,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #acai  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #h1 #bjag,mr4    
,br[n introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
require ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 
to e/abli% a cont9u+ m$ical education   
program = non-,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans      
,affairs m$ical pr(essionals :o treat   
vet]ans to increase k & recognition (   
m$ical conditions common to vet]ans1 & =
 o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,community ,c>e    
,core ,compet5cy ,act ( #bjag4  #b4     
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs cont9u+   
education program = c]ta9 non-,dep>tm5t 
m$ical pr(essionals  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t (  
program  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y (   
,vet]ans ,affairs %all e/abli% a program
 to provide cont9u+ m$ical education    
mat]ial to non-,dep>tm5t m$ical         
pr(essionals ) ! goal (--  7,a7 increas+
 k & recognition ( m$ical conditions    
common to vet]ans2 &  7,b7 improv+      

outrea* to vet]ans & family memb]s (    
vet]ans4  7#b7 ,education provid$ ,!    
program %all include education on !     
foll[+3  7,a7 ,deal+ ) pati5ts :o are   
vet]ans or family memb]s ( vet]ans4     
7,b7 ,id5tify+ & treat+ common m5tal &  
physical conditions ( vet]ans & family  
memb]s ( vet]ans4  7,c7 ,! heal? c>e    
sy/em ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4
  7,d7 ,su* o!r matt]s z ! ,secret>y    
consid]s appropriate4  7b7 ,duration (  
program ,! program %all be c>ri$ out    
dur+ ! five-ye> p]iod beg9n+ on ! date (
 ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7c7 ,mat]ial   
provid$ ,! cont9u+ m$ical education     
mat]ial provid$ to non-,dep>tm5t m$ical 
pr(essionals "u ! program %all be ! same
 mat]ial provid$ to m$ical pr(essionals 
( ! ,dep>tm5t to ensure t all m$ical    
pr(essionals treat+ vet]ans h access to 
! same mat]ials1 :i* supports core      
compet5cies ?r\gh\t ! community4  7d7   
,adm9i/ration ( program  7#a7 ,9 g5]al  
,! ,secret>y %all adm9i/] ! program to  
p>ticipat+ non-,dep>tm5t m$ical         

pr(essionals ?r\gh an ,int]net website (
 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4  7#b7 
,curriculum & cr$it provid$ ,! ,secret>y
 %all det]m9e ! curriculum ( ! program &
 ! numb] ( h\rs ( cr$it to provide to   
p>ticipat+ non-,dep>tm5t m$ical         
pr(essionals = cont9u+ m$ical education4
  7#c7 ,accr$itation ,! ,secret>y %all  
ensure t ! program is accr$it$ 9 z _m   
,/ates z practicable4  7#d7 ,consi/5cy )
 exi/+ rules ,! ,secret>y %all ensure t 
! program is consi/5t ) ! rules &       
regulations ( ! foll[+3  7,a7 ,! m$ical 
lic5s+ ag5cy ( ea* ,/ate 9 :i* ! program
 is accr$it$4  7,b7 ,su* m$ical         
cr$5tial+ organizations z ! ,secret>y   
consid]s appropriate4  7#e7 ,us] co/ ,! 
,secret>y %all c>ry out ! program at no 
co/ to p>ticipat+ non-,dep>tm5t m$ical  
pr(essionals4  7e7 ,non-,dep>tm5t m$ical
 pr(essional def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m
 non-,dep>tm5t m$ical pr(essional means 
any individual :o is lic5s$ by an       
appropriate m$ical au?ority 9 ! ,unit$  
,/ates & 9 good /&+1 is n an employee ( 

! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 &      
provides c>e to vet]ans or family memb]s
 ( vet]ans "u ! laws adm9i/]$ by !      
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4