,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dgfj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bi1 #bjad ,mr4 
,ribble introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to improve the ability of veterans to   
receive health care at private medical  
facilities4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,veterans' ,health 
,care ,flexibility ,act4  #b4 ,removal  
of barriers to veterans receiving care  
at private medical facilities ,section  
#agjc of title #ch1 ,united ,states     
,code1 is amended--  7#a7 by amending   
subsection 7a7 to read as follows3  7a7 
7#a7 ,upon the election of a veteran    
enrolled in the health care system      
established under section #agje7;a71 the
 ,secretary shall furnish to the veteran
 at a non-,department facility hospital 
care and medical services that the      
veteran is eligible to receive under    
this chapter4  7#b7 ,the ,secretary     

shall enter into contracts with         
non-,department facilities to furnish   
hospital care and medical services      
pursuant to paragraph 7#a74  7#c7 ,the  
,secretary may not require a veteran to 
make more than one election under       
paragraph 7#a74  7#d7 ,an election made 
under paragraph 7#a7 may not be         
construed as affecting the ability of a 
veteran to receive hospital care and    
medical services at a medical facility  
of the ,department4  2  7#b7 by striking
 subsection 7b72 and  7#c7 by           
redesignating subsections 7c7 and 7d7 as
 subsections 7b7 and 7c71 respectively4