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Union Calendar No. 457 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2818 
[Report No. 110–722] 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the establishment 
of Epilepsy Centers of Excellence in the Veterans Health Administration 
of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 21, 2007 
Mr. PERLMUTTER (for himself, Mr. FILNER, Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. KENNEDY, 
Mr. SALAZAR, Mr. WEXLER, and Mr. LAMBORN) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
JUNE 19, 2008 
Additional sponsors: Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, 
Ms. CARSON, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. ENGLISH 
of Pennsylvania, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. ABER-
CROMBIE, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. EDDIE BER-
NICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr. WYNN, Mr. DAVID DAVIS 
of Tennessee, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. SARBANES, 
Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California, Mr. HARE, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. COHEN, 
Mr. ARCURI, Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. BRALEY 
of Iowa, Mr. FARR, Mr. HODES, Mr. STUPAK, Mr. BACA, Mr. CROWLEY, 
Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. LOEBSACK, Ms. SHEA- 
PORTER, Mr. SIRES, Ms. SUTTON, Mr. DONNELLY, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. 
BISHOP of New York, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey, Mr. 
KAGEN, Mr. MAHONEY of Florida, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Ms. 
SOLIS, Mr. WILSON of Ohio, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. HALL of Texas, Ms. 
GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mrs. 
BOYDA of Kansas, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. EMANUEL, Mr. JOHNSON of Geor-
gia, Mr. WATT, Mr. CHANDLER, Mr. POMEROY, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. 
BOSWELL, Mr. LINCOLN DAVIS of Tennessee, Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. WALZ 
of Minnesota, Mr. SESTAK, Mr. MOORE of Kansas, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. 
PASTOR, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Ms. HIRONO, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. CLY-
BURN, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. SPRATT, Mr. WAMP, Mr. 
LANGEVIN, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. ALTMIRE, Mr. JINDAL, Mr. 
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CARNEY, Ms. CLARKE, Mr. HOYER, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. MORAN of Kansas, 
Ms. MCCOLLUM of Minnesota, Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico, Mr. BRADY 
of Texas, Mr. ROTHMAN, Mr. PLATTS, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. 
RODRIGUEZ, Ms. CASTOR, Mr. HALL of New York, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. 
BILIRAKIS, Mr. BOREN, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. LAMPSON, Mrs. 
TAUSCHER, Mr. WELCH of Vermont, Mr. ROSKAM, Ms. GIFFORDS, Mr. 
GRIJALVA, Mr. MITCHELL, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. PATRICK J. MURPHY of 
Pennsylvania, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. RUSH, Mr. SPACE, Mr. PORTER, 
Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. SHAYS, 
Mr. MCCOTTER, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. 
ROSS, Mrs. MALONEY of New York, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Ms. 
SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. CARSON, Mr. NADLER, Mrs. BLACKBURN, and Mr. 
TIM MURPHY of Pennsylvania 
JUNE 19, 2008 
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 21, 2007] 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
establishment of Epilepsy Centers of Excellence in the 
Veterans Health Administration of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans’ Epilepsy 
Treatment Act of 2008’’. 
SEC. 2. EPILEPSY CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE. 
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF EPILEPSY 
CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE.—Subchapter II of chapter 73 
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of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 7330A. Epilepsy centers of excellence 
‘‘(a) DESIGNATION OF CENTERS.—Not later than 120 
days after the date of enactment of this section, the Sec-
retary shall designate an epilepsy center of excellence at 
each of the 5 centers designated under section 7327. 
‘‘(b) EXPERT CLINICAL AND RESEARCH STAFF.—Each 
center designated under subsection (a) shall employ such 
expert clinical and research staff, including board certified 
neurologists and neurosurgeons, as may be necessary to en-
sure that such center is capable of serving as a center of 
excellence in research, education, and clinical care activities 
in the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy, including post- 
traumatic epilepsy. 
‘‘(c) REQUIREMENTS AND OPERATION OF CENTERS.— 
Each center designated under subsection (a) shall function 
as a center for— 
‘‘(1) research on the diagnosis, treatment, and 
long-term effects of epilepsy, including epilepsy devel-
oped as a result of combat, in order to support the 
provision of services for such diagnosis and treatment 
in accordance with the most current information on 
epilepsy; 
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‘‘(2) the development of evidence-based meth-
odologies for treating individuals with epilepsy; 
‘‘(3) the continuous and consistent coordination 
of care from the point of referral throughout the diag-
nostic and treatment process and ongoing follow-up 
after return to home and community; 
‘‘(4) the development of a national system of co-
ordinated care for veterans with epilepsy, including 
the development and maintenance of a national net-
work of Department health care personnel with an in-
terest and expertise in the care and treatment of epi-
lepsy and the establishment of a referral system and 
procedure within each Veterans Integrated Service 
Network; 
‘‘(5) assist in the expansion, where appropriate, 
of the utilization of telehealth technology, including 
exploring the use of such technology to develop, trans-
mit, monitor, and review neurological diagnostic tests 
and other applicable uses of telehealth technology for 
the diagnosis, care, and treatment of veterans with 
epilepsy; and 
‘‘(6) the dissemination of educational materials 
and research regarding diagnosis, care, and treatment 
of epilepsy, throughout the Department. 
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‘‘(d) ADMINISTRATION.—In order to assist the Sec-
retary in carrying out this section, the Secretary shall des-
ignate a national coordinator for epilepsy programs who 
shall report to the official responsible for neurology at the 
Veterans Health Administration and shall— 
‘‘(1) supervise the operation of the centers des-
ignated under this section; 
‘‘(2) coordinate and support the national net-
work of Department health care professionals with an 
interest and expertise in the care and treatment of 
epilepsy; 
‘‘(3) ensure that the education and research mis-
sion of such centers is being accomplished; and 
‘‘(4) conduct regular evaluations of such centers 
to ensure compliance with the requirements of this 
section. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2013.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 7330 the following new item: 
‘‘7330A. Epilepsy centers of excellence.’’. 
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to amend title 
38, United States Code, to provide for the establishment 
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of epilepsy centers of excellence in the Veterans Health 
Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 457 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2818 
[Report No. 110–722] 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide 
for the establishment of Epilepsy Centers of Ex-
cellence in the Veterans Health Administration of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
JUNE 19, 2008 
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee 
of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and or-
dered to be printed 
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