,,ib  ,union ,cal5d> ,no4 #cf  #aae?    
,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #cfi  
,report ,no4 #aae-fe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(
 ,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #i1 #bjag    
,mr4 ,roe ( ,t5nessee introduc$ ! foll[+
 bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,m>* #bi1 #bjag     
,additional sponsors3 ,mr4 ,meehan1 ,mr4
 ,knight1 ,mr4 ,mc,clintock1 ,mr4       
,tipton1 ,mr4 ,bilirakis1 & ,ms4 ,s9ema 
,m>* #bi1 #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 ,janu>y #i1 #bjag  ,a     
,,bill  ,to elim9ate ! sunset ( !       
,vet]ans ,*oice ,program1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,elim9ation ( sunset ( ! 
,vet]ans ,*oice ,program ,section       
#aja7p77#b7 ( ! ,vet]ans ,access1       
,*oice1 & ,acc\ntability ,act ( #bjad   
7,public ,law #aac-adf2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4   
#agja note7 is am5d$ by /rik+ all t     

foll[s section #hjb & ins]t+ a p]iod4   
#b4 ,elim9ation ( requirem5t to act z   
second>y pay] = c>e relat+ to           
non-s]vice-connect$ disabilities &      
recov]y ( co/s = c]ta9 c>e "u ,*oice    
,program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #aja7;e7
 ( ! ,vet]ans ,access1 ,*oice1 &        
,acc\ntability ,act ( #bjad 7,public    
,law #aac-adf2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4 #agja note7
 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 ! subsection head+1 
by /rik+ ,o!r heal?-,c>e plan & ins]t+  
,responsibility = co/s ( c]ta9 c>e2     
7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#a71 9 ! p>agraph      
head+1 by /rik+ to ,secret>y & ins]t+ on
 heal?-c>e plans2  7#c7 by /rik+        
p>agraphs 7#b7 & 7#c72  7#d7 by         
r$esignat+ p>agraph 7#d7 z p>agraph     
7#b72 &  7#e7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ 
new p>agraph3  7#c7 ,recov]y ( co/s =   
c]ta9 c>e  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 any case 9  
:i* an eligible vet]an is furni%$       
hospital c>e or m$ical s]vices "u ?is   
section = a non-s]vice-connect$         
disability describ$ 9 subsection 7a77#b7
 ( section #agbi ( title #ch1 ,unit$    

,/ates ,code1 or = a condition = :i*    
recov]y is au?oriz$ or ) respect to :i* 
! ,unit$ ,/ates is deem$ to be a ?ird   
p>ty b5efici>y "u ,public ,law #hg-fic1 
commonly kn[n z ! ,f$]al ,m$ical ,c>e   
,recov]y ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bfea et   
seq471 ! ,secret>y %all recov] or       
collect f a ?ird p>ty 7z def9$ 9        
subsection 7i7 ( su* section #agbi7     
reasonable *>ges = su* c>e or s]vices to
 ! ext5t t ! vet]an 7or ! provid] ( !   
c>e or s]vices7 w\ld be eligible to     
receive paym5t = su* c>e or s]vices f   
su* ?ird p>ty if ! c>e or s]vices _h n  
be5 furni%$ by a dep>tm5t or ag5cy ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates4  7,b7 ,use ( am\nts      
,am\nts collect$ by ! ,secret>y "u      
subp>agraph 7,a7 %all be deposit$ 9 !   
,m$ical ,community ,c>e acc\nt ( !      
,dep>tm5t4 ,am\nts s deposit$ %all rema9
 available until exp5d$4  4  7b7 ,con=m+
 am5dm5t ,p>agraph 7#a7 ( su* section is
 am5d$ by /rik+ p>agraph 7#d7 & ins]t+  
p>agraph 7#b74  #c4 ,au?ority to        
disclose c]ta9 m$ical records ( vet]ans 

:o receive non-,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans     
,affairs heal? c>e ,section             
#gccb7;b77#b7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !     
foll[+ new subp>agraph3  7,h7 7i7 ,to a 
non-,dep>tm5t entity 7includ+ private   
entities & o!r ,f$]al ag5cies7 t        
provides hospital c>e or m$ical s]vices 
to vet]ans4  7ii7 ,an entity to :i* a   
record is disclos$ "u ?is subp>agraph   
may n r$isclose or use su* record = a   
purpose o!r ?an t = :i* ! disclosure 0  
made4  4  ,m>* #bi1 #bjag ,report$ ) an 
am5dm5t1 committ$ to ! ,committee ( !   
,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union1 &    
ord]$ to be pr9t$