,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #eaca  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ag1 #bjad ,ms4 
,gabb>d 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,k9z+] (       
,ill9ois7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'    
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !       
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to        
reimburse non-,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans      
,affairs m$ical provid]s = ! provision (
 c]ta9 hospital c>e & m$ical s]vices to 
vet]ans1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,access 
to ,c>e & ,treatm5t ,n[ = ,vet]ans ,act 
or ! ,,act ,n[ = ,vet]ans ,act4  #b4    
,reimbursem5t ( non-,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans
 ,affairs m$ical provid]s = ! provision 
( c]ta9 hospital c>e & m$ical s]vices to
 vet]ans  7a7 ,reimbursem5t requir$ ,!  
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all      
reimburse any non-,dep>tm5t m$ical      
provid]1 includ+ su* a provid] :o has n 
be5 pre-approv$ by ! ,secret>y1 :o      
furni%es cov]$ hospital c>e or m$ical   
s]vices to an eligible vet]an4  7b7     

,def9itions ,= purposes ( ?is section3  
7#a7 ,! t]m eligible vet]an means a     
vet]an :o--  7,a7 is enroll$ 9 ! pati5t 
enrollm5t sy/em "u section #agje ( title
 #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 & provides a 
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs           
id5tification c>d or pro( ( su*         
enrollm5t2  7,b7 is eligible to receive 
hospital c>e or m$ical s]vices furni%$  
by ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs2 &   
7,c7 attempts or has attempt$ to s*$ule 
an appo9tm5t at a ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans  
,affairs facility to receive su* c>e or 
s]vices b has be5 unable to s*$ule su*  
appo9tm5t )9 #cj days ( ! date pref]r$  
by ! vet]an4  7#b7 ,! t]m cov]$ hospital
 c>e or m$ical s]vices means1 ) respect 
to an eligible vet]an1 hospital c>e or  
m$ical s]vices 7z su* t]ms are def9$ 9  
section #agja ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code7 = :i* ! vet]an is eligible "u   
*apt] #ag ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code4  7c7 ,t]m9ation ,! au?ority "u   
?is section %all t]m9ate on--  7#a7 9 ! 
case t1 be=e ! date t is "o ye> aft] !  

date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,secret>y submits to ,congress          
c]tification t ! ,vet]ans ,heal?        
,adm9i/ration is meet+ wait-"t goals    
e/abli%$ by ! ,secret>y1 ! date t is "o 
ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act2
 or  7#b7 9 ! case t ! ,secret>y does n 
submit su* c]tification be=e su* date1 !
 date t is two ye>s aft] ! date ( !     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7d7 ,implem5tation
 ,! ,secret>y %all beg9 implem5t+ ?is   
section on ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    
,act4