Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev) proposes to untangle the Wounded Warrior Bill from the defense reauthorization bill for a vote before the August recess. The House passed a bill (HR. 1585) in March, but in the Senate (S.1606) it became bogged down in spending for the Iraq war. The bill contains measures to improve dilapidated facilities, speed transition from military to veteran systems, and beef up treatment for brain injury and psychiatric disorders such as PTSD.
