,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #eeb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #f1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,h9ojosa 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,vela1   
,mr4 ,v>gas1 ,mr4 ,ca/ro ( ,texas1 ,mr4 
,cuell>1 ,mr4 ,veasey1 ,mr4 ,gallego1   
,mr4 ,o',r\rke1 ,ms4 ,l9da ,t4 ,sn*ez ( 
,cali=nia1 & ,ms4 ,mi*elle ,lujan       
,gri%am ( ,new ,mexico7 introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to require ! ,secret>y (       
,vet]ans ,affairs to ensure t ! ,s\?    
,texas ,vet]ans ,affairs ,heal? ,c>e    
,c5t] 9 ,h>l+51 ,texas1 includes a      
full-s]vice ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans        
,affairs inpati5t heal? c>e facility4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,meet+ ! ,inpati5t ,heal? ,c>e ,ne$s (
 ,f> ,s\? ,texas ,vet]ans ,act ( #bjac4 
#b4 ,f9d+s ,congress makes ! foll[+     
f9d+s3  7#a7 ,! curr5t & future heal?   
c>e ne$s ( vet]ans resid+ 9 ! ,f> ,s\?  
,texas area are n be+ fully met by !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4  7#b7 ,! 

,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs e/imates t
 m ?an #aag1jjj vet]ans reside 9 ,f>    
,s\? ,texas4  7#c7 ,9 its ,capital      
,asset ,realignm5t = ,enhanc$ ,s]vices  
/udy1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs   
f\nd t few] ?an #c p]c5t ( its enrollees
 9 ! ,valley-,coa/al ,b5d ,m>ket (      
,vet]ans ,integrat$ ,s]vice ,network #ag
 reside )9 its acute hospital access    
/&>ds4  7#d7 ,travel times = vet]ans f !
 m>ket ref]r$ to 9 p>agraph 7#c7 c exce$
 six h\rs f _! resid5ces to ! ne>e/     
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs hospital =
 acute inpati5t heal? c>e4  7#e7 ,ev5 ) 
! significant travel times1 vet]ans f   
,f> ,s\? ,texas demon/rate a high dem& =
 heal? c>e s]vices f ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,vet]ans ,affairs4  7#f7 ,curr5t        
deploym5ts involv+ memb]s ( ! ,texas    
,national ,gu>d & o!r memb]s ( ! res]ve 
compon5ts ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces :o reside 9   
,texas w cont9ue to increase dem& =     
m$ical s]vices provid$ by ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,vet]ans ,affairs4  #c4 ,inpati5t heal? 
c>e at ! ,s\? ,texas ,vet]ans ,affairs  

,heal? ,c>e ,c5t]  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!      
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all      
ensure t ! ,s\? ,texas ,vet]ans ,affairs
 ,heal? ,c>e ,c5t] 9 ,h>l+51 ,texas1    
includes a full-s]vice ,dep>tm5t (      
,vet]ans ,affairs inpati5t heal? c>e    
facility &1 if necess>y1 %all modify !  
exi/+ facility to meet ?is requirem5t4  
7b7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !
 date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !        
,secret>y %all submit to ! ,committee on
 ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & !      
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a report outl9+ 
! specific actions ! ,secret>y plans to 
take to satisfy ! requirem5ts 9         
subsection 7a71 includ+ a detail$       
e/imate ( ! co/ ( su* actions1 if any1 &
 ! "t necess>y = completion ( any       
modification requir$ by su* subsection4