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,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #h1 #bjae ,mr4
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,kirkpatrick7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to make 
p]man5t ! pilot program adm9i/]$ by !   
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs reg>d+    
enhanc$ contract c>e au?ority = ! heal? 
c>e ne$s ( vet]ans locat$ 9 highly rural
 areas1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,help+  
our ,rural ,vet]ans ,receive ,heal? ,c>e
 ,act4  #b4 ,program ( enhanc$ contract 
c>e au?ority = heal? c>e ne$s ( vet]ans 
9 highly rural areas  7a7 ,p]man5t      
,project ,,ar* ,subsection 7a7 ( section
 #djc ( ! ,vet]ans' ,m5tal ,heal? & ,o!r
 ,c>e ,improvem5ts ,act ( #bjjh 7,public
 ,law #aaj-chg2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4 #agjc     
note7 is am5d$--  7#a7 by /rik+ p>agraph
 7#c72  7#b7 by r$esignat+ p>agraph 7#d7
 z p>agraph 7#c72 &  7#c7 9 p>agraph    
7#c71 z s r$esignat$-- 7,a7 by /rik+    

,vet]ans ,integrat$ ,s]vice ,networks 7&
 su* o!r locations z ! ,secret>y        
consid]s appropriate7 & ins]t+          
locations2 &  7,b7 by add+ at ! end !   
foll[+ new subp>agraph3  7,f7 ,su* o!r  
locations t ! ,secret>y det]m9es        
necess>y to ensure t all cov]$ vet]ans  
may p>ticipate 9 ! program4  4  7b7     
,con=m+ am5dm5ts ,su* section #djc is   
fur!r am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+ pilot       
program ea* place x appe>s & ins]t+     
program2 &  7#b7 9 subsection 7k77#b71  
by /rik+ reg>d+ & all t foll[s ?r\gh !  
p]iod & ins]t+ reg>d+ ! cont9uation ( ! 
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