1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving Whole Health for Veterans with Chronic Conditions Act . 2. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the Department of Veterans Affairs has pioneered a whole health approach to health care that provides access to alternative medicines, delivers a holistic approach to health and well-being, and repeatedly demonstrates better health outcomes than the private sector at a low cost to taxpayers in the United States; (2) the effects of poor dental care are shown to worsen the symptoms of diabetes and heart disease; (3) diabetes and heart disease are shown to increase risk of periodontal disease; (4) the combination of diabetes, heart disease, and periodontal disease can be fatal; and (5) to best achieve a whole health model for the provision of health care to veterans with diabetes and heart disease and reduce long-term costs, the Department must furnish preventative and comprehensive dental care to veterans diagnosed with diabetes and heart disease. 3. Definitions In this Act: (1) Covered care The term covered care means dental care that is comprehensive in nature and consistent with the dental services and treatment furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to veterans pursuant to section 1712(a)(1)(G) of title 38, United States Code. (2) Covered veteran The term covered veteran means a veteran who— (A) is enrolled in the system of annual patient enrollment of the Department of Veterans Affairs established and operated under subsection (a) of section 1705 of title 38, United States Code, pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2) of such subsection or is not enrolled in such system but is otherwise entitled to hospital care and medical services under subsection (c)(2) of such section; (B) is not eligible for dental services and treatment and related dental appliances under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs as of the date of the enactment of this Act; and (C) has a diagnosis of— (i) type 1 or type 2 diabetes