,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #eidc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #g1 #bjbe,ms4
 ,elfre? 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,van ,ord57   
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 ,task    
,=ce on ,complem5t>y & ,integrative     
,heal?_/,:ole ,heal?1 & = o!r purposes4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,trans=m+ ,heal+1 ,resili5ce1 &       
,integrative ,vet]an ,engagem5t ,act (  
#bjbe or ! ,,?rive ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4   
,int]ag5cy ,task ,=ce on ,complem5t>y & 
,integrative ,heal?  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,n 
lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date ( !       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (      
,vet]ans ,affairs %all e/abli% a task   
=ce1 to be kn[n z ! ,task ,=ce on       
,complem5t>y & ,integrative             
,heal?_/,:ole ,heal?4  7b7 ,memb]s ,!   
task =ce %all be compos$ ( ! foll[+     
individuals or _! designees3 7#a7 ,!    
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 :o %all  

s]ve z ! ,*air4  7#b7 ,! ,executive     
,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,m5tal ,heal? &  
,suicide ,prev5tion ( ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,vet]ans ,affairs4  7#c7 ,! ,director ( 
! ,rese>* & ,developm5t ,(fice ( !      
,dep>tm5t4  7#d7 ,! ,executive ,director
 ( ! ,(fice ( ,pati5t-,c5t]$ ,c>e &     
,cultural ,trans=mation ( ! ,dep>tm5t4  
7#e7 ,at lea/ "o repres5tative f an     
academic in/itution :o specializes 9    
complem5t>y & integrative heal? rese>*4 
7#f7 ,at lea/ "o cl9ician ( ! ,dep>tm5t 
:o has exp]i5ce treat+ vet]ans ) "o or m
 ( ! foll[+ conditions3 7,a7            
,po/-traumatic /ress disord]4  7,b7     
,traumatic bra9 injury4  7,c7           
,depression4  7,d7 ,anxiety4  7#g7 ,at  
lea/ "o repres5tative f a vet]ans s]vice
 organization focus$ on-- 7,a7 treatm5t 
= po/-traumatic /ress disord]1          
depression1 & anxiety2 or  7,b7 suicide 
prev5tion4  7#h7 ,at lea/ "o            
repres5tative f ano!r relevant          
organization involv$ 9 rese>*+1         
diagnos+1 or treat+ po/-traumatic /ress 

disord]1 traumatic bra9 injury1         
depression1 anxiety1 or suicide         
prev5tion t ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans      
,affairs det]m9es is necess>y4  7#i7 ,at
 lea/ "o repres5tative f a              
community-bas$ program ) demon/rat$     
success 9 improv+ vet]ans' m5tal heal? &
 well-be+ ?r\gh complem5t>y1            
integrative1 or pe]-l$ approa*es4  7c7  
,responsibilities ,! task =ce %all c>ry 
out ! foll[+ responsibilities3 7#a7     
,assess+ ! curr5t access ( vet]ans :o   
receive m$ical c>e at ,dep>tm5t (       
,vet]ans ,affairs m$ical facilities to  
complem5t>y & integrative heal?_/:ole   
heal? !rapies & program = vet]ans & h[  
to make su* !rapies & programs m        
accessible to su* vet]ans at su*        
facilities4  7#b7 ,develop+ a framework 
to det]m9e-- 7,a7 ! effectiv5ess (      
complem5t>y & integrative heal? !rapies1
 includ+ acupuncture1 bi(e$back1 cl9ical
 hypnosis1 guid$ imag]y1 massage !rapy1 
m$itation1 tai *i1 qigong1 & yoga1      
pe]-support$ programs1 & heal? &        

wellness coa*+ programs z treatm5ts =   
po/-traumatic /ress disord]1 traumatic  
bra9 injury1 depression1 & anxiety1 & = 
suicide prev5tion2 &  7,b7 :e!r & h[ !  
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %\ld exp& 
or modify access to su* !rapies &       
programs4  7#c7 ,id5tify+ gaps 9 rese>* 
& implem5tation ( complem5t>y &         
integrative heal?_/:ole heal? !rapies at
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs m$ical   
facilities1 includ+ gaps 9 k (          
effectiv5ess or safety1 provid] tra9+1 &
 availability ( s]vices4  7#d7 ,det]m9+ 
h[ to integrate em]g+ complem5t>y &     
integrative heal?_/:ole heal? !rapies1  
includ+ pe]-l$ models & heal? & wellness
 coa*+ models1 into ! cont9uum ( c>e ( !
 ,dep>tm5t4  7#e7 ,analyz+ any factors  
contribut+ to treatm5t drop\t1 l[       
ret5tion1 or relapse among vet]ans & h[ 
! ,dep>tm5t c improve outcomes = su*    
vet]ans4  7#f7 ,id5tify+ any additional 
res\rces or au?orities ! ,dep>tm5t ne$s 
f ,congress to improve accessibility (  
complem5t>y & integrative heal?_/:ole   

heal? !rapies4  7d7 ,recomm5dations ,n  
lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( !         
e/abli%m5t ( ! task =ce1 ! task =ce %all
 submit to ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans       
,affairs ! recomm5dations ( ! task =ce )
 respect to ! responsibilities "u       
subsection 7c74  7e7 ,report+  7#a7     
,initial report ,n lat] ?an #ij days    
aft] ! date on :i* ! ,secret>y (        
,vet]ans ,affairs receives !            
recomm5dations ( ! task =ce "u          
subsection 7d71 ! ,secret>y %all submit 
to ! ,committees on ,vet]ans' ,affairs (
 ! ,s5ate & ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a   
report on su* recomm5dations4  7#b7     
,f9al report ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] 
! date ( submission ( ! report "u       
p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans   
,affairs %all submit to ! ,committees on
 ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & ,h\se (
 ,repres5tatives a report conta9+ a plan
 to address su* recomm5dations4  7f7    
,t]m9ation ,! task =ce %all t]m9ate on !
 date on :i* ! task =ce submits !       
recomm5dations to ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans

 ,affairs "u subsection 7d74  7g7       
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,! t]ms
 pe]-l$ model & pe]-support$ program    
mean a program or approa* 9 :i* vet]ans 
) liv$ exp]i5ce are tra9$ & engag$ to   
provide c\nsel+1 m5tor+1 tra9+1 or      
support s]vices to o!r vet]ans1 z a     
complem5t or alt]native to s]vices      
provid$ by cl9ical pr(essionals4  7#b7  
,! t]m community-bas$ program-- 7,a7    
means a program provid+ heal? or        
wellness s]vices t is op]at$ by a       
non-gov]nm5tal or nonpr(it entity 9 a   
local community sett+1 r ?an directly by
 a ,f$]al ag5cy2 &  7,b7 includes       
programs t receive fund+ f ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ,vet]ans ,affairs ?r\gh grant programs 
or p>tn]%ips to enhance vet]ans' m5tal  
heal?1 suicide prev5tion1 or ov]all     
well-be+4