,,ib  ,union ,cal5d> ,no4 #bia  #aae?   
,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #bfja 
,report ,no4 #aae-cie  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se   
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,may #bc1 #bjag   
,mr4 ,dunn 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,correa1    
,mr4 ,kelly ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,banks 
( ,indiana1 ,miss ,gonzlez-,coln (      
,pu]to ,rico1 ,mr4 ,ru!r=d1 ,mrs4       
,radewag51 ,mr4 ,poliqu91 ,mr4 ,gos>1   
,mr4 ,bo/1 ,mr4 ,bacon1 ,mr4 ,royce (   
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,gallagh]1 ,mr4 ,ross1  
,mr4 ,bilirakis1 ,mr4 ,co/ello (        
,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,sablan1 ,mr4        
,b]gman1 ,mr4 ,hudson1 & ,mr4 ,arr+ton7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs     
,novemb] #g1 #bjag ,additional sponsors3
 ,mr4 ,"y ( ,i[a1 ,mr4 ,jody ,b4 ,hice (
 ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,jones1 ,mr4 ,k+ ( ,new 
,york1 ,mr4 ,higg9s ( ,l\isiana1 ,mr4   
,bi%op ( ,georgia1 ,mrs4 ,love1 ,mr4    
,?omas ,j4 ,rooney ( ,florida1 ,mr4     
,web/] ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,yoho1 ,mr4     
,francis ,rooney ( ,florida1 ,mr4       
,gaetz1 & ,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    
,may #bc1 #bjag  ,a ,,bill  ,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  ,novemb] #g1 #bjag
 ,report$ ) an am5dm5t1 committ$ to !   
,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate ( 
! ,union1 & ord]$ to be pr9t$