,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #abdg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #d1 #bjae ,mr4   
,graves ( ,miss\ri 7= himself & ,ms4    
,s*ak[sky7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'   
,affairs1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,arm$ ,s]vices1 = a p]iod to be      
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to revive & exp& ! 
,int]m$iate ,c>e ,te*nician ,pilot      
,program ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans       
,affairs1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,improv+
 ,vet]ans ,access to ,quality ,c>e ,act 
( #bjae4  #b4 ,revival & expansion (    
,int]m$iate ,c>e ,te*nician ,pilot      
,program ( ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs
  7a7 ,revival ,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans  
,affairs %all revive ! ,int]m$iate ,c>e 
,te*nician ,pilot ,program ( ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,vet]ans ,affairs t 0 c>ri$ out by ! 
,secret>y betwe5 ,janu>y #bjac &        

,febru>y #bjad4  7b7 ,te*nicians  7#a7  
,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all exp& ! pilot 
program "u subsection 7a7 to include n  
less ?an #bej int]m$iate c>e te*nicians 
:o are p>ticipat+ 9 ! pilot program4    
7#b7 ,facilities  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,any    
int]m$iate c>e te*nician hir$ pursuant  
to p>agraph 7#a7 may be assign$ to a    
m$ical facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t z det]m9$ 
by ! ,secret>y = purposes ( ?is section4
  7,b7 ,priority ,9 assign+ int]m$iate  
c>e te*nicians "u subp>agraph 7,a71 !   
,secret>y %all give priority to         
facilities at :i* vet]ans h ! longe/    
wait times = appo9tm5ts = ! receipt (   
hospital c>e or m$ical s]vices f !      
,dep>tm5t1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y =   
purposes ( ?is section4  7c7 ,t]m9ation 
,! ,secret>y %all c>ry out ! pilot      
program "u subsection 7a7 dur+ !        
?ree-ye> p]iod beg9n+ on ! date ( !     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7d7 ,hospital c>e 
& m$ical s]vices def9$ ,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  #c4    
,transf] ( heal? c>e provid] cr$5tial+  
data f ,secret>y ( ,def5se to ,secret>y 
( ,vet]ans ,affairs  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 a  
case 9 :i* ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans       
,affairs hires a cov]$ heal? c>e        
provid]1 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se %all1    
aft] receiv+ a reque/ f ! ,secret>y (   
,vet]ans ,affairs = ! cr$5tial+ data ( !
 ,secret>y ( ,def5se relat+ to su* heal?
 c>e provid]1 transf] to ! ,secret>y (  
,vet]ans ,affairs su* cr$5tial+ data4   
7b7 ,cov]$ heal? c>e provid]s ,=        
purposes ( ?is section1 a cov]$ provid] 
is a heal? c>e provid] :o-- 7#a7 is or 0
 employ$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se2  7#b7
 provides or provid$ heal? c>e relat$   
s]vices z "p ( su* employm5t2 &  7#c7 0 
cr$5tial$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se4  7c7
 ,policies & regulations ,! ,secret>y ( 
,vet]ans ,affairs & ! ,secret>y (       
,def5se %all e/abli% su* policies &     
promulgate su* regulations z may be     
necess>y to c>ry out ?is section4  7d7  
,cr$5tial+ def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m  

cr$5tial+ means ! sy/ematic process (   
scre5+ & evaluat+ qualifications & o!r  
cr$5tials1 includ+ lic5sure1 requir$    
education1 relevant tra9+ & exp]i5ce1 & 
curr5t compet5ce & heal? /atus4  #d4    
,full practice au?ority ( advanc$       
practice regi/]$ nurses ( ,dep>tm5t (   
,vet]ans ,affairs  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+
 any provision ( law ( a ,/ate1 !       
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs may       
au?orize a cov]$ nurse to practice to ! 
full scope ( ! nurse's practice1 z def9$
 by ! applicable national pr(essional   
association1 "u a set ( privileges      
approv$ by ! ,secret>y1 reg>dless ( !   
,/ate 9 :i* ! cov]$ nurse is employ$ by 
! ,secret>y4  7b7 ,cov]$ nurses ,=      
purposes ( ?is section1 a cov]$ nurse is
 an advanc$ practice regi/]$ nurse :o is
 employ$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans      
,affairs 9 any ( ! foll[+               
specializations3  7#a7 ,nurse midwife4  
7#b7 ,cl9ical nurse speciali/4  7#c7    
,nurse practition]4  7#d7 ,c]tifi$      
regi/]$ nurse ane/heti/4