,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #bhi #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #aacc ,report ,no4 #aae-cic ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,february #af1 #bjag ,mr4 ,carter of ,texas 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,mc,caul1 ,mr4 ,la,malfa1 ,mr4 ,poe of ,texas1 ,ms4 ,stefanik1 ,mr4 ,bishop of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,flores1 ,mr4 ,thomas ,j4 ,rooney of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,jody ,b4 ,hice of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,farenthold1 ,mr4 ,rouzer1 ,mr4 ,cuellar1 ,mr4 ,king of ,iowa1 ,mr4 ,valadao1 ,mr4 ,yoho1 ,mr4 ,joyce of ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,jones1 ,mr4 ,cole1 ,mr4 ,thompson of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,smith of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,hurd1 ,mr4 ,amodei1 ,mr4 ,gohmert1 ,mr4 ,lamborn1 ,mr4 ,king of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,olson1 ,mr4 ,thornberry1 ,mr4 ,ruppersberger1 ,mr4 ,weber of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,sam ,johnson of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,goodlatte1 ,mr4 ,williams1 ,mr4 ,cook1 ,mr4 ,diaz-,balart1 ,mr4 ,franks of ,arizona1 ,mr4 ,babin1 ,mr4 ,aderholt1 ,mr4 ,culberson1 ,mr4 ,marino1 ,ms4 ,granger1 ,mrs4 ,black1 ,mr4 ,calvert1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,mr4 ,mullin1 ,mr4 ,pittenger1 ,mr4 ,long1 and ,mr4 ,mac,arthur7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs ,november #g1 #bjag ,additional sponsors3 ,mr4 ,ryan of ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,sessions1 ,mr4 ,kilmer1 ,mr4 ,young of ,iowa1 ,mrs4 ,roby1 ,mr4 ,garamendi1 ,mr4 ,raskin1 ,mr4 ,mast1 ,ms4 ,shea-,porter1 ,mr4 ,wilson of ,south ,carolina1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mrs4 ,comstock1 ,mr4 ,harris1 ,mr4 ,young of ,alaska1 ,mr4 ,frelinghuysen1 ,mr4 ,palmer1 ,mr4 ,o',rourke1 ,mr4 ,carter of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,gallagher1 ,mr4 ,denham1 ,mr4 ,taylor1 ,mr4 ,zeldin1 ,mr4 ,bucshon1 ,mr4 ,pearce1 ,mr4 ,dunn1 ,mr4 ,bergman1 ,mr4 ,knight1 ,mr4 ,garrett1 ,mr4 ,abraham1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,ohio1 ,miss ,gonzlez-,coln of ,puerto ,rico1 ,mr4 ,al ,green of ,texas1 and ,mr4 ,messer ,november #g1 #bjag ,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed ,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic ,for text of introduced bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on ,february #af1 #bjag ,a ,,bill ,to amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 to authorize the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs to provide for an operation on a live donor for purposes of conducting a transplant procedure for a veteran1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,veterans ,transplant ,coverage ,act of #bjag4 #b4 ,authorization to provide for operations on live donors for purposes of conducting transplant procedures for veterans 7a7 ,in general ,subchapter ,,viii of chapter #ag of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following new section3 #aghh4 ,transplant procedures with live donors and related services 7a7 ,in general ,in a case in which a veteran is eligible for a transplant procedure from the ,department1 the ,secretary may provide for an operation on a live donor to carry out such procedure for such veteran1 notwithstanding that the live donor may not be eligible for health care from the ,department4 7b7 ,other services ,subject to the availability of appropriations for such purpose1 the ,secretary shall furnish to a live donor any care or services before and after conducting the transplant procedure under subsection 7a7 that may be required in connection with such procedure4 7c7 ,use of ,department or non-,department facilities ,the ,secretary may provide for the operation described in subsection 7a7 on a live donor and furnish to the live donor the care and services described in subsection 7b7 at a facility of the ,department or at a non-,department facility pursuant to an agreement entered into by the ,secretary under section #agjc or #haec of this title1 section #aja of the ,veterans ,access1 ,choice1 and ,accountability ,act of #bjad 7,public ,law #aac-adf2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4 #agja note71 or any other authority of the ,secretary to furnish care at non-,department facilities4 ,the live donor shall be deemed to be an individual eligible for hospital care and medical services at a non-,department facility pursuant to such an agreement solely for the purposes of receiving such operation1 care1 and services at the non-,department facility4 4 7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of sections at the beginning of chapter #ag of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section #aghg the following new item3 #aghh4 ,transplant procedures with live donors and related services4 4 ,november #g1 #bjag ,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed