,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ajcb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #ad1       
#bjag,mr4 ,byrne introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to expand the eligibility of
 veterans for hospital care and medical 
services provided by non-,department of 
,veterans ,affairs medical providers    
under the ,veterans ,choice ,program4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,full ,choice for ,veterans     
,act4  #b4 ,expansion of eligibility for
 non-,department of ,veterans ,affairs  
medical care under ,veterans' ,choice   
,program ,subsection 7b7 of section #aja
 of the ,veterans ,access1 ,choice1 and 
,accountability ,act of #bjad 7,public  
,law #aac-adf2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4 #agja note7
 is amended to read as follows3  7b7    
,eligible veterans ,a veteran is an     
eligible veteran for purposes of this   
section if the veteran is enrolled in   
the patient enrollment system of the    

,department of ,veterans ,affairs       
established and operated under section  
#agje of title #ch1 ,united ,states     
,code1 including any such veteran who   
has not received hospital care or       
medical services from the ,department   
and has contacted the ,department       
seeking an initial appointment from the 
,department for the receipt of such care
 or services4  4