneficiary The term covered beneficiary (3) Victim The term victim .

Summary: Jessica Kensky and Patrick Downes Act This bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 to include victims of acts of terror in the evaluation and treatment of veterans and civilians at military treatment facilities. The Department of Defense (DOD) shall establish implementing procedures: (1) for outreach and communication to local medical facilities after an act of terror in the United States; (2) to coordinate and provide medical expertise to local medical facilities that are treating victims of an act of terror that caused blast related injuries, mass shooting related injuries, burn related injuries, or other serious injuries; and (3) for medical evaluations of such victims. DOD may not release a victim of an act of terror who is receiving such care to a private health care provider until a comprehensive treatment plan is communicated to the individual or his or her health care provider.