,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #dgei  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bi1 #bjad ,mr4  
,lo,biondo introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'   
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !       
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to c>ry   
out a pilot program "u :i* eligible     
vet]ans may elect to receive hospital   
c>e & m$ical s]vices at non-,dep>tm5t ( 
,vet]ans ,affairs facilities1 & = o!r   
purposes4  #a4 ,pilot program on        
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs fee-basis 
heal? c>e  7a7 ,pilot program ,beg9n+ n 
lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t
 ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans     
,affairs %all c>ry out a two-ye> pilot  
program "u :i*--  7#a7 eligible vet]ans 
may elect to receive hospital c>e &     
m$ical s]vices at non-,dep>tm5t (       
,vet]ans ,affairs facilities2 &  7#b7 ! 
,secret>y %all reimburse su* facilities 
= ! co/ ( su* c>e & s]vices4  7b7       
,eligible vet]an ,= purposes ( ! pilot  
program "u ?is section1 an eligible     

vet]an is a vet]an :o--  7#a7 is enroll$
 9 ! pati5t enrollm5t sy/em ( !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs "u section
 #agje ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2
 &  7#b7 resides 9 a geographic area    
select$ by ! ,secret>y "u subsection    
7c74  7c7 ,selection ( geographic areas 
,! ,secret>y %all select "o geographic  
area )9 ea* ,vet]ans ,integrat$ ,s]vice 
,network = p>ticipation 9 ! pilot       
program4 ,= ,vet]ans ,integrat$ ,s]vice 
,network #d1 ! ,secret>y %all select    
,,nj-#b z ! geographic area =           
p>ticipation 9 ! pilot program4  7d7    
,id5tification c>d ,"u ! pilot program1 
! ,secret>y %all issue to ea* eligible  
vet]an :o elects to receive hospital c>e
 & m$ical s]vices at non-,dep>tm5t      
facilities a unique id5tification c>d4  
,! ,secret>y %all take su* /eps z may be
 necess>y to ensure t su* vet]ans       
receive su* c>e & s]vices at su*        
non-,dep>tm5t facilities ^u pres5tation 
( ! id5tification c>d4  7e7 ,report ,n  
lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! conclusion ( !

 pilot program "u ?is section1 !        
,secret>y %all submit to ! ,committees  
on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & ,h\se
 ( ,repres5tatives a report on ! pilot  
program4 ,su* report %all include !     
,secret>y's analysis ( ! success ( !    
pilot program & any recomm5dations =    
ext5d+ or exp&+ ! pilot program4