,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ejig  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ad1 #bjad ,mr4 
,b\/any introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !       
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to all[   
c]ta9 vet]ans to p>ticipate 9 !         
,pati5t-,c5t]$ ,community ,c>e program4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,local ,c>e = ,vet]ans ,act4  #b4     
,p>ticipation 9 ,pati5t-,c5t]$          
,community ,c>e program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!
 ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all     
ensure t a vet]an describ$ 9 subsection 
7b7 may elect to receive heal? c>e      
treatm5t & s]vices "u ! ,pati5t-,c5t]$  
,community ,c>e program4  7b7 ,vet]an   
describ$ ,a vet]an describ$ 9 ?is       
subsection is a vet]an :om ! ,secret>y  
det]m9es meets ! foll[+ crit]ia3  7#a7  
,! vet]an is enroll$ 9 ! heal? c>e sy/em
 e/abli%$ "u section #agje7;a7 ( title  
#ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7 ,!      
vet]an resides n m ?an #ej miles f !    

ne>e/ facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans 
,affairs t--  7,a7 ! ,secret>y has      
id5tifi$--  7i7 9 a prospectus level    
lease reque/1 reg>dless ( ! date ( su*  
reque/1 z be+ defici5t ) respect to     
provid+ c]ta9 treatm5t or s]vices2 or   
7ii7 z ne$+ expansion2 &  7,b7 !        
,secret>y det]m9es t su* a defici5cy has
 n be5 resolv$ or su* an expansion has n
 occurr$1 includ+ pursuant to leases    
ent]$ into "u an ,act au?oriz+ major    
m$ical facility leases4  7c7 ,heal? c>e 
treatm5t & s]vices ,! heal? c>e treatm5t
 & s]vices a vet]an may receive "u ?is  
section %all be--  7#a7 ! treatm5t &    
s]vices id5tifi$ z be+ defici5t if !    
vet]an lives n m ?an #ej miles f a      
facility describ$ 9 clause 7i7 (        
subsection 7b77#b77;,a72 &  7#b7 !      
treatm5t & s]vices ! vet]an is eligible 
= "u *apt] #ag ( title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 if ! vet]an lives n m ?an 
#ej miles f a facility describ$ 9 clause
 7ii7 ( su* subsection4