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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 852 

To improve health care furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs 

by increasing access to complementary and alternative medicine and 

other approaches to wellness and preventive care, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 25, 2013 

Mr. SANDERS introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

A BILL 

To improve health care furnished by the Department of 

Veterans Affairs by increasing access to complementary 

and alternative medicine and other approaches to 

wellness and preventive care, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans’ Health Pro5 motion Act of 2013’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DESIGNATION AND OPERATION OF CENTERS OF IN2 NOVATION FOR COMPLEMENTARY AND AL3 TERNATIVE MEDICINE IN HEALTH CARE RE4 SEARCH, EDUCATION, AND CLINICAL ACTIVI5 TIES. 

6 (a) DESIGNATION AND OPERATION OF CENTERS OF

7 INNOVATION.—Subchapter II of chapter 73 of title 38, 

8 United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 

9 following new section: 

10 ‘‘§ 7330B. Centers of innovation for complementary 

11 and alternative medicine in health care 

12 research, education, and clinical activi13 ties 

14 ‘‘(a) DESIGNATION AND OPERATION.—The Sec15 retary, acting through the Director of the Office of Patient 

16 Centered Care for Cultural Transformation, shall des17 ignate and operate at least one center of innovation for 

18 complementary and alternative medicine in health re19 search, education, and clinical activities in each Veterans 

20 Integrated Service Networks. 

21 ‘‘(b) FUNCTIONS.—The functions of the centers of in22 novation designated and operated under subsection (a) are 

23 as follows: 

24 ‘‘(1) To conduct research on the furnishing of 

25 complementary and alternative medicine in health 

26 care. 


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1 ‘‘(2) To develop specific models to be used by 

2 the Department in furnishing services to veterans 

3 consisting of complementary and alternative medi4 cine. 

5 ‘‘(3) To provide education and training for 

6 health care professionals of the Department on— 

7 ‘‘(A) the furnishing of services consisting 

8 of complementary and alternative medicine to 

9 veterans; or 

10 ‘‘(B) providing referrals to veterans for the 

11 receipt of such services. 

12 ‘‘(4) To develop and implement innovative clin13 ical activities and systems of care for the Depart14 ment for the furnishing of services consisting of 

15 complementary and alternative medicine to veterans. 

16 ‘‘(c) GEOGRAPHIC DISPERSION.—The Secretary shall 

17 ensure that the centers designated and operated under 

18 this section are located at health care facilities that are 

19 geographically dispersed throughout the United States. 

20 ‘‘(d) FUNDING.—(1) There is authorized to be appro21 priated to the Secretary such sums as may be necessary 

22 for the support of the research and education activities 

23 of the centers operated under this section. 

24 ‘‘(2) Activities of clinical and scientific investigation 

25 at each center operated under this section— 


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1 ‘‘(A) shall be eligible to compete for the award 

2 of funding from funds appropriated for the Medical 

3 and Prosthetics Research Account; and 

4 ‘‘(B) shall receive priority in the award of fund5 ing from such account to the extent that funds are 

6 awarded to projects for research on the care of rural 

7 veterans. 

8 ‘‘(e) COMPLIMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE

9 DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘complimentary and 

10 alternative medicine’ shall have the meaning given that 

11 term in regulations the Secretary shall prescribe for pur12 poses of this section, which shall, to the degree practicable, 

13 be consistent with the meaning given such term by the 

14 Secretary of Health and Human Services.’’. 

15 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

16 at the beginning of chapter 73 of such title is amended 

17 by inserting after the item relating to section 7330A the 

18 following new item: 

‘‘7330B. Centers of Innovation for complementary and alternative medicine in 

health care research, education, and clinical activities.’’. 

19 SEC. 3. PILOT PROGRAM ON ESTABLISHMENT OF COM20 PLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 

21 CENTERS WITHIN DEPARTMENT OF VET22 ERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTERS. 

23 (a) PILOT PROGRAM REQUIRED.—Commencing not 

24 later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 


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1 this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall carry out, 

2 through the Office of Patient Centered Care and Cultural 

3 Transformation of the Department of Veterans Affairs, a 

4 pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of 

5 establishing complementary and alternative medicine cen6 ters within Department medical centers to promote the 

7 use and integration of complementary and alternative 

8 medicine services for mental health diagnoses and pain 

9 management. 

10 (b) DURATION OF PROGRAM.—The pilot program 

11 shall be carried out during the three-year period beginning 

12 on the date of the commencement of the pilot program. 

13 (c) LOCATIONS.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry 

15 out the pilot program by establishing not fewer than 

16 15 complementary and alternative medicine centers 

17 in 15 separate Department medical centers as fol18 lows: 

19 (A) Five Department medical centers des20 ignated by the Secretary as polytrauma centers. 

21 (B) Ten Department medical centers not 

22 designated by Secretary as polytrauma centers. 

23 (2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In selecting locations 

24 for the pilot program, the Secretary shall consider 


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1 the feasibility and advisability of selecting locations 

2 in— 

3 (A) rural areas; 

4 (B) areas that are not in close proximity to 

5 an active duty military installation; and 

6 (C) areas representing different geographic 

7 locations, such as census tracts established by 

8 the Bureau of the Census. 

9 (d) PROVISION OF SERVICES.—Under the pilot pro10 gram, the Secretary shall provide covered services to cov11 ered veterans through the complementary and alternative 

12 medicine centers established under subsection (c)(1). 

13 (e) COVERED VETERANS.—For purposes of the pilot 

14 program, a covered veteran is any veteran who has— 

15 (1) a mental health condition diagnosed by a 

16 clinician of the Department; or 

17 (2) a pain condition for which the veteran has 

18 received a pain management plan from a clinician of 

19 the Department. 

20 (f) COVERED SERVICES.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of the pilot 

22 program, covered services are services consisting of 

23 complementary or alternative medicine. 


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1 (2) ADMINISTRATION OF SERVICES.—Covered 

2 services shall be administered under the pilot pro3 gram as follows: 

4 (A) Covered services shall be administered 

5 by clinicians who exclusively provide services 

6 consisting of complementary or alternative med7 icine. 

8 (B) Covered services shall be included as 

9 part of the Patient Aligned Care Teams initia10 tive of the Office of Patient Care Services, Pri11 mary Care Program Office. 

12 (C) Covered services shall be made avail13 able to both— 

14 (i) covered veterans with mental 

15 health conditions or pain conditions de16 scribed in subsection (e) who have received 

17 traditional treatments from the Depart18 ment for such conditions; and 

19 (ii) covered veterans with mental 

20 health conditions or pain conditions de21 scribed in subsection (e) who have not re22 ceived traditional treatments from the De23 partment for such conditions. 

24 (g) VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION.—The participation 

25 of a veteran in the pilot program shall be at the election 


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1 of the veteran and in consultation with a clinician of the 

2 Department. 

3 (h) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.— 

4 (1) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—Not later than 90 

5 days after the date of the commencement of the pilot 

6 program and not less frequently than once every 90 

7 days thereafter for the duration of the pilot pro8 gram, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 

9 on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Com10 mittee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Rep11 resentatives a report on the efforts of the Secretary 

12 to carry out the pilot program, including a descrip13 tion of the outreach conducted by the Secretary to 

14 veterans and community organizations to inform 

15 such organizations about the pilot program. 

16 (2) FINAL REPORT.— 

17 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 

18 days after the completion of the pilot program, 

19 the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 

20 Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Com21 mittee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of 

22 Representatives a report on the pilot program. 

23 (B) CONTENTS.—The report submitted 

24 under subparagraph (A) shall include the fol25 lowing: 


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1 (i) The findings and conclusions of 

2 the Secretary with respect to the pilot pro3 gram, including with respect to the utiliza4 tion and efficacy of the complementary and 

5 alternative medicine centers established 

6 under the pilot program. 

7 (ii) Such recommendations for the 

8 continuation or expansion of the pilot pro9 gram as the Secretary considers appro10 priate. 

11 SEC. 4. PILOT PROGRAM ON USE OF WELLNESS PROGRAMS 

12 AS COMPLEMENTARY APPROACH TO MENTAL 

13 HEALTH CARE FOR VETERANS AND FAMILY 

14 MEMBERS OF VETERANS. 

15 (a) PILOT PROGRAM REQUIRED.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans 

17 Affairs shall carry out a pilot program through the 

18 award of grants to public or private nonprofit enti19 ties to assess the feasibility and advisability of using 

20 wellness programs to complement the provision of 

21 mental health care to veterans and family members 

22 eligible for counseling under section 1712A(a)(1)(C) 

23 of title 38, United States Code. 


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1 (2) MATTERS TO BE ADDRESSED.—The pilot 

2 program shall be carried out so as to assess the fol3 lowing: 

4 (A) Means of improving coordination be5 tween Federal, State, local, and community pro6 viders of health care in the provision of mental 

7 health care to veterans and family members de8 scribed in paragraph (1). 

9 (B) Means of enhancing outreach, and co10 ordination of outreach, by and among providers 

11 of health care referred to in subparagraph (A) 

12 on the mental health care services available to 

13 veterans and family members described in para14 graph (1). 

15 (C) Means of using wellness programs of 

16 providers of health care referred to in subpara17 graph (A) as complements to the provision by 

18 the Department of Veterans Affairs of mental 

19 health care to veterans and family members de20 scribed in paragraph (1). 

21 (D) Whether wellness programs described 

22 in subparagraph (C) are effective in enhancing 

23 the quality of life and well-being of veterans 

24 and family members described in paragraph 

25 (1). 


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1 (E) Whether wellness programs described 

2 in subparagraph (C) are effective in increasing 

3 the adherence of veterans described in para4 graph (1) to the primary mental health services 

5 provided such veterans by the Department. 

6 (F) Whether wellness programs described 

7 in subparagraph (C) have an impact on the 

8 sense of wellbeing of veterans described in para9 graph (1) who receive primary mental health 

10 services from the Department. 

11 (G) Whether wellness programs described 

12 in subparagraph (C) are effective in encour13 aging veterans receiving health care from the 

14 Department to adopt a more healthy lifestyle. 

15 (b) DURATION.—The Secretary shall carry out the 

16 pilot program for a period of three years beginning on the 

17 date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of 

18 this Act. 

19 (c) LOCATIONS.—The Secretary shall carry out the 

20 pilot program at facilities of the Department providing 

21 mental health care services to veterans and family mem22 bers described in subsection (a)(1). 

23 (d) GRANT PROPOSALS.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—A public or private nonprofit 

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1 tion shall submit an application therefor to the Sec2 retary in such form and in such manner as the Sec3 retary may require. 

4 (2) APPLICATION CONTENTS.—Each application 

5 submitted under paragraph (1) shall include the fol6 lowing: 

7 (A) A plan to coordinate activities under 

8 the pilot program, to the extent possible, with 

9 the Federal, State, and local providers of serv10 ices for veterans to enhance the following: 

11 (i) Awareness by veterans of benefits 

12 and health care services provided by the 

13 Department. 

14 (ii) Outreach efforts to increase the 

15 use by veterans of services provided by the 

16 Department. 

17 (iii) Educational efforts to inform vet18 erans of the benefits of a healthy and ac19 tive lifestyle. 

20 (B) A statement of understanding from 

21 the entity submitting the application that, if se22 lected, such entity will be required to report to 

23 the Secretary periodically on standardized data 

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1 tions among entities participating in the pilot 

2 program. 

3 (C) Other requirements that the Secretary 

4 may prescribe. 

5 (e) GRANT USES.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—A public or private nonprofit 

7 entity awarded a grant under this section shall use 

8 the award for purposes prescribed by the Secretary. 

9 (2) ELIGIBLE VETERANS AND FAMILY.—In car10 rying out the purposes prescribed by the Secretary 

11 in paragraph (1), a public or private nonprofit entity 

12 awarded a grant under this section shall use the 

13 award to furnish services only to individuals speci14 fied in section 1712A(a)(1)(C) of title 38, United 

15 States Code. 

16 (f) REPORTS.— 

17 (1) PERIODIC REPORTS.— 

18 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 

19 days after the date of the enactment of this 

20 Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the Sec21 retary shall submit to Congress a report on the 

22 pilot program. 

23 (B) REPORT ELEMENTS.—Each report re24 quired by subparagraph (A) shall include the 

25 following: 


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1 (i) The findings and conclusions of 

2 the Secretary with respect to the pilot pro3 gram during the 180-day period preceding 

4 the report. 

5 (ii) An assessment of the benefits of 

6 the pilot program to veterans and their 

7 family members during the 180-day period 

8 preceding the report. 

9 (2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days 

10 after the end of the pilot program, the Secretary 

11 shall submit to Congress a report detailing the rec12 ommendations of the Secretary as to the advisability 

13 of continuing or expanding the pilot program. 

14 (g) WELLNESS DEFINED.—In this section, the term 

15 ‘‘wellness’’ shall have the meaning given that term in regu16 lations prescribed by the Secretary. 

17 SEC. 5. PILOT PROGRAM ON HEALTH PROMOTION FOR 

18 OVERWEIGHT AND OBESE VETERANS 

19 THROUGH SUPPORT OF FITNESS CENTER 

20 MEMBERSHIP. 

21 (a) PILOT PROGRAM REQUIRED.—Commencing not 

22 later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 

23 this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall, through 

24 the National Center for Preventive Health, carry out a 

25 pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of 


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1 promoting health in covered veterans, including achieving 

2 a healthy weight and reducing risks of chronic disease, 

3 through support for fitness center membership. 

4 (b) COVERED VETERANS.—For purposes of this sec5 tion, a covered veteran is any veteran who— 

6 (1) is determined by a clinician of the Depart7 ment of Veterans Affairs to be overweight or obese 

8 as of the date of the commencement of the pilot pro9 gram; and 

10 (2) resides in a location that is more than 15 

11 minutes driving distance from a fitness center at a 

12 facility of the Department that would otherwise be 

13 available to the veteran for at least eight hours per 

14 day during five or more days per week. 

15 (c) DURATION OF PILOT PROGRAM.—The pilot pro16 gram shall be carried out during the two-year period be17 ginning on the date of the commencement of the pilot pro18 gram. 

19 (d) LOCATIONS.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the pilot 

21 program, the Secretary shall select— 

22 (A) not less than five medical centers of 

23 the Department at which the Secretary shall 

24 cover the full reasonable cost of a fitness center 


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1 membership for covered veterans within the 

2 catchment area of such centers; and 

3 (B) not less than five medical centers of 

4 the Department at which the Secretary shall 

5 cover half the reasonable cost of a fitness center 

6 membership for covered veterans within the 

7 catchment area of such centers. 

8 (2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In selecting locations 

9 for the pilot program, the Secretary shall consider 

10 the feasibility and advisability of selecting locations 

11 in the following areas: 

12 (A) Rural areas. 

13 (B) Areas that are not in close proximity 

14 to an active duty military installation. 

15 (C) Areas in different geographic locations. 

16 (e) PARTICIPATION.— 

17 (1) MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS.— 

18 The number of covered veterans who may participate 

19 in the pilot program at a location selected under 

20 subsection (d) may not exceed 100. 

21 (2) VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION.—The partici22 pation of a covered veteran in the pilot program 

23 shall be at the election of the covered veteran in con24 sultation with a clinician of the Department. 

25 (f) MEMBERSHIP PAYMENT.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para2 graph (2), in carrying out the pilot program, the 

3 Secretary shall pay the following: 

4 (A) The full reasonable cost of a fitness 

5 center membership for covered veterans within 

6 the catchment area of centers selected under 

7 subsection (b)(1)(A) who are participating in 

8 the pilot program. 

9 (B) Half the reasonable cost of a fitness 

10 center membership for covered veterans within 

11 the catchment area of centers selected under 

12 subsection (b)(1)(B) who are participating in 

13 the pilot program. 

14 (2) LIMITATION.—Payment for a fitness center 

15 membership of a covered veteran may not exceed 

16 $50 per month of membership. 

17 (g) REPORTS.— 

18 (1) PERIODIC REPORTS.—Not later than 90 

19 days after the date of the commencement of the pilot 

20 program and not less frequently than once every 90 

21 days thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the 

22 Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and 

23 the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of 

24 Representatives a report on activities carried out to 


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1 implement the pilot program, including outreach ac2 tivities to veterans and community organizations. 

3 (2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days 

4 after the date of the completion of the pilot pro5 gram, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 

6 on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Com7 mittee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Rep8 resentatives a report on the pilot program detail9 ing— 

10 (A) the findings and conclusions of the 

11 Secretary as a result of the pilot program; and 

12 (B) recommendations for the continuation 

13 or expansion of the pilot program. 

14 SEC. 6. PILOT PROGRAM ON HEALTH PROMOTION FOR 

15 VETERANS THROUGH ESTABLISHMENT OF 

16 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FIT17 NESS FACILITIES. 

18 (a) PILOT PROGRAM REQUIRED.—Commencing not 

19 later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 

20 this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall carry out 

21 a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability 

22 of promoting health in covered veterans, including achiev23 ing a healthy weight, through establishment of Depart24 ment of Veterans Affairs fitness facilities. 


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1 (b) COVERED VETERANS.—For purposes of this sec2 tion, a covered veteran is any veteran who is enrolled in 

3 the system of annual patient enrollment established and 

4 operated by the Secretary under section 1705 of title 38, 

5 United States Code. 

6 (c) DURATION OF PILOT PROGRAM.—The pilot pro7 gram shall be carried out during the three-year period be8 ginning on the date of the commencement of the pilot pro9 gram. 

10 (d) LOCATIONS.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry 

12 out the pilot program by establishing fitness facili13 ties in Department facilities as follows: 

14 (A) In not fewer than five Department of 

15 Veterans Affairs medical centers selected by the 

16 Secretary for purposes of the pilot program. 

17 (B) In not fewer than five outpatient clin18 ics of the Department selected by the Secretary 

19 for purposes of the pilot program. 

20 (2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In selecting locations 

21 for the pilot program, the Secretary shall consider 

22 the feasibility and advisability of selecting locations 

23 in the following areas: 

24 (A) Rural areas. 


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1 (B) Areas that are not in close proximity 

2 to an active duty military installation. 

3 (C) Areas in different geographic locations. 

4 (e) LIMITATION ON EXPENSES.—In establishing and 

5 supporting a fitness facility in a facility of the Department 

6 under the pilot program, the Secretary may expend 

7 amounts as follows: 

8 (1) For establishment and support of a fitness 

9 facility in a Department of Veterans Affairs medical 

10 center, not more than $60,000. 

11 (2) For establishment and support of a fitness 

12 facility in an outpatient clinic of the Department, 

13 not more than $40,000. 

14 (f) RENOVATIONS AND PURCHASES.—Subject to sub15 section (e), the Secretary may, in carrying out the pilot 

16 program, make such renovations to physical facilities of 

17 the Department and purchase such fitness equipment and 

18 supplies as the Secretary considers appropriate for pur19 poses of the pilot program. 

20 (g) PROHIBITION ON ASSESSMENT OF USER FEES.— 

21 The Secretary may not assess a fee upon a covered veteran 

22 for use of a fitness facility established under the pilot pro23 gram. 


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1 (h) VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION.—The participation 

2 of a covered veteran in the pilot program shall be at the 

3 election of the covered veteran. 

4 (i) REPORTS.— 

5 (1) PERIODIC REPORTS.—Not later than 90 

6 days after the date of the commencement of the pilot 

7 program and not less frequently than once every 90 

8 days thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the 

9 Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and 

10 the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of 

11 Representatives a report on activities carried out to 

12 implement the pilot program, including outreach ac13 tivities to veterans and community organizations. 

14 (2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days 

15 after the date of the completion of the pilot pro16 gram, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 

17 on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Com18 mittee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Rep19 resentatives a report on the pilot program detail20 ing— 

21 (A) the findings and conclusions of the 

22 Secretary as a result of the pilot program; and 

23 (B) recommendations for the continuation 

24 or expansion of the pilot program. 


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1 SEC. 7. STUDY OF BARRIERS ENCOUNTERED BY VETERANS 

2 IN RECEIVING COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTER3 NATIVE MEDICINE FROM DEPARTMENT OF 

4 VETERANS AFFAIRS. 

5 (a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Veterans 

6 Affairs shall conduct a comprehensive study of the bar7 riers encountered by veterans in receiving complementary 

8 and alternative medicine from the Department of Veterans 

9 Affairs. In conducting the study, the Secretary shall— 

10 (1) survey veterans who seek or receive hospital 

11 care or medical services furnished by the Depart12 ment, as well as veterans who do not seek or receive 

13 such care or services; 

14 (2) administer the survey to a representative 

15 sample of veterans from each Veterans Integrated 

16 Service Network; and 

17 (3) ensure that the sample of veterans surveyed 

18 is of sufficient size for the study results to be statis19 tically significant. 

20 (b) ELEMENTS OF STUDY.—In conducting the study 

21 required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall study the 

22 following: 

23 (1) The perceived barriers associated with ob24 taining complementary and alternative medicine 

25 services from the Department. 


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1 (2) The satisfaction of veterans with com2 plementary and alternative medicine in primary care. 

3 (3) The degree to which veterans are aware of 

4 eligibility requirements for, and the scope of services 

5 available under, complementary and alternative med6 icine furnished by the Department. 

7 (4) The effectiveness of outreach to veterans on 

8 the availability of complementary and alternative 

9 medicine for veterans. 

10 (5) Such other barriers as the Secretary con11 siders appropriate. 

12 (c) DISCHARGE BY CONTRACT.—The Secretary shall 

13 enter into a contract with a qualified independent entity 

14 or organization to carry out the study required by this 

15 section. 

16 (d) MANDATORY REVIEW OF DATA BY CERTAIN DE17 PARTMENT DIVISIONS.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall ensure 

19 that the head of each division of the Department 

20 specified in paragraph (2) reviews the results of the 

21 study conducted under this section. The head of 

22 each such division shall submit findings with respect 

23 to the study to the Under Secretary for Health and 

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1 partment with responsibilities relating to health care 

2 services for veterans. 

3 (2) SPECIFIED DIVISIONS.—The divisions of the 

4 Department specified in this paragraph are the fol5 lowing: 

6 (A) The centers for innovation established 

7 under section 7330B of title 38, United States 

8 Code, as added by section 2. 

9 (B) The Health Services Research and De10 velopment Service Scientific Merit Review 

11 Board. 

12 (e) REPORTS.— 

13 (1) REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later 

14 than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 

15 this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a 

16 report on the status of the implementation of this 

17 section. 

18 (2) REPORT ON STUDY.— 

19 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 45 days 

20 after the date of the completion of the study, 

21 the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report 

22 on the study required by subsection (a). 

23 (B) CONTENTS.—The report required by 

24 subparagraph (A) shall include the following: 


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1 (i) Recommendations for such admin2 istrative and legislative proposals and ac3 tions as the Secretary considers appro4 priate. 

5 (ii) The findings of the head of each 

6 division of the Department specified under 

7 subsection (d)(2) and of the Under Sec8 retary for Health. 

9 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

10 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $2,000,000 

11 to carry out this section. 

12 SEC. 8. COMPLIMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 

13 DEFINED. 

14 In this Act, the term ‘‘complimentary and alternative 

15 medicine’’ shall have the meaning given such term under 

16 section 7330B of title 38, United States Code, as added 

17 by section 2. 

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