,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fhdh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #ah1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,deluzio introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to limit
 ! ext5t to :i* copaym5ts may be requir$
 = vet]ans receiv+ ,:ole ,heal? well-be+
 s]vices1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,:ole  
,heal? = ,vet]ans ,act4  #b4 ,copaym5ts 
= ,:ole ,heal? well-be+ s]vices  7a7    
,s5se ( ,congress ,congress enc\rages   
fur!r developm5t ( ! ,:ole ,heal?       
program ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans        
,affairs1 :i* enc\rages vet]ans to      
proactively improve _! heal? & wellness4
 ,"u ! ,dep>tm5t's curr5t policy1       
vet]ans 9 priority gr\ps 7#a7 ?r\gh 7#e7
 are exempt$ f mak+ copaym5ts "u ?is    
program4 ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t !   
,dep>tm5t %\ld provide all vet]ans )    
af=dable access to ,:ole ,heal? well-be+
 s]vices4  7b7 ,copaym5ts ,sub*apt]     

,,iii ( *apt] #ag ( title #ch1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+ new section3  #agcj;,d4        
,copaym5ts = ,:ole ,heal? well-be+      
s]vices  7a7  ,9 g5]al  ,not)/&+        
subsections 7f7 & 7g7 ( section #agaj & 
section #agbb;,a7a7 ( ?is title or any  
o!r provision ( law1 ! ,secret>y may n  
require a vet]an to make any copaym5t = 
! receipt by t vet]an ( ,:ole ,heal?    
well-be+ s]vices1 except z provid$ 9 ?is
 section4  7b7  ,mon?ly copaym5ts       
au?oriz$  7#a7  ,9 g5]al  ,except z     
provid$ 9 p>agraphs 7#b7 & 7#c71 !      
,secret>y may require a vet]an to make a
 mon?ly copaym5t = ! ,:ole ,heal?       
well-be+ s]vices receiv$ by t vet]an = t
 mon?4  7#b7  ,mon?ly limit  ,! mon?ly  
copaym5t may n exce$ #cj4  7#c7         
,exemption = c]ta9 priority gr\ps ,!    
,secret>y may n require a vet]an )9     
priority gr\p 7#a71 7#b71 7#c71 7#d71 or
 7#e7 9 ! sy/em ( enrollm5t "u section  
#agje7;a7 ( ?is title to make any       
copaym5t = ! s]vices receiv$ by t       

vet]an4  7c7  ,def9ition  ,9 ?is        
section1 ! t]m ,:ole ,heal? well-be+    
s]vices means--  7#a7 educational &     
skill-build+ s]vices t educate1 in/ruct1
 & emp[] vet]ans to und]/& & implem5t ! 
pr9ciples & practices ( ,:ole ,heal?1   
su* z ,:ole ,heal? coa*+1 ,:ole ,heal?  
p>tn] sessions1 & ,:ole ,heal? education
 & skill-build+ c\rses2 &  7#b7         
complem5t>y & integrative heal? well-be+
 s]vices t promote heal?1 well-be+1 &   
self-c>e indep5d5t ( treatm5t ( a       
specific m$ical condition or diagnosis1 
su* z guid$ imag]y1 m$itation1 ,tai     
,*i_/,qigong1 & yoga = well-be+4  4  7c7
 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( sections at
 ! beg9n+ ( *apt] #ag ( su* title is    
am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to   
section #agcj;,c ! foll[+ new item3     
#agcj;,d4 ,copaym5ts = ,:ole ,heal?     
well-be+ s]vices4  4