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115th Congress(2017-2018)
Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act
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H. R. 2251 (Introduced-in-House)


115th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2251


To amend the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 and title 38, United States Code, to require the provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers and to expand access to such care and services.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 28, 2017

Ms. Roybal-Allard (for herself, Mr. Jones, Mr. Soto, Ms. Shea-Porter, Ms. Meng, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Castro of Texas, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Ms. Velázquez, Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, Mrs. Torres, Mr. Vela, Mr. Gonzalez of Texas, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Sánchez, Mr. Gallego, Ms. Barragán, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Huffman, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Ms. Plaskett, Mr. Moulton, and Mr. Himes) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

A BILL

To amend the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 and title 38, United States Code, to require the provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers and to expand access to such care and services.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act”.

SEC. 2. Program for provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans.

Section 204(c) of the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 (38 U.S.C. 1710 note) is amended—

(1) by inserting “(1)” before “The program”; and

(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

“(2) The program shall be carried out at not fewer than 75 medical centers by not later than December 31, 2014, and at all medical centers by not later than December 31, 2018.”.

SEC. 3. Expanded chiropractor services available to veterans.

(a) Medical Services.—Paragraph (6) of section 1701 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

“(H) Chiropractic services.”.

(b) Rehabilitative Services.—Paragraph (8) of such section is amended by inserting “chiropractic,” after “counseling,”.

(c) Preventive Health Services.—Paragraph (9) of such section is amended—

(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) through (K) as subparagraphs (G) through (L), respectively; and

(2) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following new subparagraph (F):

“(F) periodic and preventative chiropractic examinations and services;”.