,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #efhf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ab1 #bjad   
,mr4 ,culb]son 7= himself & ,mr4        
,o',r\rke7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'   
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to e/abli% !      
,physician ,ambassadors ,help+ ,vet]ans 
program to seek to employ physicians at 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs on a )\t
 comp5sation basis 9 practice areas &   
specialties ) /aff+ %ortages & long     
appo9tm5t wait+ times4  #a4 ,%ort title 
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,physician    
,ambassadors ,help+ ,vet]ans ,act4  #b4 
,physician ,ambassadors ,help+ ,vet]ans 
program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,sub*apt] ,i (    
*apt] #gd ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section  
#gdje ! foll[+ new section3  #gdje;,a4  
,physician ,ambassadors ,help+ ,vet]ans 
program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all 
seek to use ! au?ority "u section #gdje 
( ?is title to employ physicians on a   

)\t comp5sation basis 9 any practice    
area or speciality = :i*--  7#a7 !      
av]age wait+ "t = vet]ans seek+ an      
appo9tm5t ) a physician 9 su* practice  
area or specialty exce$s ! wait+ "t     
goals e/abli%$ by ! ,dep>tm5t2 or  7#b7 
! ,dep>tm5t facility :]e ! physician w  
be employ$ has demon/rat$ /aff+         
%ortages1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4  7b7
 ,volunte] coord9ators ,!re %all be 9   
ea* m$ical facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t a     
volunte] coord9ator4 ,! volunte]        
coord9ator = a m$ical facility %all--   
7#a7 seek to e/abli% relation%ips )     
m$ical associations s]v+ ! area :]e !   
facility is locat$2  7#b7 recruit       
physicians = employm5t on a )\t         
comp5sation basis 9 ! facility2 &  7#c7 
s]ve z ! initial po9t ( contact =       
physicians seek+ employm5t on a )\t     
comp5sation basis 9 ! facility4  7c7    
,qualifications ,a physician employ$ on 
a )\t comp5sation basis %all agree1 z a 
condition ( be+ grant$ a cr$5tial or    
privilege to practice m$ic9e 9 a        

facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t1 to commit to    
s]v+ a m9imum ( #dj h\rs 9 ! facility   
dur+ ! #ab-mon? p]iod beg9n+ on ! date  
on :i* su* cr$5tial or privilege is     
grant$4  7d7 ,cr$5tial+ process  7#a7 ,!
 ,secret>y %all ensure t ea* physician  
:o seeks employm5t at ! ,dep>tm5t on a  
)\t comp5sation basis receives a        
cr$5tial or privilege to practice m$ic9e
 9 ! ,dep>tm5t1 or a decision t su* a   
cr$5tial or privilege w n be grant$1 by 
n lat] ?an #fj days aft] ! date on :i* !
 physician reque/s su* cr$5tial or      
privilege4  7#b7 ,! director ( a m$ical 
facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t %all approve1 &  
accept ! s]vices (1 any physician :o    
meets ! qualifications "u subsection 7c7
 & receives a cr$5tial or privilege to  
practice m$ic9e 9 ! facility "u p>agraph
 7#a74  7e7 ,annual report ,n lat] ?an  
,m>* #ca ( ea* ye>1 ! ,secret>y %all    
submit to ! ,committees on ,vet]ans'    
,affairs & ! ,committees on             
,appropriations ( ! ,s5ate & ,h\se (    
,repres5tatives a report on physicians  

employ$ on a )\t comp5sation basis at ! 
,dep>tm5t4 ,ea* su* report %all include1
 = ! ye> prec$+ ! ye> dur+ :i* ! report 
is submitt$1 ea* ( ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,!   
numb] ( physicians employ$ on a )\t     
comp5sation basis by ! ,dep>tm5t 9 ea* (
 ! ,vet]ans ,integrat$ ,s]vice          
,networks4  7#b7 ,in=mation ab\t /aff+  
levels & appo9tm5t wait+ times =        
facilities locat$ 9 ea* su* ,vet]ans    
,integrat$ ,s]vice ,networks4  4  7b7   
,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( sections at 
! beg9n+ ( su* *apt] is am5d$ by ins]t+ 
aft] ! item relat+ to section #gdje !   
foll[+ new item3  #gdje;,a4 ,physician  
,ambassadors ,help+ ,vet]ans program4  4