,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ccfh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bd1 #bjag,mr4  
,higg9s ( ,new ,york 7= himself & ,ms4  
,br[nley ( ,cali=nia7 introduc$ ! foll[+
 bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
improve ! access to *ild c>e = c]ta9    
vet]ans receiv+ heal? c>e at a facility 
( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4  #a4 
,assi/ance = *ild c>e = c]ta9 vet]ans   
receiv+ heal? c>e  7a7 ,9 g5]al         
,sub*apt] ,,iii ( *apt] #ag ( title #ch1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+ new section3          
#agcj;,b4 ,assi/ance = *ild c>e  7a7    
,au?ority ,beg9n+ ,janu>y #a1 #bjah1    
subject to subsection 7b71 ! ,secret>y  
%all provide assi/ance to qualifi$      
vet]ans describ$ 9 subsection 7c7 to    
obta9 *ild c>e s t su* vet]ans c receive
 heal? c>e s]vices describ$ 9 subsection
 7c74  7b7 ,limitation on p]iod (       
paym5ts ,! ,secret>y may only provide   

assi/ance "u subsection 7a7 to a        
qualifi$ vet]an = receipt ( *ild c>e    
dur+ ! p]iod t ! qualifi$ vet]an-- 7#a7 
receives ! types ( heal? c>e s]vices    
describ$ 9 subsection 7c7 at a facility 
( ! ,dep>tm5t2 &  7#b7 requires travel  
to & return f su* facility = ! receipt (
 su* heal? c>e s]vices4  7c7 ,qualifi$  
vet]ans ,= purposes ( ?is section1 a    
qualifi$ vet]an is a vet]an :o is--     
7#a7 ! prim>y c>etak] ( a *ild2 &  7#b7 
7,a7 receiv+ f ! ,dep>tm5t--  7i7 regul>
 m5tal heal? c>e s]vices2  7ii7 int5sive
 m5tal heal? c>e s]vices2 or  7iii7 su* 
o!r int5sive heal? c>e s]vices t !      
,secret>y det]m9es t provision (        
assi/ance to ! vet]an to obta9 *ild c>e 
w\ld improve access to su* heal? c>e    
s]vices by ! vet]an2 or  7,b7 9 ne$ (   
regul> or int5sive m5tal heal? c>e      
s]vices f ! ,dep>tm5t1 & b = lack ( *ild
 c>e s]vices1 w\ld receive su* heal? c>e
 s]vices f ! ,dep>tm5t4  7d7 ,=ms ( *ild
 c>e assi/ance  7#a7 ,*ild c>e assi/ance
 "u ?is section may include ! foll[+3   

7,a7 ,/ip5ds = ! paym5t ( *ild c>e (f]$ 
by lic5s$ *ild c>e c5t]s 7ei!r directly 
or ?r\gh a v\*] program7 :i* %all be1 to
 ! ext5t practicable1 model$ aft] !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs ,*ild ,c>e
 ,subsidy ,program e/abli%$ pursuant to 
section #eij7;g7 ( title #dj4  7,b7     
,direct provision ( *ild c>e at an      
on-site facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t (        
,vet]ans ,affairs4  7,c7 ,paym5ts to    
private *ild c>e ag5cies4  7,d7         
,collaboration ) facilities or programs 
( o!r ,f$]al dep>tm5ts or ag5cies4  7,e7
 ,su* o!r =ms ( assi/ance z ! ,secret>y 
consid]s appropriate4  7#b7 ,9 ! case t 
*ild c>e assi/ance "u ?is section is    
provid$ z a /ip5d "u p>agraph 7#a77;,a71
 su* /ip5d %all cov] ! full co/ ( su*   
*ild c>e4  7e7 ,funds ,! ,secret>y %all 
c>ry out ?is section us+ funds made     
available to ! facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t t 
provides ! heal? c>e s]vices = :i*      
assi/ance "u subsection 7a7 is provid$4 
,! ,secret>y %all ensure t ea*          
adm9i/rator ( su* a facility has        

discretion to c>ry out su* assi/ance 9 a
 mann] t is appropriate = ! facility & 9
 accordance ) ?is section4  4  7b7      
,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( sections at 
! beg9n+ ( su* *apt] is am5d$ by ins]t+ 
aft] ! item relat+ to section #agcj;,a !
 foll[+ new item3  #agcj;,b4 ,assi/ance 
= *ild c>e4  4  7c7 ,con=m+ repeal      
,effective ,janu>y #a1 #bjah1 section   
#bje ( ! ,c>egiv]s & ,vet]ans ,omnibus  
,heal? ,s]vices ,act ( #bjaj 7#ch       
,u4,s4,c4 #agaj note7 is repeal$4