BEACON Act of 2026

This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to run a three-year grant program for nonprofits, academic institutions, and outside health care providers to develop and test treatments for veterans with chronic mild traumatic brain injury (TBI), with grants capped at $5 million per entity per year. It also creates a second three-year research grant program, to be administered by an independent organization outside the VA, that funds four smaller and five larger grants each year for studies and clinical trials on TBI treatments. Each program is authorized $10 million per year for fiscal years 2026 through 2028. Grant recipients and the independent organization must report results, spending, and adverse events, and the VA must report to Congress annually. The bill also changes a date in the VA home loan fee table from June 9, 2034 to July 14, 2034.

Full text and official record on Congress.gov

Sponsors

• Jack Bergman Republican sponsor
• 13 cosponsors