,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bda  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ad1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,ross introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'   
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !       
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to e/abli%
 /&>ds ( access to c>e = vet]ans seek+  
heal? c>e f ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans        
,affairs m$ical facilities1 & = o!r     
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,vet]ans ,timely ,access to
 ,heal? ,c>e ,act4  #b4 ,dep>tm5t (     
,vet]ans ,affairs access to m$ical c>e  
7a7 ,/&>d = access to c>e ,section #agjf
 ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is   
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new     
subsection3  7d7 7#a7 ,9 manag+ !       
provision ( hospital c>e & m$ical       
s]vices "u section #agaj7;a7 ( ?is      
title1 ! ,secret>y %all ensure t = ea*  
vet]an seek+ su* c>e or s]vices f a     
,dep>tm5t m$ical facility1 ! /&>d =     
access to c>e1 det]m9$ f ! date on :i* !
 vet]an contacts ! ,dep>tm5t seek+ an   

appo9tm5t until ! date on :i* a visit ) 
an appropriate heal? c>e provid] is     
complet$1 is #cj days4  7#b7 ,!         
,secret>y %all p]iodically review !     
p]=mance ( ,dep>tm5t m$ical facilities  
comp>$ to ! /&>d e/abli%$ "u p>agraph   
7#a74 ,! ,secret>y %all submit to !     
,committees on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !   
,s5ate & ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a      
semi-annual report provid+ an assessm5t 
( ! ,dep>tm5t's p]=mance 9 meet+ t /&>d4
  7#c7 7,a7 ,n lat] ?an #fj days aft] ! 
end ( a cal5d>-ye> qu>t]1 ! ,secret>y   
%all submit to ! ,committees on         
,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & ,h\se ( 
,repres5tatives a report = t cal5d>-ye> 
qu>t] on ! exp]i5ce ( ! ,dep>tm5t dur+ !
 qu>t] cov]$ by ! report ) respect to   
wait+ times = vet]ans seek+ appo9tm5ts  
at ,dep>tm5t m$ical facilities4  7,b7   
,ea* report "u subp>agraph 7,a7 %all    
include ea* ( ! foll[+3  7i7 ,! total   
numb] ( vet]ans wait+ by ! foll[+       
categories3  7,i7 ,^? wait+ "u #cj days 
= s*$ul$ appo9tm5ts4  7,,ii7 ,^? wait+  

ov] #cj days b less ?an #fj days4       
7,,iii7 ,^? wait+ ov] #fj days b less   
?an #d mon?s4  7,,iv7 ,^? wait+ ov] #d  
mon?s b :o _c be s*$ul$ )9 #f mon?s4    
7,v7 ,any rema9+ vet]ans :o _c be       
s*$ul$1 ) ! reasons !re=4  7ii7 ,= ea*  
category set =? 9 subp>agraph 7,a71     
di/9ctions betwe5--  7,i7 wait+ times = 
prim>y c>e & specialty c>e2 &  7,,ii7   
wait+ times = vet]ans :o are newly      
enroll$ v]sus ^? :o 7 enroll$ be=e      
,octob] #a1 #bjja4  7iii7 ,! numb] (    
vet]ans :o h enroll$ 9 ! pati5t         
enrollm5t sy/em "u section #agje ( ?is  
title b h n s9ce su* enrollm5t s\ght c>e
 at a ,dep>tm5t m$ical facility4  4  7b7
 ,effective date ,subsection 7d7 (      
section #agjf ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 %all apply ) respect to hospital
 c>e & m$ical s]vices provid$ on or aft]
 ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4