,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #aihe  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #c1 #bjad,mr4 
,moran introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
reau?orize & modify ! pilot program ( ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs "u :i* !  
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs provides  
heal? s]vices to vet]ans ?r\gh qualify+ 
non-,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs heal? 
c>e provid]s1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,vet]ans ,heal? ,c>e ,access ,receiv$   
,clos] to ,home ,act ( #bjad4  #b4 ,s5se
 ( ,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress   
t-- 7#a7 vet]ans :o are au?oriz$ by !   
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to receive
 heal? c>e 9 ! community mu/ n lose !   
high quality1 safety1 c>e coord9ation1 &
 o!r vet]an-c5tric elem5ts t ! heal? c>e
 sy/em ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs
 provides2  7#b7 _m vet]ans receive     
heal? c>e f bo? ! ,dep>tm5t & community 
provid]s b ! lack ( c>e coord9ation     

among ! ,dep>tm5t & community provid]s  
:5 vet]ans receive pur*as$ c>e places   
vet]ans at risk = poor heal? outcomes & 
results 9 ineffici5t use ( f9ite heal?  
c>e res\rces2  7#c7 vet]an-c5tric c>e   
coord9ation is associat$ ) improv$      
pati5t outcomes1 z ,dep>tm5t &          
non-,dep>tm5t heal? c>e teams coord9ate 
& collaborate to provide ! be/ c>e =    
vet]ans2 &  7#d7 if ! ,secret>y pur*ases
 c>e = vet]ans f ! private sector1 su*  
c>e mu/ be secur$ 9 a co/-effective     
mann]1 9 a way t complem5ts ! l>g] heal?
 c>e sy/em ( ! ,dep>tm5t by us+ indu/ry 
/&>ds = c>e & co/s4  #c4 ,reau?orization
 & modification ( pilot program (       
enhanc$ contract c>e au?ority = heal?   
c>e ne$s ( vet]ans ,section #djc ( !    
,vet]ans' ,m5tal ,heal? & ,o!r ,c>e     
,improvem5ts ,act ( #bjjh 7,public ,law 
#aaj-chg2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4 #agjc note7 is  
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 9  
p>agraph 7#b71 by /rik+ #abj days aft] !
 date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act & ins]t+  
#ij days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( !   

,vet]ans ,heal? ,c>e ,access ,receiv$   
,clos] to ,home ,act ( #bjad2 &  7,b7 by
 am5d+ p>agraph 7#d7 to read z foll[s3  
7#d7 ,program locations ,! ,secret>y    
%all c>ry out ! pilot program at        
locations 9 ! foll[+ ,vet]ans ,integrat$
 ,s]vice ,networks 7& su* o!r locations 
z ! ,secret>y consid]s appropriate73    
7,a7 ,vet]ans ,integrat$ ,s]vice        
,network #a4  7,b7 ,vet]ans ,integrat$  
,s]vice ,network #f4  7,c7 ,vet]ans     
,integrat$ ,s]vice ,network #ae4  7,d7  
,vet]ans ,integrat$ ,s]vice ,network    
#ai4  2  7#b7 by am5d+ subsection 7b7 to
 read z foll[s3  7b7 ,cov]$ vet]ans ,=  
purposes ( ! pilot program "u ?is       
section1 a cov]$ vet]an is any vet]an :o
 is eligible = heal? c>e "u ! laws      
adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y4  2  7#c7 by    
r$esignat+ subsection 7h7 z subsection  
7j72  7#d7 by ins]t+ aft] subsection 7g7
 ! foll[+ new subsections3  7h7         
,appo9tm5ts ,9 c>ry+ out ! pilot program
 "u ?is section1 ! ,secret>y %all ensure
 t m$ical appo9tm5ts = vet]ans occur    

dur+ ! #cj-;day p]iod beg9n+ on ! date t
 is #ae days aft] ! date on :i* !       
appo9tm5t is reque/$4  7i7 ,outrea* ,!  
,secret>y %all ensure t a vet]an        
eligible = ! pilot program "u ?is       
section is in=m$ ( su* program4  2 &    
7#e7 9 p>agraph 7#b7 ( subsection 7j71 z
 r$esignat$ by p>agraph 7#c7-- 7,a7 9   
subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+ ! semicolon  
at ! end & ins]t+ 2 &2  7,b7 by /rik+   
subp>agraph 7,b72 &  7,c7 by r$esignat+ 
subp>agraph 7,c7 z subp>agraph 7,b74