,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #beee  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ba1 #bjae ,mr4  
,ryan ( ,ohio 7= himself & ,mr4 ,?ompson
 ( ,p5nsylvania7 introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
direct ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  
to e/abli% a pilot program to aw>d      
grants to nonpr(it vet]ans s]vice       
organizations to upgrade ! community    
facilities ( su* organizations4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,vet]an ,wellness ,act4  #b4 ,pilot     
program on trans=mation ( vet]ans       
s]vices organizations facilities into   
vet]an heal? & wellness c5t]s  7a7      
,pilot program requir$  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!
 ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all c>ry
 out a pilot program "u :i* ! ,secret>y 
makes grants to nonpr(it vet]ans s]vices
 organizations 7h]e9aft] 9 ?is section  
ref]r$ to z ,v,s,os7 recogniz$ by !     
,secret>y 9 accordance ) section #eijb (
 title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to     

upgrade1 ?r\gh con/ruction & repair1    
,,vso community facilities into heal? & 
wellness c5t]s & to promote & exp&      
complem5t>y & integrative wellness      
programs4  7#b7 ,use ( funds ,! recipi5t
 ( a grant "u ?is section %all use !    
grant-- 7,a7 to c>ry out ! repair ( a   
facility own$ by ! recipi5t or to       
con/ruct a facility on prop]ty own$ by !
 recipi5t2 or  7,b7 to provide          
complem5t>y & integrative m$ic9e or     
wellness programs1 to vet]ans & family  
memb]s z su* t]m is def9$ 9 section     
#agab;,a7h77#c7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code4  7#c7 ,limitation on use (
 funds ,! recipi5t ( a grant "u ?is     
section may n use ! grant to pur*ase    
real e/ate or to c>ry out repair (      
facilities leas$ by ! recipi5t or to    
con/ruct facilities on prop]ty leas$ by 
! recipi5t4  7#d7 ,facility op]ation ,z 
a condition ( ! receipt ( a grant "u ?is
 section1 a ,,vso %all agree to c>ry out
 ! op]ation & ma9t5ance ( ! facility t  
is repair$ or con/ruct$ us+ grant funds 

= ! ?ree-ye> p]iod beg9n+ on ! date ( ! 
completion ( ! repair or con/ruction4   
7b7 ,duration ( pilot program ,! pilot  
program %all be c>ri$ out dur+ ! two-ye>
 p]iod beg9n+ on ! date ( ! comm5cem5t (
 ! pilot program4  7c7 ,locations ,9    
select+ ! recipi5ts ( grants "u ?is     
section1 ! ,secret>y %all ensure t !    
grant recipi5ts use grant funds to      
con/ruct or repair facilities locat$ 9  
at lea/ t5 diff]5t geographic locations4
 ,! ,secret>y %all give priority to     
locations 9 economically depress$ areas 
t are n 9 close proximity to ,dep>tm5t (
 ,vet]ans ,affairs m$ical c5t]s4  7d7   
,eligibility ,to be eligible to receive 
a grant "u ?is section1 a ,,vso %all    
submit to ! ,secret>y an application 9  
su* =m & 9 su* mann] z ! ,secret>y may  
require4  7e7 ,reports  7#a7 ,p]iodic   
reports  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj 
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 & e #ahj days !reaft] = ! duration
 ( ! pilot program1 ! ,secret>y %all    
submit to ,congress a report on ! pilot 

program4  7,b7 ,report elem5ts ,ea*     
report requir$ by subp>agraph 7,a7 %all 
include ! foll[+3 7i7 ,! f9d+s &        
conclusions ( ! ,secret>y ) respect to !
 pilot program dur+ ! #ahj-;day p]iod   
cov]$ by ! report4  7ii7 ,an assessm5t (
 ! b5efits ( ! pilot program to vet]ans 
& ei!r family memb]s dur+ ! #ahj-;day   
p]iod cov]$ by ! report4  7#b7 ,f9al    
report ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !     
conclusion ( ! pilot program1 !         
,secret>y %all submit to ,congress a    
report detail+ ! recomm5dations ( !     
,secret>y z to ! advisability ( cont9u+ 
or exp&+ ! pilot program4  7f7          
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !         
,secret>y su* sums z may be necess>y to 
c>ry out ?is section4