,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bdab  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ah1 #bjac ,mr4 
,b>b] 7= himself & ,mr4 ,heck ( ,nevada7
 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 to direct ! ,secret>y (   
,vet]ans ,affairs to consid] ! be/      
int]e/ ( ! vet]an :5 det]m9+ :e!r !     
vet]an %\ld receive c]ta9 contract$     
heal? c>e4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,vet]ans ,heal? ,access 
,act4  #b4 ,det]m9ation ( contract c>e  
au?ority = heal? c>e ne$s ( vet]ans     
,section #agjc ( title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 9        
subsection 7a71 by /rik+ ,:5 ,dep>tm5t  
facilities & ev]y?+ t foll[s ?r\gh      
requir$1 & ins]t+ ,9 any case describ$ 9
 subsection 7e77#a712 &  7#b7 by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+ new subsection3  7e7    
,eligibility  7#a7 ,a case describ$ 9   
?is p>agraph is any case--  7,a7 :5     
,dep>tm5t facilities are n capable (    

furni%+--  7i7 economical hospital c>e  
or m$ical s]vices because ( geographical
 inaccessibility2 or  7ii7 ! c>e or     
s]vices requir$2 or  7,b7 9 :i* a       
physician ( ! ,dep>tm5t det]m9es t x is 
9 ! be/ int]e/ ( a vet]an to receive    
hospital or m$ical s]vices furni%$ 9 a  
non-,dep>tm5t facility 9 accordance )   
subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,! ,secret>y %all 
det]m9e :e!r or n to furni% to a vet]an 
c>e or s]vices 9 a non-,dep>tm5t        
facility pursuant to ?is section by !   
date t is #cj days aft] ! date on :i* ! 
vet]an reque/s su* c>e or s]vices4  4