,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #egg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bg1 #bjae    
,mr4 ,z9ke 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,tipton1    
,mr4 ,s*ock1 ,mr4 ,mc,kinley1 ,mr4      
,rokita1 ,mr4 ,labrador1 ,mr4 ,pe>ce1   
,mr4 ,amodei1 ,mr4 ,gibson1 ,mr4 ,kilm]1
 ,mr4 ,yoho1 ,mr4 ,b>r1 ,mr4 ,la,malfa1 
,mr4 ,griffi?1 ,mr4 ,de,fazio1 ,mr4     
,we/]man1 ,mr4 ,long1 ,mr4 ,gu9ta1 ,mr4 
,palazzo1 & ,mr4 ,gro?man7 introduc$ !  
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to require ! ,secret>y (       
,vet]ans ,affairs to use exi/+          
au?orities to furni% heal? c>e at       
non-,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs       
facilities to vet]ans :o live m ?an #dj 
miles driv+ di/ance f ! close/ m$ical   
facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t t furni%es ! c>e 
s\ght by ! vet]an4  #a4 ,use ( exi/+    
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs au?orities
 to furni% heal? c>e to c]ta9 vet]ans :o
 h geographic inaccessibility to c>e    
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans    

,affairs %all use ! au?orities specifi$ 
9 subsection 7b7 to furni% hospital c>e 
& m$ical s]vices at non-,dep>tm5t (     
,vet]ans ,affairs facilities to vet]ans 
:o reside m ?an #dj miles driv+ di/ance 
f ! close/ m$ical facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t
 to ! resid5ce ( ! vet]an t furni%es !  
hospital c>e or m$ical s]vices t are    
s\ght by ! vet]an1 includ+ a            
community-bas$ outpati5t cl9ic4  7b7    
,au?orities ,! au?orities specifi$ 9 ?is
 subsection are ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,section
 #agjc ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1
 relat+ to contracts = ! furni%+ (      
hospital c>e & m$ical s]vices ?r\gh     
non-,dep>tm5t facilities4  7#b7 ,section
 #aja ( ! ,vet]ans ,access1 ,*oice1 &   
,acc\ntability ,act ( #bjad 7,public    
,law #aac-adf2 #abh ,/at4 #age71 relat+ 
to ! furni%+ ( hospital c>e & m$ical    
s]vices to vet]ans ?r\gh non-,dep>tm5t  
entities if ! vet]an is unable to s*$ule
 an appo9tm5t = ! receipt ( su* c>e or  
s]vices )9 ! wait-"t goals ( ! ,vet]ans 
,heal? ,adm9i/ration4  7#c7 ,any o!r    

au?ority "u ! laws adm9i/]$ by !        
,secret>y relat+ to ! furni%+ ( hospital
 c>e & m$ical s]vices at non-,dep>tm5t  
facilities4  7c7 ,hospital c>e & m$ical 
s]vices ,9 ?is section1 ! t]ms hospital 
c>e & m$ical s]vices h ! mean+s giv5 su*
 t]ms 9 section #agja ( title #ch1      
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4