,,ic  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #adfc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bf1 #bjae       
,ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'    
,affairs1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ! ,budget1 = a p]iod to be           
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,,an ,,act  ,to am5d ! ,vet]ans
 ,access1 ,*oice1 & ,acc\ntability ,act 
( #bjad to modify ! di/ance requirem5t =
 exp&$ availability ( hospital c>e &    
m$ical s]vices = vet]ans ?r\gh ! use (  
agreem5ts ) non-,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans    
,affairs entities4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,access to        
,community ,c>e = ,vet]ans ,act ( #bjae4
  #b4 ,modification ( di/ance requirem5t
 = exp&$ availability ( hospital c>e &  
m$ical s]vices = vet]ans ?r\gh ! use (  
agreem5ts ) non-,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans    
,affairs entities  7a7 ,9 g5]al         
,subp>agraph 7,b7 ( section #aja7;b77#b7
 ( ! ,vet]ans ,access1 ,*oice1 &        

,acc\ntability ,act ( #bjad 7,public    
,law #aac-adf2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4 #agja note7
 is am5d$ to read z foll[s3  7,b7       
resides m ?an #dj miles 7calculat$ bas$ 
on di/ance travel$7 f a m$ical facility 
( ! ,dep>tm5t1 includ+ a community-bas$ 
outpati5t cl9ic1 t is ! close/ su*      
m$ical facility to ! resid5ce ( ! vet]an
 t is able to provide to ! vet]an !     
hospital c>e or m$ical s]vices t !      
vet]an ne$s2  4  7b7 ,effective date ,! 
am5dm5t made by subsection 7a7 %all take
 effect on ! date t is #fj days aft] !  
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act & %all     
apply ) respect to c>e & s]vices provid$
 "u section #aja ( ! ,vet]ans ,access1  
,*oice1 & ,acc\ntability ,act ( #bjad   
7,public ,law #aac-adf2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4   
#agja note7 on & aft] su* effective     
date4  7c7 ,em]g5cy designations  7#a7  
,9 g5]al ,! am5dm5t made by subsection  
7a7 is designat$ z an em]g5cy requirem5t
 pursuant to section #d7;g7 ( !         
,/atutory ,pay-,z-,y-,g ,act ( #bjaj 7#b
 ,u4,s4,c4 #icc7;g774  7#b7 ,designation

 9 ,s5ate ,9 ! ,s5ate1 ! am5dm5t made by
 subsection 7a7 is designat$ z an       
em]g5cy requirem5t pursuant to section  
#djc7;a7 ( ,s4 ,con4 ,res4 #ac 7#aaa?   
,congress71 ! concurr5t resolution on ! 
budget = fiscal ye> #bjaj4  ,pass$ !    
,s5ate ,may #bb1 #bjae4;,julie ,e4      
,adams1,secret>y