H.R. 5569

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5569 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5569

To direct the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress a report on 
traumatic brain injuries among certain pilots serving on active duty.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 26, 2025

Mr. Crow (for himself and Mr. Luttrell) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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A BILL

To direct the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress a report on 
traumatic brain injuries among certain pilots serving on active duty.

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 ``Preventing and Identifying Lasting 
Operational TBI Act'' or the ``PILOT Act''.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES AMONG CERTAIN PILOTS SERVING 
ON ACTIVE DUTY.

(a) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report that contains a study 
determining whether, and to what extent, members of the Armed Forces 
serving on active duty as pilots suffer from traumatic brain injury 
resulting from the cumulative effects of high-speed maneuvers, catapult 
launches, and other repetitive actions potentially harmful to brain 
health as a result of such service.
(b) Matters Included.--The report under subsection (a) shall 
include the following:
(1) The results of the study under subsection (a).
(2) A summary of existing policies and procedures of the 
Department of Defense, as of the date of the report, for 
identifying, documenting, and treating mild, moderate, and 
severe traumatic brain injury among pilots.
(3) A strategy to better identify, document, and treat 
mild, moderate, and severe traumatic brain injury among pilots.
(4) Recommendations of the Secretary with respect to 
potential regulatory and legislative actions to address 
challenges in identifying, documenting, and treating mild, 
moderate, and severe traumatic brain injury among pilots.
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