[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2359 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
H.R.2359
One Hundred Sixteenth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday,
the third day of January, two thousand and twenty
An Act
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a
report on the Department of Veterans Affairs advancing of whole health
transformation.
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 ``Whole Veteran Act''.
SEC. 2. REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS ADVANCING OF WHOLE
HEALTH TRANSFORMATION.
(a) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit
to Congress a report on the implementation of the Department of
Veterans Affairs memorandum dated February 12, 2019, on the subject of
Advancing Whole Health Transformation Across Veterans Health
Administration.
(b) Matters Included.--The report under subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) An analysis of the accessibility and availability of each
of the following services at medical facilities of the Department
of Veterans Affairs (including community based outpatient clinics,
vet centers, and community living centers):
(A) Massage.
(B) Chiropractic services.
(C) Whole health clinician services.
(D) Whole health coaching.
(E) Acupuncture.
(F) Healing touch.
(G) Whole health group services.
(H) Guided imagery.
(I) Meditation.
(J) Hypnosis.
(K) Yoga.
(L) Tai chi or Qi gong.
(M) Equine assisted therapy.
(N) Any other service the Secretary determines appropriate.
(2) An assessment of the health outcomes derived from the
services specified in paragraph (1).
(3) An assessment of the resources required to expand such
services to the entire Veterans Health Administration.
(4) A plan to provide the services referred to in paragraph (1)
to veterans who reside in a geographic area where no community-
based outpatient clinic, medical center, Vet Center, or community
living center is located.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.