,,ib  ,union ,cal5d> ,no4 #bhi  #aae?   
,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #aacc 
,report ,no4 #aae-cic  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se   
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #af1     
#bjag ,mr4 ,c>t] ( ,texas 7= himself1   
,mr4 ,mc,caul1 ,mr4 ,la,malfa1 ,mr4 ,poe
 ( ,texas1 ,ms4 ,/efanik1 ,mr4 ,bi%op ( 
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,flores1 ,mr4 ,?omas ,j4 
,rooney ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,jody ,b4 ,hice
 ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,f>5?old1 ,mr4 ,r\z]1 
,mr4 ,cuell>1 ,mr4 ,k+ ( ,i[a1 ,mr4     
,valadao1 ,mr4 ,yoho1 ,mr4 ,joyce (     
,ohio1 ,mr4 ,jones1 ,mr4 ,cole1 ,mr4    
,?ompson ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,smi? (   
,texas1 ,mr4 ,hurd1 ,mr4 ,amodei1 ,mr4  
,gohm]t1 ,mr4 ,lamborn1 ,mr4 ,k+ ( ,new 
,york1 ,mr4 ,olson1 ,mr4 ,?ornb]ry1 ,mr4
 ,rupp]sb]g]1 ,mr4 ,web] ( ,texas1 ,mr4 
,sam ,johnson ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,goodlatte1
 ,mr4 ,williams1 ,mr4 ,cook1 ,mr4       
,diaz-,bal>t1 ,mr4 ,franks ( ,arizona1  
,mr4 ,bab91 ,mr4 ,ad]holt1 ,mr4         
,culb]son1 ,mr4 ,m>9o1 ,ms4 ,grang]1    
,mrs4 ,black1 ,mr4 ,calv]t1 ,ms4        
,kaptur1 ,mr4 ,mull91 ,mr4 ,pitt5g]1    

,mr4 ,long1 & ,mr4 ,mac,arthur7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs     
,novemb] #g1 #bjag ,additional sponsors3
 ,mr4 ,ryan ( ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,sessions1    
,mr4 ,kilm]1 ,mr4 ,"y ( ,i[a1 ,mrs4     
,roby1 ,mr4 ,g>am5di1 ,mr4 ,rask91 ,mr4 
,ma/1 ,ms4 ,%ea-,port]1 ,mr4 ,wilson (  
,s\? ,c>ol9a1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mrs4   
,com/ock1 ,mr4 ,h>ris1 ,mr4 ,"y (       
,alaska1 ,mr4 ,frel+huys51 ,mr4 ,palm]1 
,mr4 ,o',r\rke1 ,mr4 ,c>t] ( ,georgia1  
,mr4 ,gallagh]1 ,mr4 ,d5ham1 ,mr4       
,taylor1 ,mr4 ,zeld91 ,mr4 ,buc%on1 ,mr4
 ,pe>ce1 ,mr4 ,dunn1 ,mr4 ,b]gman1 ,mr4 
,knight1 ,mr4 ,g>rett1 ,mr4 ,abraham1   
,mr4 ,johnson ( ,ohio1 ,miss            
,gonzlez-,coln ( ,pu]to ,rico1 ,mr4 ,al 
,gre5 ( ,texas1 & ,mr4 ,mess]  ,novemb] 
#g1 #bjag ,report$ ) an am5dm5t1        
committ$ to ! ,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se
 on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union1 & ord]$ to be   
pr9t$ ,/rike out all aft] ! enact+      
clause & ins]t ! "p pr9t$ 9 italic ,=   
text ( introduc$ bill1 see copy ( bill z

 introduc$ on ,febru>y #af1 #bjag  ,a   
,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to au?orize ! ,secret>y ( 
,vet]ans ,affairs to provide = an       
op]ation on a live donor = purposes (   
conduct+ a transplant proc$ure = a      
vet]an1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,vet]ans
 ,transplant ,cov]age ,act ( #bjag4  #b4
 ,au?orization to provide = op]ations on
 live donors = purposes ( conduct+      
transplant proc$ures = vet]ans  7a7 ,9  
g5]al ,sub*apt] ,,viii ( *apt] #ag (    
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new section3 
#aghh4 ,transplant proc$ures ) live     
donors & relat$ s]vices  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,9
 a case 9 :i* a vet]an is eligible = a  
transplant proc$ure f ! ,dep>tm5t1 !    
,secret>y may provide = an op]ation on a
 live donor to c>ry out su* proc$ure =  
su* vet]an1 not)/&+ t ! live donor may n
 be eligible = heal? c>e f ! ,dep>tm5t4 
7b7 ,o!r s]vices ,subject to !          
availability ( appropriations = su*     

purpose1 ! ,secret>y %all furni% to a   
live donor any c>e or s]vices be=e &    
aft] conduct+ ! transplant proc$ure "u  
subsection 7a7 t may be requir$ 9       
connection ) su* proc$ure4  7c7 ,use (  
,dep>tm5t or non-,dep>tm5t facilities ,!
 ,secret>y may provide = ! op]ation     
describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 on a live     
donor & furni% to ! live donor ! c>e &  
s]vices describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 at a  
facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t or at a          
non-,dep>tm5t facility pursuant to an   
agreem5t ent]$ into by ! ,secret>y "u   
section #agjc or #haec ( ?is title1     
section #aja ( ! ,vet]ans ,access1      
,*oice1 & ,acc\ntability ,act ( #bjad   
7,public ,law #aac-adf2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4   
#agja note71 or any o!r au?ority ( !    
,secret>y to furni% c>e at non-,dep>tm5t
 facilities4 ,! live donor %all be deem$
 to be an individual eligible = hospital
 c>e & m$ical s]vices at a non-,dep>tm5t
 facility pursuant to su* an agreem5t   
solely = ! purposes ( receiv+ su*       
op]ation1 c>e1 & s]vices at !           

non-,dep>tm5t facility4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical
 am5dm5t ,! table ( sections at ! beg9n+
 ( *apt] #ag ( su* title is am5d$ by    
ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to section    
#aghg ! foll[+ new item3  #aghh4        
,transplant proc$ures ) live donors &   
relat$ s]vices4  4  ,novemb] #g1 #bjag  
,report$ ) an am5dm5t1 committ$ to !    
,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate ( 
! ,union1 & ord]$ to be pr9t$