,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bede  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #aa1 #bjaf    
,mrs4 ,%ahe5 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to modify ! requirem5ts ( !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs =         
reimburs+ heal? c>e provid]s "u section 
#aja ( ! ,vet]ans ,access1 ,*oice1 &    
,acc\ntability ,act ( #bjad1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,vet]ans ,*oice ,c>d    
,prompt ,paym5t ,act4  #b4 ,modification
 ( prompt paym5t requirem5ts = !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs "u !      
,*oice ,program ,section #aja7;d77#b7 ( 
! ,vet]ans ,access1 ,*oice1 &           
,acc\ntability ,act ( #bjad 7,public    
,law #aac-adf2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4 #agja note7
 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new 
subp>agraph3  7,d7 ,prompt paym5t by    
,dep>tm5t  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,! receipt by ! 
,secret>y ( a reque/ = reimbursem5t =   
c>e or s]vices furni%$ by an entity to  

an eligible vet]an "u ?is section is    
suffici5t to require ! ,secret>y to     
reimburse ! entity = su* c>e or s]vices1
 ev5 if su* reque/ = reimbursem5t does n
 include ! m$ical records ( ! eligible  
vet]an 9 connection ) su* c>e or        
s]vices4  7ii7 ,p]iod = paym5t ,=       
purposes ( *apt] #ci ( title #ca1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code 7commonly ref]r$ to z !   
,prompt ,paym5t ,act71 ! p]iod dur+ :i* 
! ,secret>y is requir$ to reimburse an  
entity = c>e or s]vices furni%$ "u ?is  
section %all beg9 on ! date on :i* !    
,secret>y receives a reque/ =           
reimbursem5t describ$ 9 clause 7i71 ev5 
if su* reque/ does n include m$ical     
records4  7iii7 ,rule ( con/ruction     
,no?+ 9 ?is subp>agraph may be con/ru$  
to elim9ate ! requirem5t ( an entity    
seek+ reimbursem5t = c>e or s]vices     
furni%$ "u ?is section to submit m$ical 
records to ! ,secret>y 9 connection )   
su* c>e or s]vices4  4