,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aecb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #bc1 #bjae ,mr4  
,emm] ( ,m9nesota 7= himself1 ,mr4      
,s*weik]t1 ,mr4 ,latta1 & ,mr4 ,hurd (  
,texas7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,vet]ans
 ,access1 ,*oice1 & ,acc\ntability ,act 
( #bjad to modify ! di/ance requirem5ts 
reg>d+ ! eligibility ( c]ta9 vet]ans to 
receive m$ical c>e & s]vices f          
non-,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs       
facilities1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,keep+ 
our ,promises to ,vet]ans ,act ( #bjae4 
#b4 ,modification ( eligibility (       
,vet]ans ,*oice ,program & implem5tation
 ( prompt paym5t requirem5t  7a7        
,eligibility requirem5ts  7#a7 ,di/ance 
,subsection 7b77#b77;,b7 ( section #aja 
( ! ,vet]ans ,access1 ,*oice1 &         
,acc\ntability ,act ( #bjad 7#ch        
,u4,s4,c4 #agja note7 is am5d$ to read z
 foll[s3  7,b7 resides m ?an #bj miles f

 ! close/ m$ical facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t1
 includ+ a community-bas$ outpati5t     
cl9ic1 t is able to provide to ! vet]an 
! c>e & s]vices t ! vet]an seeks2  4    
7#b7 ,wait-"t goal ,subsection 7s7 ( su*
 section is am5d$ to read z foll[s3  7s7
 ,wait-,"t ,goals ( ! ,vet]ans ,heal?   
,adm9i/ration ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m     
wait-"t goals ( ! ,vet]ans ,heal?       
,adm9i/ration means n m ?an #ae days f !
 date on :i* a vet]an reque/s an        
appo9tm5t = hospital c>e or m$ical      
s]vices f ! ,dep>tm5t4  4  7b7 ,prompt  
paym5t ,section #aje7;b77#a7 ( su* ,act 
is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new  
s5t5ces3 ,! ,secret>y %all implem5t su* 
sy/em by n lat] ?an ! e>li] ( ! date t  
is #ahj days aft] ! date on :i* !       
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
submits ! report "u subsection 7c7 or   
,febru>y #a1 #bjaf4 ,! ,secret>y %all   
publi% on ! ,int]net website ( !        
,dep>tm5t an explanation ( h[ su* sy/em 
w /&>dize paym5ts44