,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cjjf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #aa1 #bjad    
,mr4 ,moran introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee  
on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
require ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 
to use exi/+ au?orities to furni% heal? 
c>e at non-,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs
 facilities to vet]ans :o live m ?an #dj
 miles driv+ di/ance f ! close/ m$ical  
facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t t furni%es ! c>e 
s\ght by ! vet]an4  #a4 ,use ( exi/+    
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs au?orities
 to furni% heal? c>e to c]ta9 vet]ans :o
 h geographic inaccessibility to c>e    
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans    
,affairs %all use ! au?orities specifi$ 
9 subsection 7b7 to furni% hospital c>e 
& m$ical s]vices at non-,dep>tm5t (     
,vet]ans ,affairs facilities to vet]ans 
:o reside m ?an #dj miles driv+ di/ance 
f ! close/ m$ical facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t
 to ! resid5ce ( ! vet]an t furni%es !  
hospital c>e or m$ical s]vices t are    

s\ght by ! vet]an1 includ+ a            
community-bas$ outpati5t cl9ic4  7b7    
,au?orities ,! au?orities specifi$ 9 ?is
 subsection are ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,section 
#agjc ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 
relat+ to contracts = ! furni%+ (       
hospital c>e & m$ical s]vices ?r\gh     
non-,dep>tm5t facilities4  7#b7 ,section
 #aja ( ! ,vet]ans ,access1 ,*oice1 &   
,acc\ntability ,act ( #bjad 7,public    
,law #aac-adf2 #abh ,/at4 #age71 relat+ 
to ! furni%+ ( hospital c>e & m$ical    
s]vices to vet]ans ?r\gh non-,dep>tm5t  
entities if ! vet]an is unable to s*$ule
 an appo9tm5t = ! receipt ( su* c>e or  
s]vices )9 ! wait-"t goals ( ! ,vet]ans 
,heal? ,adm9i/ration4  7#c7 ,any o!r    
au?ority "u ! laws adm9i/]$ by !        
,secret>y relat+ to ! furni%+ ( hospital
 c>e & m$ical s]vices at non-,dep>tm5t  
facilities4  7c7 ,hospital c>e & m$ical 
s]vices ,9 ?is section1 ! t]ms hospital 
c>e & m$ical s]vices h ! mean+s giv5 su*
 t]ms 9 section #agja ( title #ch1      
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4