,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bdbc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ah1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,runyan introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
improve the authority of the ,secretary 
of ,veterans ,affairs to enter into     
contracts with private physicians to    
conduct medical disability examinations4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,disabled ,veterans'       
,access to ,medical ,exams ,improvement 
,act4  #b4 ,improvements to authority   
for performance of medical disabilities 
examinations by contract physicians  7a7
 ,extension of temporary authority      
,subsection 7c7 of section #gjd of the  
,veterans ,benefits ,act of #bjjc 7#ch  
,u4,s4,c4 #eaja note7 is amended by     
striking ,december #ca1 #bjac and       
inserting ,december #ca1 #bjaf4  7b7    
,licensure of contract physicians  7#a7 
,temporary authority ,such section #gjd 
is further amended--  7,a7 by           

redesignating subsection 7d7 as         
subsection 7e72 and  7,b7 by inserting  
after subsection 7c7 the following new  
subsection 7d73  7d7 ,licensure of      
contract physicians  7#a7 ,in general   
,notwithstanding any law regarding the  
licensure of physicians1 a physician    
described in paragraph 7#b7 may conduct 
an examination pursuant to a contract   
entered into under subsection 7b7 at any
 location in any ,state1 the ,district  
of ,columbia1 or a ,commonwealth1       
territory1 or possession of the ,united 
,states1 so long as the examination is  
within the scope of the authorized      
duties under such contract4  7#b7       
,physician described ,a physician       
described in this paragraph is a        
physician who--  7,a7 has a current     
license to practice the health care     
profession of the physician2 and  7,b7  
is performing authorized duties for the 
,department of ,veterans ,affairs       
pursuant to a contract entered into     
under subsection 7b74  4  7#b7 ,pilot   

program ,section #ejd of the ,veterans' 
,benefits ,improvement ,act of #aiif    
7#ch ,u4,s4,c4 #eaja note7 is amended-- 
7,a7 by redesignating subsections 7c7   
and 7d7 as subsections 7d7 and 7e71     
respectively2 and  7,b7 by inserting    
after subsection 7b7 the following new  
subsection 7c73  7c7 ,licensure of      
contract physicians  7#a7 ,in general   
,notwithstanding any law regarding the  
licensure of physicians1 a physician    
described in paragraph 7#b7 may conduct 
an examination pursuant to a contract   
entered into under subsection 7a7 at any
 location in any ,state1 the ,district  
of ,columbia1 or a ,commonwealth1       
territory1 or possession of the ,united 
,states1 so long as the examination is  
within the scope of the authorized      
duties under such contract4  7#b7       
,physician described ,a physician       
described in this paragraph is a        
physician who--  7,a7 has a current     
license to practice the health care     
profession of the physician2 and  7,b7  

is performing authorized duties for the 
,department of ,veterans ,affairs       
pursuant to a contract entered into     
under subsection 7a74  4  7c7 ,expansion
 of pilot program ,subsection 7b7 of    
such section #ejd is amended to read as 
follows3  7b7 ,locations  7#a7 ,number  
,the ,secretary may carry out the pilot 
program under this section through not  
more than #ae regional offices of the   
,department of ,veterans ,affairs4  7#b7
 ,selection ,the ,secretary shall select
 the regional offices under paragraph   
7#a7 by analyzing appropriate data to   
determine the regional offices that     
require support4 ,such appropriate data 
shall include--  7,a7 the number of     
backlogged claims2  7,b7 the total      
pending case workload2  7,c7 the length 
of time cases have been pending2  7,d7  
the accuracy of completed cases2 and    
7,e7 the overall timeliness of completed
 cases4  7#c7 ,annual analysis ,the     
,secretary shall carry out the data     
analysis of the regional offices under  

paragraph 7#b7 during each year in which
 the program under this section is      
carried out to determine the regional   
offices selected under paragraph 7#a7   
for such year4  4