,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #afic  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #be1     
#bjae,ms4 ,hirono introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to expand eligibility for reimbursement 
for emergency medical treatment to      
certain veterans that were unable to    
receive care from the ,department of    
,veterans ,affairs in the #bd-month     
period preceding the furnishing of such 
emergency treatment1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,expansion of emergency  
treatment reimbursement for certain     
veterans ,section #agbe7;b77#b77;,b7 of 
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended--  7#a7 by inserting 7i7 after  
7,b72  7#b7 by striking the period at   
the end and inserting 2 or2 and  7#c7 by
 adding at the end the following3  7ii7 
the veteran was unable to receive care  
under this chapter within such #bd-month

 period because of a waiting period     
imposed by the ,department with respect 
to a new patient examination of such    
veteran4  4