,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #beg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ae1 #bjac    
,ms4 ,%ea-,port] introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
ensure t vet]ans 9 ea* ( ! #dh contigu\s
 ,/ates are able to receive s]vices 9 at
 lea/ "o full-s]vice hospital ( !       
,vet]ans ,heal? ,adm9i/ration 9 ! ,/ate 
or receive comp>able s]vices provid$ by 
contract 9 ! ,/ate4  #a4 ,%ort title    
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,vet]ans      
,heal? ,equity ,act ( #bjac4  #b4       
,availability ( full-s]vice hospital ( !
 ,vet]ans ,heal? ,adm9i/ration 9 c]ta9  
,/ates or provision ( comp>able s]vices 
?r\gh contract ) o!r heal? c>e provid]s 
9 ! ,/ate  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] #ag (    
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 by ins]t+ aft] section #agaf ! foll[+  
new section3  #agaf;,a4 ,access to      
full-s]vice hospitals 9 c]ta9 ,/ates or 
comp>able s]vices ?r\gh contract  7a7   

,requirem5t ,) respect to ea* ( ! #dh   
contigu\s ,/ates1 ! ,secret>y %all      
ensure t vet]ans 9 ! ,/ate eligible =   
hospital c>e & m$ical s]vices "u section
 #agaj ( ?is title h access--  7#a7 to  
at lea/ "o full-s]vice hospital ( !     
,vet]ans ,heal? ,adm9i/ration 9 ! ,/ate2
 or  7#b7 to hospital c>e & m$ical      
s]vices comp>able to ! s]vices provid$ 9
 full-s]vice hospitals ?r\gh contract ) 
o!r heal? c>e provid]s 9 ! ,/ate4  7b7  
,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 subsection  
7a7 %all be con/ru$ to re/rict ! ability
 ( ! ,secret>y to provide enhanc$ c>e to
 an eligible vet]an :o resides 9 "o     
,/ate 9 a hospital ( ! ,vet]ans ,heal?  
,adm9i/ration 9 ano!r ,/ate4  4  7b7    
,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( sections at 
! beg9n+ ( su* *apt] is am5d$ by ins]t+ 
aft] ! item relat+ to section #agaf !   
foll[+ new item3  #agaf;,a4 ,access to  
full-s]vice hospitals 9 c]ta9 ,/ates or 
comp>able s]vices ?r\gh contract4  4    
7c7 ,report on implem5tation ,n lat] ?an
 "o ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is  

,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs   
%all submit to ,congress a report       
describ+ ! ext5t to :i* ! ,secret>y has 
compli$ ) ! requirem5t impos$ by section
 #agaf;,a ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code1 z add$ by subsection 7a71 includ+
 ! effect ( su* requirem5t on improv+ ! 
quality & /&>ds ( c>e provid$ to        
vet]ans4