H.R. 9150

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9150 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9150

To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to provide coverage for boxing-based exercise classes 
for veterans diagnosed with certain movement disorders, and for other 
purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 4, 2026

Mr. LaHood (for himself and Ms. Budzinski) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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A BILL

To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to provide coverage for boxing-based exercise classes 
for veterans diagnosed with certain movement disorders, and for other 
purposes.

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 ``Boxing Therapy for Parkinson's 
Access Act''.

SEC. 2. BOXING-BASED EXERCISE CLASSES FOR TREATMENT OF VETERANS 
DIAGNOSED WITH CERTAIN MOVEMENT DISORDERS.

(a) Coverage.--Subchapter II of chapter 17 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section 
(and conforming the table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
accordingly):
``Sec. 1720M. Boxing-based exercise classes for treatment of certain 
movement disorders
``(a) Classes.--In furnishing medical services under this chapter, 
the Secretary shall furnish boxing-based exercise classes to a veteran 
(through the provision of such classes to the veteran at a medical 
facility of the Department or the reimbursement for such classes 
provided to the veteran at a non-Department facility) if the veteran--
``(1) is enrolled in the health care system established 
under section 1705(a) of this title;
``(2) has been diagnosed with a covered movement disorder; 
and
``(3) elects to participate in such classes for the purpose 
of treating the covered movement disorder with which the 
veteran has been diagnosed.
``(b) Covered Movement Disorder Defined.--In this section, the term 
`covered movement disorder' means Parkinson's disease or a similar 
movement disorder.''.
(b) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to medical services furnished on or after the date 
that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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