,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bdfh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #ab1 #bjad ,ms4  
,hirono 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,moran7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to exp& 
eligibility = reimbursem5t = em]g5cy    
m$ical treatm5t & to require t !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs be treat$ 
z a p>ticipat+ provid] = ! recov]y ( !  
co/s ( c]ta9 m$ical c>e1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4  ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,vet]ans ,em]g5cy ,heal?
 ,c>e ,safety ,net ,expansion ,act (    
#bjad4  #b4 ,expansion ( em]g5cy m$ical 
treatm5t reimbursem5t = c]ta9 vet]ans   
,section #agbe7;b7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 9        
p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ an active       
,dep>tm5t heal?-c>e p>ticipant & ins]t+ 
enroll$ 9 ! heal? c>e sy/em e/abli%$ "u 
section #agje7;a7 ( ?is title2  7#b7 by 
/rik+ p>agraph 7#b72 &  7#c7 by         

r$esignat+ p>agraph 7#c7 z p>agraph     
7#b74  #c4  ,treatm5t ( ,dep>tm5t (     
,vet]ans ,affairs z p>ticipat+ provid] =
 recov]y ( co/s ( c]ta9 m$ical c>e      
,section #agbi7;f7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by /rik+ 7f7 ,no 
law & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7f7  7#a7 ,9 !  
case ( a vet]an :o is entitl$ to c>e 7or
 paym5t ( ! exp5ses ( c>e7 "u a         
heal?-plan contract1 = purposes (       
reimbursem5t = provid+ c>e or s]vices "u
 ?is *apt] to t vet]an = a              
non-s]vice-connect$ disability describ$ 
9 subp>agraph 7,d7 or 7,e7 ( subsection 
7a77#b71 ! ,dep>tm5t %all be treat$ z a 
p>ticipat+ provid] "u t heal?-plan      
contract4  7#b7 ,no law  4