,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cdbb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bi1 #bjae ,mrs4
 ,walorski 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,walz7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to direct ! ,secret>y (   
,vet]ans ,affairs to e/abli% cr$5tial+  
requirem5ts = m$ical v5dors4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,,va    
,v5dor ,v]ification ,act4  #b4 ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,vet]ans ,affairs cred5tial+         
requirem5ts = m$ical v5dors  7a7 ,9     
g5]al ,sub*apt] ,,ii ( *apt] #ha ( title
 #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by  
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new section3     
#habi4 ,cr$5tial+ requirem5ts = m$ical  
v5dors  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all  
e/abli% uni=m /&>ds applicable to !     
cr$5tial+ ( all m$ical v5dors f :i* !   
,secret>y procures goods or s]vices4    
,su* /&>ds %all be bas$ on ! /&>ds      
prescrib$ 9 ! docum5t entitl$ ,jo9t     
,recomm5dation = ,heal?c>e ,indu/ry     

,repres5tative 7,,hcir7 ,cr$5tial+ ,be/ 
,practices by ! ,coalition = ,be/       
,practices 9 ,,hcir ,requirem5ts4 ,!    
,secret>y %all update su* /&>ds to be   
consi/ant ) any revision or update to ! 
,jo9t ,recomm5dation = ,heal?c>e        
,indu/ry ,repres5tative 7,,hcir7        
,cr$5tial+ ,be/ ,practices4  7b7 ,m$ical
 v5dor def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m      
m$ical v5dor means a heal? c>e indu/ry  
repres5tative1 includ+ a surgical       
implant v5dor4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t 
,! table ( sections at ! beg9n+ ( su*   
*apt] is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ( !     
items relat+ to sub*apt] ,,ii ! foll[+  
new item3  #habi4 ,cr$5tial+ requirem5ts
 = m$ical v5dors4  4  7c7 ,applicability
 ,section #habi ( title #ch1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code1 z add$ by subsection 7a71 
%all apply-- 7#a7 to any m$ical v5dor 7z
 su* t]m is def9$ 9 subsection 7b7 ( su*
 section7 ) :om ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans  
,affairs ent]s into a contract on or    
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act2 &  
7#b7 to a m$ical v5dor 7z su* t]m is    

def9$ 9 subsection 7b7 ( su* section7 ) 
:om ! ,secret>y has ent]$ into a        
contract be=e ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is 
,act "u :i* ! m$ical v5dor is obligat$  
to provide goods or s]vices on or aft] !
 date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 on or    
aft] ! date ?is is "o ye> aft] ! date ( 
! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4