,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aiea  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #e1 #bjag,mr4  
,coons introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & 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 recogniz$ by ! ,secret>y 
= ! repres5tation ( vet]ans "u section  
#eijb ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code  
79 ?is section ref]r$ to z ,v,s,os71 to 
upgrade1 ?r\gh con/ruction & repair1    

community facilities ( ,v,s,os into     
heal? & wellness c5t]s & to promote &   
exp& complem5t>y & integrative wellness 
programs4  7#b7 ,use ( am\nts ,!        
recipi5t ( a grant "u ?is section %all  
use ! grant am\nts-- 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$ic9e or     
wellness programs1 & to pay ! co/s (    
*ildc>e dur+ su* programs1 to vet]ans & 
family memb]s1 z su* t]m is def9$ 9     
section #agab;,a7h77#c7 ( title #ch1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#c7 ,limitation  
on use ( am\nts ,! recipi5t ( a grant "u
 ?is section may n use ! grant am\nts 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 am\nts = ! ?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  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 select+
 ! recipi5ts ( grants "u ?is section1 ! 
,secret>y %all ensure t ! grant         
recipi5ts use grant am\nts to con/ruct  
or repair facilities locat$ 9 n few] ?an
 t5 diff]5t geographic locations4  7#b7 
,priority ,! ,secret>y %all give        
priority 9 ! selection ( locations "u   
p>agraph 7#a7 to locations 9            
economically depress$ areas t are n 9   
close proximity to m$ical c5t]s ( !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4  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 
& family memb]s ( vet]ans 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