,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dgei  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bi1 #bjad ,mr4 
,lo,biondo introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a   
,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of    
,veterans ,affairs to carry out a pilot 
program under which eligible veterans   
may elect to receive hospital care and  
medical services at non-,department of  
,veterans ,affairs facilities1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,pilot program on  
,department of ,veterans ,affairs       
fee-basis health care  7a7 ,pilot       
program ,beginning not later than one   
year after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,veterans  
,affairs shall carry out a two-year     
pilot program under which--  7#a7       
eligible veterans may elect to receive  
hospital care and medical services at   
non-,department of ,veterans ,affairs   
facilities2 and  7#b7 the ,secretary    
shall reimburse such facilities for the 

cost of such care and services4  7b7    
,eligible veteran ,for purposes of the  
pilot program under this section1 an    
eligible veteran is a veteran who--     
7#a7 is enrolled in the patient         
enrollment system of the ,department of 
,veterans ,affairs under section #agje  
of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code2 and
  7#b7 resides in a geographic area     
selected by the ,secretary under        
subsection 7c74  7c7 ,selection of      
geographic areas ,the ,secretary shall  
select one geographic area within each  
,veterans ,integrated ,service ,network 
for participation in the pilot program4 
,for ,veterans ,integrated ,service     
,network #d1 the ,secretary shall select
 ,,nj-#b as the geographic area for     
participation in the pilot program4  7d7
 ,identification card ,under the pilot  
program1 the ,secretary shall issue to  
each eligible veteran who elects to     
receive hospital care and medical       
services at non-,department facilities a
 unique identification card4 ,the       

,secretary shall take such steps as may 
be necessary to ensure that such        
veterans receive such care and services 
at such non-,department facilities upon 
presentation of the identification card4
  7e7 ,report ,not later than #ahj days 
after the conclusion of the pilot       
program under this section1 the         
,secretary shall submit to the          
,committees on ,veterans' ,affairs of   
the ,senate and ,house of               
,representatives a report on the pilot  
program4 ,such report shall include the 
,secretary's analysis of the success of 
the pilot program and any               
recommendations for extending or        
expanding the pilot program4