,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aiia  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,augu/ #e1 #bjae ,mr4  
,mc,cain introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
elim9ate ! sunset date = ! ,*oice       
,program ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans       
,affairs1 to exp& eligibility = su*     
program1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !        
,p]man5t ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  
,*oice ,c>d ,act ( #bjae4  #b4          
,expansion ( ,*oice ,program ( ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  7a7 ,elim9ation ( 
sunset  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #aja ( ! 
,vet]ans ,access1 ,*oice1 &             
,acc\ntability ,act ( #bjad 7,public    
,law #aac-adf2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4 #agja note7
 is am5d$--  7,a7 by /rik+ subsection   
7p72 &  7,b7 by r$esignat+ subsections  
7q71 7r71 7s71 & 7t7 z subsections 7p71 
7q71 7r71 & 7s71 respectively4  7#b7    
,con=m+ am5dm5ts ,su* section is am5d$--
 7,a7 9 subsection 7i77#b71 by /rik+    

dur+ ! p]iod 9 :i* ! ,secret>y is       
au?oriz$ to c>ry out ?is section        
pursuant to subsection 7p72 &  7,b7 9   
subsection 7p77#b71 z r$esignat$ by     
p>agraph 7#a77;,b71 by /rik+ subp>agraph
 7,f74  7b7 ,expansion ( eligibility    
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,subsection 7b7 ( su*     
section is am5d$ to read z foll[s3  7b7 
,eligible vet]ans ,a vet]an is an       
eligible vet]an = purposes ( ?is section
 if ! vet]an is enroll$ 9 ! pati5t      
enrollm5t sy/em ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans
 ,affairs e/abli%$ & op]at$ "u section  
#agje ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 
includ+ any su* vet]an :o has n receiv$ 
hospital c>e or m$ical s]vices f !      
,dep>tm5t & has contact$ ! ,dep>tm5t    
seek+ an initial appo9tm5t f ! ,dep>tm5t
 = ! receipt ( su* c>e or s]vices4  4   
7#b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5ts ,su* section is   
am5d$-- 7,a7 9 subsection 7c77#a7--  7i7
 9 ! matt] prec$+ subp>agraph 7,a71 by  
/rik+ ,9 ! case ( an eligible vet]an    
describ$ 9 subsection 7b77#b77;,a71 !   
,secret>y %all1 at ! election ( !       

eligible vet]an & ins]t+ ,! ,secret>y   
%all1 at ! election ( an eligible       
vet]an2 &  7ii7 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 by  
/rik+ describ$ 9 su* subsection & ins]t+
 ( ! ,vet]ans ,heal? ,adm9i/ration2     
7,b7 9 subsection 7f77#a71 by /rik+     
subsection 7b77#a7 & ins]t+ subsection  
7b72  7,c7 9 subsection 7g71 by /rik+   
p>agraph 7#c72 &  7,d7 9 subsection     
7p77#b77;,a71 z r$esignat$ by subsection
 7a77#a77;,b71 by /rik+ 1 disaggregat$  
by-- & all t foll[s ?r\gh subsection    
7b77#b77;,d74  7c7 ,effective date ,!   
am5dm5ts made by ?is section %all apply 
) respect to hospital c>e & m$ical      
s]vices furni%$ "u su* section on & aft]
 ! date t is #ij days aft] ! date ( !   
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4