,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ecdb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ca1 #bjad ,mr4
 ,heck of ,nevada 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,cole1 ,mr4 ,brooks of ,alabama1 ,mr4   
,amodei1 ,mr4 ,ribble1 ,mr4 ,king of    
,new ,york1 and ,mr4 ,tipton7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was referred 
to the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary  
of ,veterans ,affairs to expeditiously  
grant privileges to members of the      
,armed ,forces who are health care      
providers to provide hospital care and  
medical services in medical facilities  
of the ,department of ,veterans         
,affairs4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,,va ,credentialing 
and ,privileging ,improvement ,act4  #b4
 ,approval of credentials of military   
physicians for purposes of granting     
privileges to ,department of ,veterans  
,affairs medical facilities  7a7        
,approval of credentials ,not later than
 #cj days after a request is made by a  

military health care provider described 
in subsection 7b7 for privileges to     
provide hospital care or medical        
services in a medical facility of the   
,department of ,veterans ,affairs1 the  
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall  
approve the credentials of the provider 
and grant such privileges1 unless the   
,secretary can show cause for denying   
such privileges4  7b7 ,military health  
care provider ,a military health care   
provider described in this subsection is
 a member of the ,armed ,forces who--   
7#a7 is a health care provider2  7#b7 is
 serving on active duty in1 or in the   
process of being separated from1 the    
,armed ,forces2 and  7#c7 is privileged 
to work in a military treatment         
facility4