,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #agea  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #bj1 #bjac,mr4
 ,hell] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
improve au?orities = p]=mance ( m$ical  
disabilities exam9ations by contract    
physicians = b5efits "u laws adm9i/]$ by
 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 & =   
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,improvem5ts to      
au?ority = p]=mance ( m$ical            
disabilities exam9ations by contract    
physician  7a7 ,ext5sion ( tempor>y     
au?ority ,subsection 7c7 ( section #gjd 
( ! ,vet]ans ,b5efits ,act ( #bjjc 7#ch 
,u4,s4,c4 #eaja note7 is am5d$ by /rik+ 
,decemb] #ca1 #bjac & ins]t+ ,decemb]   
#ca1 #bjaf4  7b7 ,lic5sure ( contract   
physicians  7#a7 ,tempor>y au?ority ,su*
 section #gjd is fur!r am5d$-- 7,a7 by  
r$esignat+ subsection 7d7 z subsection  
7e72 &  7,b7 by ins]t+ aft] subsection  
7c7 ! foll[+ new subsection 7d73  7d7   
,lic5sure ( contract physicians  7#a7 ,9

 g5]al ,not)/&+ any law reg>d+ !        
lic5sure ( physicians1 a physician      
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 may conduct an 
exam9ation pursuant to a contract ent]$ 
into "u subsection 7b7 at any location 9
 any ,/ate1 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 or a
 ,commonweal?1 t]ritory1 or possession (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 s long z ! exam9ation 
is )9 ! scope ( ! au?oriz$ duties "u su*
 contract4  7#b7 ,physician describ$ ,a 
physician describ$ 9 ?is p>agraph is a  
physician :o-- 7,a7 has a curr5t lic5se 
to practice ! heal? c>e pr(ession ( !   
physician2 &  7,b7 is p]=m+ au?oriz$    
duties = ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs
 pursuant to a contract ent]$ into "u   
subsection 7b74  4  7#b7 ,pilot program 
,section #ejd ( ! ,vet]ans' ,b5efits    
,improvem5t ,act ( #aiif 7#ch ,u4,s4,c4 
#eaja note7 is am5d$-- 7,a7 by          
r$esignat+ subsections 7c7 & 7d7 z      
subsections 7d7 & 7e71 respectively2 &  
7,b7 by ins]t+ aft] subsection 7b7 !    
foll[+ new subsection 7c73  7c7         
,lic5sure ( contract physicians  7#a7 ,9

 g5]al ,not)/&+ any law reg>d+ !        
lic5sure ( physicians1 a physician      
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 may conduct an 
exam9ation pursuant to a contract ent]$ 
into "u subsection 7a7 at any location 9
 any ,/ate1 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 or a
 ,commonweal?1 t]ritory1 or possession (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 s long z ! exam9ation 
is )9 ! scope ( ! au?oriz$ duties "u su*
 contract4  7#b7 ,physician describ$ ,a 
physician describ$ 9 ?is p>agraph is a  
physician :o-- 7,a7 has a curr5t lic5se 
to practice ! heal? c>e pr(ession ( !   
physician2 &  7,b7 is p]=m+ au?oriz$    
duties = ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs
 pursuant to a contract ent]$ into "u   
subsection 7a74  4  7c7 ,expansion (    
pilot program ,subsection 7b7 ( su*     
section #ejd is am5d$ to read z foll[s3 
7b7 ,locations  7#a7 ,numb] ,! ,secret>y
 may c>ry out ! pilot program "u ?is    
section ?r\gh n m ?an #ae regional      
(fices ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans         
,affairs4  7#b7 ,selection ,! ,secret>y 
%all select ! regional (fices "u        

p>agraph 7#a7 by analyz+ appropriate    
data to det]m9e ! regional (fices t     
require support4 ,su* appropriate data  
%all include-- 7,a7 ! numb] ( backlogg$ 
claims2  7,b7 ! total p5d+ case         
workload2  7,c7 ! l5g? ( "t cases h be5 
p5d+2  7,d7 ! accuracy ( complet$ cases2
  7,e7 ! ov]all timel9ess ( complet$    
cases2  7,f7 ! availability & workload (
 ! exam9ation units & physicians ( !    
m$ical c5t]s 9 ! regional (fice2 &  7,g7
 any o!r data ! ,secret>y det]m9es      
appropriate4  7#c7 ,annual analysis ,!  
,secret>y %all c>ry out ! data analysis 
( ! regional (fices "u p>agraph 7#b7    
dur+ ea* ye> 9 :i* ! program "u ?is     
section is c>ri$ out to det]m9e !       
regional (fices select$ "u p>agraph 7#a7
 = su* ye>4  4