,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cjg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #e1         
#bjag,mr4 ,davidson introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,house                
,administration1 and in addition to the 
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs1 for a
 period to be subsequently determined by
 the ,speaker1 in each case for         
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
ensure that ,members of ,congress and   
,congressional staff receive health care
 from the ,department of ,veterans      
,affairs instead of under the ,federal  
,health ,benefits ,program or health    
care exchanges4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,lead by       
,example ,act of #bjag4  #b4 ,health    
care furnished by ,department of        
,veterans ,affairs to ,members of       
,congress and ,congressional staff  7a7 
,health care benefits ,notwithstanding  

any other provision of law1 beginning   
,january #c1 #bjai1 the only health care
 plan that the ,federal ,government may 
make available to ,members of ,congress 
and ,congressional staff with respect to
 their service as a ,member of ,congress
 or ,congressional staff shall be health
 care provided through the ,department  
of ,veterans ,affairs1 including at     
facilities of the ,department and       
non-,department facilities pursuant to  
chapter #ag of title #ch1 ,united       
,states ,code1 the ,veterans ,access1   
,choice1 and ,accountability ,act of    
#bjad 7,public ,law #aac-adf71 and any  
other provision of law authorizing the  
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs to     
furnish such care to veterans1 as if    
such ,members and staff were veterans4  
7b7 ,implementation plan ,not later than
 ,september #ae1 #bjag1 the ,secretary  
of ,veterans ,affairs and the ,director 
of the ,office of ,personnel ,management
 shall jointly submit to ,congress a    
plan to carry out subsection 7a71       

including recommendations for any       
legislative actions the ,secretary and  
the ,director determine necessary to    
carry out such subsection4  7c7         
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,the
 term ,congressional staff means the    
employees described in section #bajg7a7 
of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4     
7#b7 ,the term ,member of ,congress     
means a member of the ,senate or the    
,house of ,representatives1 a ,delegate 
to the ,house of ,representatives1 and  
the ,resident ,commissioner from ,puerto
 ,rico4  7#c7 ,the term non-,department 
facility has the meaning given that term
 in section #agja of title #ch1 ,united 
,states ,code4