,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #faea  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ai1 #bjah ,mr4 
,donovan introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !       
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to notify 
qualify+ vet]ans ( a cov]$ *ange (      
s]vice r$uc+ or elim9at+ a m$ical s]vice
 provid$ at a m$ical facility ( !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title2 table (     
cont5ts  7a7 ,%ort ,title ,?is ,act may 
be cit$ z ! ,vet]ans ,aw>5ess ,act or   
,,va ,act ( #bjah4  #b4 ,pilot program  
to notify qualify+ vet]ans ( a cov]$    
*ange ( s]vice  7a7 ,pilot program ,!   
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all c>ry 
out a ?ree-ye> pilot program "u :i* !   
,secret>y %all notify qualify+ vet]ans (
 a cov]$ *ange ( s]vice4  7b7           
,notification ,n lat] ?an #fj days prior
 to mak+ a cov]$ *ange ( s]vice1 !      
,secret>y %all mail to qualify+ vet]ans 
at ! physical address on file ) !       

,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs a lett]   
notify+ ! vet]an ( su* *ange4           
,additionally1 n lat] ?an #fj days prior
 to mak+ a cov]$ *ange ( s]vice1 !      
,secret>y %all mail to ! ,congressional 
repres5tative a lett] notify+ !m ( su*  
*ange 9 _! di/rict4  7c7 ,selection (   
m$ical facilities ,! ,secret>y %all     
select m$ical facilities ( ! ,dep>tm5t  
at :i* to c>ry out ! pilot program1 (   
:i* #ej p]c5t %all be locat$ 9 rural    
areas & #ej p]c5t %all be locat$ 9 urban
 areas4  7d7 ,=um ,n lat] ?an #cj days  
prior to mak+ a cov]$ *ange ( s]vice at 
a m$ical facility p>ticipat+ 9 ! pilot  
program1 ! ,director ( ! m$ical facility
 ( ! ,dep>tm5t1 or a designee1 %all hold
 an 9-p]son =um to provide vet]ans :o   
receive hospital c>e or m$ical treatm5t 
at su* m$ical facility an opportunity to
 comm5t on su* *ange4  7e7 ,report ,n   
lat] ?an n9e mon?s aft] ! enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to       
,congress a report on ! results ( !     
pilot program4  7f7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is  

section3 7#a7 ,! t]m cov]$ *ange (      
s]vice means ! r$uction or elim9ation ( 
a m$ical s]vice provid$ at a m$ical     
facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans       
,affairs1 includ+ a s]vice relat$ to    
inpati5t c>e1 outpati5t c>e1 m5tal heal?
 c>e1 or?op$ic c>e1 or physical !rapy4  
7#b7 ,! t]m qualify+ vet]an means a     
vet]an :o has receiv$ )9 a six-mon?     
p]iod prec$+ a cov]$ *ange ( s]vice     
hospital c>e or m$ical treatm5t f a     
m$ical facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans
 ,affairs p>ticipat+ 9 ! pilot program4