3.0.0 1963 2022-11-01T18:47:27Z 2022-11-01T18:47:27Z House HR 2019-03-28 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 54 (Thursday, March 28, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. BROWNLEY of California:H.R. 1963.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution[Page H2918]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-03-28T13:03:40Z 2019-03-28 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2019-03-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-03-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001285 Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] Julia Brownley D CA 26 N C001067 Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] Yvette Clarke D NY D. 9 2019-04-02 False H001087 Rep. Hill, Katie [D-CA-25] Katie Hill D CA 25 2019-04-08 False H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 20 2019-04-29 False V000133 Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [D-NJ-2] Jefferson Van Drew D NJ 2 2019-05-09 False L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 19 2019-06-26 False N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 32 2019-07-09 False P000614 Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] Chris Pappas D NH 1 2019-10-28 False D000624 Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12] Debbie Dingell D MI 12 2019-10-28 False J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 2019-11-08 False K000382 Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] Ann Kuster D NH M. 2 2019-11-13 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 2019-03-28 Introduced in House 2020-06-22T15:48:29Z Expanding Care for Veterans Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to develop a plan to expand the scope of research and education on and delivery of complementary and integrative medicine services (products and practices that are not currently part of mainstream, conventional medical practice) for veterans. The bill also requires the VA to define in regulations the meaning of complementary and integrative medicine.

The VA must implement a three-year program at not fewer than 15 VA medical centers to assess the feasibility and advisability of integrating the delivery of complementary and integrative medicine services for veterans with mental health conditions, chronic pain conditions, and other chronic conditions.

The bill requires the VA to contract with a qualified independent entity to conduct studies of the barriers encountered by veterans in receiving (and administrators and clinicians in providing) complementary and integrative medicine services. The National Research Advisory Council must review the results of the studies and submit findings to the VA.

Finally, the VA must implement a three-year grant 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 integrative medicine to veterans, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Expanding Care for Veterans Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr1963ih/xml/BILLS-116hr1963ih.xml 2019-03-28 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 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.