3.0.0 102 2023-01-11T13:34:40Z 2023-01-11T13:34:40Z House HR 2017-01-03 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 3, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. BROWNLEY of California:H.R. 102.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section VIII of the U.S. Constitution[Page H49]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2017-01-19T20:12:36Z Referred to 2017-01-03T17:20:50Z 2017-01-19 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2017-01-03 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2017-01-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-01-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001285 Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] Julia Brownley D CA 26 N K000382 Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] Ann Kuster D NH M. 2 2017-01-09 False S001150 Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28] ADAM SCHIFF D CA B. 28 2017-03-27 False C001072 Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] Andre Carson D IN 7 2017-04-27 False O000170 Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16] Beto O'Rourke D TX 16 2017-05-03 False B001281 Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] Joyce Beatty D OH 3 2017-06-08 False R000606 Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] Jamie Raskin D MD 8 2017-10-03 False Armed Forces and National Security Alternative treatments Department of Veterans Affairs Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government studies and investigations Health care coverage and access Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Medical education Medical research Mental health Physical fitness and lifestyle Research administration and funding Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2017-01-03 Introduced in House 2017-01-12T19:13:35Z Expanding Care for Veterans Act

This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to develop a plan to expand the scope of VA's research and education on, and delivery and integration of, complementary and alternative medicine services.

The VA shall carry out, through its Office of Patient Centered Care and Cultural Transformation, a three-year program to: (1) assess the feasibility and advisability of integrating the delivery of selected complementary and alternative medicine services with other VA health care services for veterans, and (2) identify and resolve barriers to providing such services and integrating them with other VA health services.

Such program shall be conducted at not fewer than 15 VA medical centers by integrating the provision of complementary and alternative medicine services with other VA health care services provided to veterans who have a mental health condition, experience chronic pain, or have a chronic condition. Veterans' participation shall be voluntary.

The VA shall contract with a qualified independent entity for comprehensive studies of the barriers encountered by veterans in receiving, and by administrators and clinicians in providing, complementary and alternative medicine services through the VA. Such studies shall be conducted through surveys of veterans and VA administrators and clinicians.

The VA shall carry out a three-year program awarding grants to public or private nonprofit entities to assess the feasibility and advisability of using wellness programs to complement the provision of mental health care to veterans and family members who are eligible for readjustment counseling from the VA.

]]> Expanding Care for Veterans Act Display Title Expanding Care for Veterans Act Official Title as Introduced To expand the research and education on and delivery of complementary and alternative medicine to veterans, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Expanding Care for Veterans Act Introduced in House 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr102ih/xml/BILLS-115hr102ih.xml 2017-01-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.