,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dgbg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #ba1       
#bjag,ms4 ,michelle ,lujan ,grisham of  
,new ,mexico introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to direct the ,secretary 
of ,veterans ,affairs to assign         
temporary disability ratings to certain 
veterans for purposes of compensation   
and health care1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,improving ,access to ,,va 
,care ,act4  #b4 ,temporary disability  
rating  7a7 ,in general ,section #aaef  
of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended--  7#a7 in subsection 7a77#a71  
by adding at the end the following new  
subparagraph3  7,e7 ,to a veteran who-- 
7i7 is not described in subparagraph    
7,a71 7,b71 7,c71 or 7,d72 and  7ii7    
files a claim for disability            
compensation under this chapter4  2     

7#b7 by adding after paragraph 7#c7 of  
subsection 7a7 the following new        
paragraph3  7#d7 ,with respect to a     
veteran described in paragraph          
7#a77;,e71 the ,secretary shall schedule
 a medical examination for such veteran 
concerning the disability of the veteran
 as soon as is practicable after the    
veteran files a claim for disability    
compensation under this chapter4  2 and 
7#c7 in subsection 7b77#a71 by adding   
after subparagraph 7,d7 the following   
new subparagraph3  7,e7 ,for a veteran  
who is assigned a temporary disability  
rating under subsection 7a77#a77;,e71   
until the date on which a rating        
decision is issued to such veteran      
following the medical examination       
scheduled under subsection 7a77#d74  4  
7b7 ,health care ,section #agje of title
 #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is         
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a77#c7--  
7,a7 by striking and veterans described 
and inserting veterans described2 and   
7,b7 by inserting 1 and veterans        

assigned a temporary disability rating  
under section #aaef7;a77#a77;,e7 of this
 title after of this title2 and  7#b7 by
 adding at the end the following new    
subsection 7d73  7d7 7#a7 ,the          
,secretary shall assist a veteran       
described in paragraph 7#c7 in finding  
hospital care and medical services to be
 provided to the veteran by             
non-,department facilities or providers 
after the ,secretary ceases to furnish  
such care and services under this       
chapter to the veteran4  7#b7 ,a veteran
 described in paragraph 7#c7 shall not  
owe the ,united ,states for any costs of
 hospital care or medical services      
described in subparagraph 7,a7 of such  
paragraph4  7#c7 ,a veteran described in
 this paragraph is a veteran who-- 7,a7 
received hospital care and medical      
services under this chapter pursuant to 
a temporary disability rating assigned  
under section #aaef7;a77#a77;,e7 of this
 title2 and  7,b7 the ,secretary        
determines does not have a              

service-connected disability4  4