,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ahfc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #af1 #bjae ,mr4
 ,b\/any 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 exp& ! ,vet]ans ,*oice       
,program to vet]ans :o w\ld o!rwise     
receive m$ical c>e f a defici5t m$ical  
facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans       
,affairs4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,local ,c>e = ,vet]ans     
,act4  #b4 ,provision ( c>e "u ,vet]ans 
,*oice ,program = vet]ans resid+ ne>    
defici5t m$ical facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ,vet]ans ,affairs ,section #aja7;b77#b7
 ( ! ,vet]ans ,access1 ,*oice1 &        
,acc\ntability ,act ( #bjad 7#ch        
,u4,s4,c4 #agja note7 is am5d$--  7#a7 9
 subp>agraph 7,c77ii71 by /rik+ or2     
7#b7 9 subp>agraph 7,d71 by /rik+ !     
p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 2 or2 &  7#c7 by
 add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new subp>agraph3
  7,e7 not)/&+ p>agraph 7#a77;,a71      

resides n m ?an #ej miles f ! m$ical    
facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t1 includ+ a       
community-bas$ outpati5t cl9ic1 t is    
close/ to ! resid5ce ( ! vet]an if--    
7i7 ! ,secret>y has id5tifi$ su* m$ical 
facility-- 7,i7 9 a prospectus level    
lease reque/1 reg>dless ( ! date ( su*  
reque/1 z be+ defici5t ) respect to     
provid+ c]ta9 treatm5t or s]vices2 or   
7,,ii7 z ne$+ expansion2 &  7ii7 !      
,secret>y det]m9es t su* a defici5cy has
 n be5 resolv$ or su* an expansion has n
 occurr$1 includ+ pursuant to leases    
ent]$ into "u an ,act au?oriz+ major    
m$ical facility leases4  4