[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2359 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2359

  To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a 
report on the Department of Veterans Affairs advancing of whole health 
                            transformation.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 25, 2019

  Mr. Lamb (for himself and Mr. Ryan) introduced the following bill; 
        which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
  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.

    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 1, 2019, on the subject of Advancing Whole 
Health Transformation Across Veterans Health Administration. Such 
report shall include an analysis of the accessibility and availability 
of each of the following services with respect to the implementation of 
such memorandum:
            (1) Massage.
            (2) Chiropractic services.
            (3) Whole health clinician services.
            (4) Whole health coaching.
            (5) Acupuncture.
            (6) Healing touch.
            (7) Whole health group services.
            (8) Guided imagery.
            (9) Meditation.
            (10) Hypnosis.
            (11) Yoga.
            (12) Tai chi or Qi gong.
            (13) Any other service the Secretary determines 
        appropriate.
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