,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dggi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #cj1 #bjad ,mr4 
,denham introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to ensure that veterans who experience  
extended waiting times for appointments 
at medical facilities of the ,department
 of ,veterans ,affairs may receive care 
at non-,department facilities4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,veterans ,need ,timely ,access to  
,care ,act4  #b4 ,expansion of fee-basis
 care by ,department of ,veterans       
,affairs for patients who experience    
extended waiting times ,section #agjc of
 title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is   
amended--  7#a7 by redesignating        
subsections 7b7 through 7d7 as          
subsections 7c7 through 7e71            
respectively2  7#b7 by inserting after  
subsection 7a7 the following new        
subsection 7b73  7b7 ,as authorized by  

section #agaj of this title1 the        
,secretary shall enter into contracts   
with such non-,department facilities as 
may be necessary in order to furnish    
hospital care or medical services to any
 veteran enrolled in the patient        
enrollment system under section #agje of
 this title who--  7#a7 has waited--    
7,a7 seven days or longer for an        
appointment for primary care in a       
,department facility2 or  7,b7 #ad days 
or longer for an appointment for        
speciality care in a ,department        
facility2 and  7#b7 elects to receive   
such care in a non-,department facility4
  2 and  7#c7 in subsection 7c71 as     
redesignated by paragraph 7#a71 by      
inserting or 7b7 after subsection 7a74