,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #dggi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #cj1 #bjad ,mr4  
,d5ham introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to ensure t       
vet]ans :o exp]i5ce ext5d$ wait+ times =
 appo9tm5ts at m$ical facilities ( !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs may       
receive c>e at non-,dep>tm5t facilities4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,vet]ans ,ne$ ,timely ,access to    
,c>e ,act4  #b4 ,expansion ( fee-basis  
c>e by ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs =  
pati5ts :o exp]i5ce ext5d$ wait+ times  
,section #agjc ( title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 by       
r$esignat+ subsections 7b7 ?r\gh 7d7 z  
subsections 7c7 ?r\gh 7e71 respectively2
  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft] subsection 7a7 !  
foll[+ new subsection 7b73  7b7 ,z      
au?oriz$ by section #agaj ( ?is title1 !
 ,secret>y %all ent] into contracts )   
su* non-,dep>tm5t facilities z may be   

necess>y 9 ord] to furni% hospital c>e  
or m$ical s]vices to any vet]an enroll$ 
9 ! pati5t enrollm5t sy/em "u section   
#agje ( ?is title :o--  7#a7 has wait$--
  7,a7 sev5 days or long] = an appo9tm5t
 = prim>y c>e 9 a ,dep>tm5t facility2 or
  7,b7 #ad days or long] = an appo9tm5t 
= speciality c>e 9 a ,dep>tm5t facility2
 &  7#b7 elects to receive su* c>e 9 a  
non-,dep>tm5t facility4  2 &  7#c7 9    
subsection 7c71 z r$esignat$ by p>agraph
 7#a71 by ins]t+ or 7b7 aft] subsection 
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