Title: MOVE Act
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
More Opportunities for Veterans to Exercise Act or the MOVE Act
This bill requires the General Services Administration to delegate authority to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for leasing space for preventive health fitness programs and counseling.
The bill also expands the definition of preventive health services (in relation to VA health care programs) to include (1) physical activity counseling, and (2) weight management services and physical activity programs.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6356 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6356

 To require the Administrator of General Services to issue regulations 
  allowing the leasing of certain space for preventive health fitness 
                   programs, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 6, 2022

Ms. Brown of Ohio (for herself, Mr. Allred, Mr. Joyce of Ohio, and Mr. 
            Gonzalez of Ohio) introduced the following bill

                            January 10, 2022

 Referred to the Committee on Veterans Affairs, and in addition to the 
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be 
      subsequently determinedly by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
                          committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require the Administrator of General Services to issue regulations 
  allowing the leasing of certain space for preventive health fitness 
                   programs, and for other purposes.

    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 ``More Opportunities for Veterans to 
Exercise Act'' or ``MOVE Act''.

SEC. 2. REGULATIONS FOR VA HEALTH FITNESS PROGRAMS.

    Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Administrator of General Services shall amend section 102-73.225 of 
title 41, Code of Federal Regulations, to provide that the Department 
of Veterans Affairs is delegated authority to lease, as a type of 
special purpose space, space for preventive health fitness programs and 
preventive health fitness counseling for the purpose of improving 
healthcare outcomes (including weight management) for veterans.

SEC. 3. PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES.

    Section 1701(9) of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (K) by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (L) by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting a semicolon; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(M) weight management services and physical activity 
        programming for the purpose of improving physical and mental 
        health; and
            ``(N) physical activity counseling.''.
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