#aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 
#bfja  ,,an ,,act  ,to am5d ! ,vet]ans  
,access1 ,*oice1 & ,acc\ntability ,act (
 #bjad to improve ! access ( vet]ans to 
organ transplants1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,vet]ans ,increas$ ,*oice =           
,transplant$ ,organs & ,recov]y ,act (  
#bjag or ! ,,victor ,act ( #bjag4  #b4  
,organ transplants "u ! ,vet]ans ,*oice 
,program ,section #aja7;b77#b7 ( !      
,vet]ans ,access1 ,*oice1 &             
,acc\ntability ,act ( #bjad 7,public    
,law #aac-adf2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4 #agja note7
 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 subp>agraph         
7,c77ii71 by /rik+ or2  7#b7 9          
subp>agraph 7,d77ii77,,ii77dd71 by /rik+
 ! p]iod & ins]t+ 2 or2 &  7#c7 by add+ 
at ! end ! foll[+ new subp>agraph3  7,e7
 7i7 requires an organ or bone m>r[     
transplant2 &  7ii7  7,i7 has1 9 !      
op9ion ( ! prim>y heal? c>e provid] ( ! 
vet]an1 a m$ically compell+ reason to   
travel outside ! region ( ! ,organ      
,procurem5t & ,transplantation ,network1

 e/abli%$ "u section #cgb ( ! ,national 
,organ ,transplantation ,act 7,public   
,law #ih-ejg2 #db ,u4,s4,c4 #bgd71 9 :i*
 ! vet]an resides to receive su*        
transplant at a m$ical facility ( !     
,dep>tm5t2 or  7,,ii7 faces an unusual  
or excessive burd5 9 receiv+ su*        
transplant at a m$ical facility ( !     
,dep>tm5t1 includ+--  7aa7 geographical 
*all5ges2  7bb7 environm5tal factors1   
includ+ roads t are n accessible to !   
g5]al public1 traffic1 or haz>d\s wea!r2
  7cc7 a m$ical condition ( ! vet]an t  
affects ! ability to travel2 or  7dd7   
o!r factors ! ,secret>y det]m9es        
appropriate1 includ+ ! pref]5ce ( !     
vet]an to receive su* transplant at a   
non-,dep>tm5t facility4  4  #c4         
,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made by ?is 
,act %all take effect on ! lat] (-- 7#a7
 ,octob] #a1 #bjah2 &  7#b7 ! date ( !  
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  ,pass$ ! ,h\se (  
,repres5tatives ,novemb] #g1            
#bjag4;,cl]k4