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Union Calendar No. 276 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1017 
[Report No. 111–488] 
To amend the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs En-
hancement Act of 2001 and title 38, United States Code, to require 
the provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs medical centers and to expand access to such 
care and services. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 12, 2009 
Mr. FILNER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
MAY 20, 2010 
Additional sponsors: Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. CHANDLER, Mr. GORDON of Ten-
nessee, Mr. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART of Florida, Mr. WALZ, Ms. ROS- 
LEHTINEN, Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. YOUNG of Florida, Mr. 
BRALEY of Iowa, Mr. MORAN of Kansas, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. DOGGETT, 
Ms. HERSETH SANDLIN, Mr. PETERSON, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. 
COURTNEY, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. LATHAM, Mr. TERRY, Mr. ROONEY, Ms. 
TITUS, Mr. HEINRICH, Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of California, Mr. 
HIMES, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Mrs. HALVORSON, Mr. CARNAHAN, Mr. OBER-
STAR, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of 
Florida, Mr. SCHOCK, Mr. ARCURI, Mr. KIRK, Mr. TIM MURPHY of 
Pennsylvania, and Mr. ROSKAM 
MAY 20, 2010 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
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A BILL 
To amend the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care 
Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 and title 38, United 
States Code, to require the provision of chiropractic care 
and services to veterans at all Department of Veterans 
Affairs medical centers and to expand access to such 
care and services. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Chiropractic Care 
Available to All Veterans Act’’. 
SEC.
2.
PROGRAM
FOR
PROVISION
OF
CHIROPRACTIC 
CARE AND SERVICES TO VETERANS. 
Section 204(c) of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 (38 
U.S.C. 1710 note) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The program’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) The program shall be carried out at not fewer 
than 75 medical centers by not later than December 31, 
2010, and at all medical centers by not later than Decem-
ber 31, 2012.’’. 
SEC. 3. EXPANDED CHIROPRACTOR SERVICES AVAILABLE 
TO VETERANS. 
(a) MEDICAL SERVICES.—Paragraph (6) of section 
1701 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(G) Chiropractic services.’’. 
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(b) REHABILITATIVE SERVICES.—Paragraph (8) of 
such section is amended by inserting ‘‘chiropractic,’’ after 
‘‘counseling,’’. 
(c) PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES.—Paragraph 
(9) of such section is amended— 
(1)
by
redesignating
subparagraphs
(F) 
through (K) as subparagraphs (G) through (L), re-
spectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph (F): 
‘‘(F) periodic and preventative chiropractic ex-
aminations and services;’’. 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Chiropractic Care Avail-
able to All Veterans Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROGRAM FOR PROVISION OF CHIROPRACTIC CARE 
AND SERVICES TO VETERANS. 
Section 204(c) of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 (38 
U.S.C. 1710 note) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The program’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
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‘‘(2) The program shall be carried out at not fewer 
than 75 medical centers by not later than December 31, 
2011, and at all medical centers by not later than December 
31, 2013.’’. 
SEC. 3. EXPANDED CHIROPRACTOR SERVICES AVAILABLE 
TO VETERANS. 
(a) MEDICAL SERVICES.—Paragraph (6) of section 
1701 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(H) Chiropractic services.’’. 
(b) REHABILITATIVE SERVICES.—Paragraph (8) of 
such section is amended by inserting ‘‘chiropractic,’’ after 
‘‘counseling,’’. 
(c) PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES.—Paragraph (9) 
of such section is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) through 
(K) as subparagraphs (G) through (L), respectively; 
and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph (F): 
‘‘(F) periodic and preventative chiropractic ex-
aminations and services;’’. 
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