,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aehh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #bh1  
#bjac,ms4 ,hirono 7for herself1 ,mr4    
,moran1 ,mr4 ,isakson1 and ,mr4 ,begich7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was read twice and referred to the      
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to expand eligibility for
 reimbursement for emergency medical    
treatment to certain veterans that were 
unable to receive care from the         
,department of ,veterans ,affairs in the
 #bd-month period preceding the         
furnishing of such emergency treatment4 
#a4 ,expansion of emergency treatment   
reimbursement for certain veterans      
,section #agbe7;b77#b77;,b7 of title    
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--
 7#a7 by inserting 7i7 after 7,b72  7#b7
 by striking the period at the end and  
inserting 2 or2 and  7#c7 by adding at  
the end the following3  7ii7 the veteran
 was unable to receive care under this  

chapter within such #bd-month period    
because of a waiting period imposed by  
the ,department with respect to a new   
patient examination of such veteran4  4