,i  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #egg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #bg1 #bjae  
,mr4 ,zinke 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,tipton1 
,mr4 ,schock1 ,mr4 ,mc,kinley1 ,mr4     
,rokita1 ,mr4 ,labrador1 ,mr4 ,pearce1  
,mr4 ,amodei1 ,mr4 ,gibson1 ,mr4        
,kilmer1 ,mr4 ,yoho1 ,mr4 ,barr1 ,mr4   
,la,malfa1 ,mr4 ,griffith1 ,mr4         
,de,fazio1 ,mr4 ,westerman1 ,mr4 ,long1 
,mr4 ,guinta1 ,mr4 ,palazzo1 and ,mr4   
,grothman7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a   
,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of   
,veterans ,affairs to use existing      
authorities to furnish health care at   
non-,department of ,veterans ,affairs   
facilities to veterans who live more    
than #dj miles driving distance from the
 closest medical facility of the        
,department that furnishes the care     
sought by the veteran4  #a4 ,use of     
existing ,department of ,veterans       
,affairs authorities to furnish health  

care to certain veterans who have       
geographic inaccessibility to care  7a7 
,in general ,the ,secretary of ,veterans
 ,affairs shall use the authorities     
specified in subsection 7b7 to furnish  
hospital care and medical services at   
non-,department of ,veterans ,affairs   
facilities to veterans who reside more  
than #dj miles driving distance from the
 closest medical facility of the        
,department to the residence of the     
veteran that furnishes the hospital care
 or medical services that are sought by 
the veteran1 including a community-based
 outpatient clinic4  7b7 ,authorities   
,the authorities specified in this      
subsection are the following3  7#a7     
,section #agjc of title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 relating to contracts for
 the furnishing of hospital care and    
medical services through non-,department
 facilities4  7#b7 ,section #aja of the 
,veterans ,access1 ,choice1 and         
,accountability ,act of #bjad 7,public  
,law #aac-adf2 #abh ,stat4 #age71       

relating to the furnishing of hospital  
care and medical services to veterans   
through non-,department entities if the 
veteran is unable to schedule an        
appointment for the receipt of such care
 or services within the wait-time goals 
of the ,veterans ,health                
,administration4  7#c7 ,any other       
authority under the laws administered by
 the ,secretary relating to the         
furnishing of hospital care and medical 
services at non-,department facilities4 
7c7 ,hospital care and medical services 
,in this section1 the terms hospital    
care and medical services have the      
meanings given such terms in section    
#agja of title #ch1 ,united ,states     
,code4