,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fhdh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #ah1       
#bjbe,mr4 ,deluzio introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to limit the extent to   
which copayments may be required for    
veterans receiving ,whole ,health       
well-being services1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title  ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,whole ,health for  
,veterans ,act4  #b4 ,copayments for    
,whole ,health well-being services  7a7 
,sense of ,congress ,congress encourages
 further development of the ,whole      
,health program of the ,department of   
,veterans ,affairs1 which encourages    
veterans to proactively improve their   
health and wellness4 ,under the         
,department's current policy1 veterans  
in priority groups 7#a7 through 7#e7 are
 exempted from making copayments under  
this program4 ,it is the sense of       

,congress that the ,department should   
provide all veterans with affordable    
access to ,whole ,health well-being     
services4  7b7 ,copayments ,subchapter  
,,iii of chapter #ag of title #ch1      
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following new     
section3  #agcj;,d4  ,copayments for    
,whole ,health well-being services  7a7 
,in general  ,notwithstanding           
subsections 7f7 and 7g7 of section #agaj
 and section #agbb;,a7a7 of this title  
or any other provision of law1 the      
,secretary may not require a veteran to 
make any copayment for the receipt by   
that veteran of ,whole ,health          
well-being services1 except as provided 
in this section4  7b7  ,monthly         
copayments authorized  7#a7  ,in general
  ,except as provided in paragraphs 7#b7
 and 7#c71 the ,secretary may require a 
veteran to make a monthly copayment for 
the ,whole ,health well-being services  
received by that veteran for that month4
  7#b7  ,monthly limit  ,the monthly    

copayment may not exceed #cj4  7#c7     
,exemption for certain priority groups  
,the ,secretary may not require a       
veteran within priority group 7#a71     
7#b71 7#c71 7#d71 or 7#e7 in the system 
of enrollment under section #agje7;a7 of
 this title to make any copayment for   
the services received by that veteran4  
7c7  ,definition  ,in this section1 the 
term ,whole ,health well-being services 
means--  7#a7 educational and           
skill-building services that educate1   
instruct1 and empower veterans to       
understand and implement the principles 
and practices of ,whole ,health1 such as
 ,whole ,health coaching1 ,whole ,health
 partner sessions1 and ,whole ,health   
education and skill-building courses2   
and  7#b7 complementary and integrative 
health well-being services that promote 
health1 well-being1 and self-care       
independent of treatment of a specific  
medical condition or diagnosis1 such as 
guided imagery1 meditation1 ,tai        
,chi_/,qigong1 and yoga for well-being4 

4  7c7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of
 sections at the beginning of chapter   
#ag of such title is amended by         
inserting after the item relating to    
section #agcj;,c the following new item3
  #agcj;,d4 ,copayments for ,whole      
,health well-being services4  4