,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #abhi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ac1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,bu*anan 7= himself & ,ms4    
,moore ( ,wiscons97 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% & c>ry out a pilot program to
 adm9i/] to eligible vet]ans            
m$ically-tailor$ meals & groc]ies1 & =  
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,vet]ans ,nutrition &  
,wellness ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4 ,dep>tm5t (
 ,vet]ans ,affairs pilot program to     
adm9i/] m$ically-tailor$ meals &        
groc]ies to c]ta9 eligible vet]ans  7a7 
,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !   
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all      
e/abli% & c>ry out a pilot program 7to  
be kn[n z ! ,food is ,m$ic9e program74  
7b7 ,functions ,"u ! ,food is ,m$ic9e   
program1 ! ,secret>y %all1 7#a7 )       
respect to eligible vet]ans describ$ 9  

subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 adm9i/]           
m$ically-tailor$ meals &                
m$ically-tailor$ groc]ies2 &  7,b7      
furni% nutrition education & cook+      
classes ?r\gh a regi/]$ dieticians1     
nutritioni/s1 & community heal? work]s2 
7#b7 develop & seek to implem5t tra9+   
programs = heal? c>e provid]s employ$ by
 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs )      
respect to ! integration ( ! ,food is   
,m$ic9e program 9 ! treatm5t plans (    
vet]ans receiv+ heal? c>e "u ! laws     
adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y2 &  7#c7 seek to
 collaborate ) community-bas$           
organizations1 includ+ food banks &     
local agriculture programs1 to-- 7,a7   
procure fre% & locally-s\rc$ produce2 & 
7,b7 exp& ! availability (              
m$ically-tailor$ meals &                
m$ically-tailor$ groc]ies4  7c7         
,eligibility ,an eligible vet]an        
describ$ 9 ?is subsection is a vet]an 7z
 def9$ 9 section #aja ( title #ch1      
,unit$ ,/ates ,code7 :o is enroll$ 9 !  
sy/em ( annual pati5t enrollm5t e/abli%$

 & op]at$ "u section #agje ( su* section
 &-- 7#a7 receives heal? c>e furni%$ by 
! ,dep>tm5t ) respect to multiple *ronic
 conditions1 includ+ diabetes1 canc]1 or
 he>t failure2 or  7#b7 receives su*    
heal? c>e ) respect to mat]nal heal?1   
includ+ pr5atal c>e1 labor & deliv]y    
c>e1 po/p>tum c>e1 & is at risk (       
preeclampsia or ge/ational diabetes4    
7d7 ,regional balance ,9 c>ry+ out !    
,food is ,m$ic9e program1 ! ,secret>y   
%all1 to ! maximum ext5t practicable    
ensure geographic div]sity ( ! pilot    
program (fices ( ! ,food is ,m$ic9e     
program4  7e7 ,report ,dur+ ! p]iod !   
au?ority to c>ry out ! ,food is ,m$ic9e 
program is effective1 ! ,secret>y %all  
submit to ,congress an annual report on 
su* program t includes-- 7#a7 ! numb] ( 
eligible vet]ans p>ticipat+ 9 su*       
program2  7#b7 ) respect to su* eligible
 vet]ans1 a summ>y (-- 7,a7 heal?       
outcomes2  7,b7 effects on physical &   
m5tal heal?2  7,c7 quality ( life2 &    
7,d7 ! ext5t ( utilization ( heal? c>e  

"u ! laws adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y2  7#c7
 an evaluation ( ! effectiv5ess ( su*   
program1 includ+ e/imat$ co/ sav+s to ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs2 &  7#d7  
recomm5dations ( ! ,secret>y ) respect  
to pot5tial improvem5ts to su* program4 
7f7 ,au?orization ( appropriations  7#a7
 ,9 g5]al ,subject to p>agraph 7#b71 !re
 are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !    
,secret>y = fiscal ye>s #bjbe ?r\gh     
#bjbh su* sums z may be necess>y to c>ry
 out ! ,food is ,m$ic9e program4  7#b7  
,use ( funds ,any am\nts appropriat$    
pursuant to p>agraph 7#a7 %all be us$   
=-- 7,a7 develop+ & op]at+ ! ,food is   
,m$ic9e program2  7,b7 hir+ regi/]$     
dieticians & nutrition speciali/s2  7,c7
 conduct+ rese>* & evaluations2 &  7,d7 
e/abli%+ p>tn]%ips ) local organizations
 pursuant to subsection 7b77#c74  7g7   
,t]m9ation date ,! au?ority ( !         
,secret>y to c>ry out ! ,food is ,m$ic9e
 program %all t]m9ate on ! date t is    
?ree ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act4  7h7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3    

7#a7 ,! t]m m$ically-tailor$ groc]ies   
means nutriti\s food = an individual ) a
 diet-s5sitive condition curat$ to !    
treatm5t plan ( su* individual4  7#b7 ,!
 t]m m$ically-tailor$ meals means       
nutriti\s meals cu/omiz$ = an individual
 ) a sev]e *ronic condition or          
limitation 9 activities ( daily liv+4