,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #faea  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ai1 #bjah ,mr4
 ,donovan introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
direct the ,secretary of ,veterans      
,affairs to notify qualifying veterans  
of a covered change of service reducing 
or eliminating a medical service        
provided at a medical facility of the   
,department of ,veterans ,affairs1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title2  
table of contents  7a7 ,short ,title    
,this ,act may be cited as the ,veterans
 ,awareness ,act or ,,va ,act of #bjah4 
#b4 ,pilot program to notify qualifying 
veterans of a covered change of service 
7a7 ,pilot program ,the ,secretary of   
,veterans ,affairs shall carry out a    
three-year pilot program under which the
 ,secretary shall notify qualifying     
veterans of a covered change of service4
  7b7 ,notification ,not later than #fj 
days prior to making a covered change of

 service1 the ,secretary shall mail to  
qualifying veterans at the physical     
address on file with the ,department of 
,veterans ,affairs a letter notifying   
the veteran of such change4             
,additionally1 not later than #fj days  
prior to making a covered change of     
service1 the ,secretary shall mail to   
the ,congressional representative a     
letter notifying them of such change in 
their district4  7c7 ,selection of      
medical facilities ,the ,secretary shall
 select medical facilities of the       
,department at which to carry out the   
pilot program1 of which #ej percent     
shall be located in rural areas and #ej 
percent shall be located in urban areas4
  7d7 ,forum ,not later than #cj days   
prior to making a covered change of     
service at a medical facility           
participating in the pilot program1 the 
,director of the medical facility of the
 ,department1 or a designee1 shall hold 
an in-person forum to provide veterans  
who receive hospital care or medical    

treatment at such medical facility an   
opportunity to comment on such change4  
7e7 ,report ,not later than nine months 
after the enactment of this ,act1 the   
,secretary shall submit to ,congress a  
report on the results of the pilot      
program4  7f7 ,definitions ,in this     
section3 7#a7 ,the term covered change  
of service means the reduction or       
elimination of a medical service        
provided at a medical facility of the   
,department of ,veterans ,affairs1      
including a service related to inpatient
 care1 outpatient care1 mental health   
care1 orthopedic care1 or physical      
therapy4  7#b7 ,the term qualifying     
veteran means a veteran who has received
 within a six-month period preceding a  
covered change of service hospital care 
or medical treatment from a medical     
facility of the ,department of ,veterans
 ,affairs participating in the pilot    
program4