,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #dgfj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bi1 #bjad ,mr4  
,ribble introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to improve !      
ability ( vet]ans to receive heal? c>e  
at private m$ical facilities4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !        
,vet]ans' ,heal? ,c>e ,flexibility ,act4
  #b4 ,removal ( b>ri]s to vet]ans      
receiv+ c>e at private m$ical facilities
 ,section #agjc ( title #ch1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 by am5d+ 
subsection 7a7 to read z foll[s3  7a7   
7#a7 ,^u ! election ( a vet]an enroll$ 9
 ! heal? c>e sy/em e/abli%$ "u section  
#agje7;a71 ! ,secret>y %all furni% to ! 
vet]an at a non-,dep>tm5t facility      
hospital c>e & m$ical s]vices t ! vet]an
 is eligible to receive "u ?is *apt]4   
7#b7 ,! ,secret>y %all ent] into        
contracts ) non-,dep>tm5t facilities to 
furni% hospital c>e & m$ical s]vices    

pursuant to p>agraph 7#a74  7#c7 ,!     
,secret>y may n require a vet]an to make
 m ?an "o election "u p>agraph 7#a74    
7#d7 ,an election made "u p>agraph 7#a7 
may n be con/ru$ z affect+ ! ability ( a
 vet]an to receive hospital c>e & m$ical
 s]vices at a m$ical facility ( !       
,dep>tm5t4  2  7#b7 by /rik+ subsection 
7b72 &  7#c7 by r$esignat+ subsections  
7c7 & 7d7 z subsections 7b7 & 7c71      
respectively4