,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #dhih  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ah1 #bjad ,ms4 
,s9ema 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,salmon7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to direct ! ,secret>y (   
,vet]ans ,affairs to provide hospital   
c>e & m$ical s]vices 9 non-,dep>tm5t    
facilities = vet]ans wait+ long] ?an #ad
 days = an appo9tm5t 9 a ,dep>tm5t      
facility1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,access 
to ,vet]an-,c5t]$ ,community ,c>e ,act4 
#b4 ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs       
provision ( hospital c>e & m$ical       
s]vices 9 non-,dep>tm5t facilities =    
vet]ans wait+ #ad days or long] = an    
appo9tm5t ,section #agjc ( title #ch1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+ new subsection3  7e7    
7#a7 ,9 c>ry+ out ?is section1 !        
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all      
det]m9e t if any vet]an has be5 wait+ = 

#ad days or long] = an appo9tm5t to     
receive hospital c>e or m$ical s]vices1 
includ+ prim>y c>e1 9 a ,dep>tm5t       
facility t ! ,dep>tm5t facility is n    
capable ( furni%+ ! c>e or s]vices      
requir$4 ,! ,secret>y %all ensure t su* 
c>e or s]vices are provid$ to su* a     
vet]an at a non-,dep>tm5t facility "u a 
contract "u ?is section4  7#b7 ,if1 9 ! 
c\rse ( receiv+ hospital c>e or m$ical  
s]vices 9 a non-,dep>tm5t facility1 a   
vet]an is ref]r$ to ano!r non-,dep>tm5t 
facility = specialty c>e1 su* ref]ral   
%all be submitt$ to ! ,secret>y :o may  
reject su* ref]ral dur+ ! #gb-;h\r p]iod
 foll[+ su* submittal4 ,if ! ,secret>y  
does n reject ! ref]ral dur+ su* p]iod1 
! ,secret>y %all ensure t su* specialty 
c>e is provid$ to ! vet]an at a         
non-,dep>tm5t facility "u a contract "u 
?is section4  4