,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #adgg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #bi1 #bjag ,mr4  
,flake introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
prohibit ! use ( (ficial "t = labor     
organiz+ activities by employees ( !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs unless all
 vet]ans seek+ hospital c>e or m$ical   
s]vices f ! ,dep>tm5t are able to s*$ule
 _! appo9tm5ts )9 ! wait-"t goals ( !   
,vet]ans ,heal? ,adm9i/ration1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,s]ve ,vet]ans ,fir/    
,act ( #bjag4  #b4 ,tempor>y prohibition
 on use ( (ficial "t by employees (     
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs = labor   
organiz+ activities  7a7 ,tempor>y      
prohibition ,not)/&+ section #gaca (    
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 no       
employee ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans       
,affairs may use (ficial "t = any       
purpose relat+ to a labor organization--
  7#a7 be=e any det]m9ation has be5 made

 "u subsection 7b72 or  7#b7 if ! mo/   
rec5t det]m9ation made "u subsection 7b7
 0 t a vet]an attempt$ to s*$ule an     
appo9tm5t = ! receipt ( hospital c>e or 
a m$ical s]vice "u *apt] #ag ( title    
#ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 b 0 unable to 
s*$ule ! appo9tm5t )9 ! wait-"t goals ( 
! ,vet]ans ,heal? ,adm9i/ration = !     
furni%+ ( su* c>e or s]vice4  7b7       
,det]m9ations  7#a7 ,annual det]m9ations
 ,at ! end ( ea* cal5d> ye>1 !          
,inspector ,g5]al ( ! ,dep>tm5t %all    
det]m9e :e!r any vet]an attempt$1 dur+  
su* ye>1 to s*$ule an appo9tm5t = !     
receipt ( hospital c>e or a m$ical      
s]vice "u *apt] #ag ( title #ch1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code1 b 0 unable to s*$ule !    
appo9tm5t )9 ! wait-"t goals ( !        
,vet]ans ,heal? ,adm9i/ration = !       
furni%+ ( su* c>e or s]vice4  7#b7      
,inve/igations & subsequ5t det]m9ations 
,! ,inspector ,g5]al ( ! ,dep>tm5t--    
7,a7 %all inve/igate ea* report !       
,inspector ,g5]al receives ( ! case ( an
 attempt by a vet]an to s*$ule an       

appo9tm5t = ! receipt ( hospital c>e or 
a m$ical s]vice "u *apt] #ag ( title    
#ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 9 :i* ! vet]an
 0 unable to s*$ule ! appo9tm5t )9 !    
wait-"t goals ( ! ,vet]ans ,heal?       
,adm9i/ration = ! furni%+ ( su* c>e or  
s]vice2 &  7,b7 may1 pursuant to an     
inve/igation c>ri$ out "u subp>agraph   
7,a71 det]m9e t a vet]an attempt$ to    
s*$ule an appo9tm5t = ! receipt (       
hospital c>e or a m$ical s]vice "u *apt]
 #ag ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 b
 0 unable to s*$ule ! appo9tm5t )9 !    
wait-"t goals ( ! ,vet]ans ,heal?       
,adm9i/ration = ! furni%+ ( su* c>e or  
s]vice4  7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3
 7#a7 ,(ficial "t ,! t]m (ficial "t     
means any p]iod ( "t--  7,a7 :i* may be 
grant$ to an employee "u *apt] #ga (    
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 includ+ a
 collective b>ga9+ agreem5t ent]$ into  
"u su* *apt]1 or *apt] #gd ( title #ch1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to p]=m            
repres5tational or consultative         
functions2 &  7,b7 dur+ :i* ! employee  

w\ld o!rwise be 9 a duty /atus4  7#b7   
,wait-"t goals ( ! ,vet]ans ,heal?      
,adm9i/ration ,! t]m wait-"t goals ( !  
,vet]ans ,heal? ,adm9i/ration means n m 
?an #cj days f ! date on :i* a vet]an   
reque/s an appo9tm5t = hospital c>e or  
m$ical s]vices f ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans 
,affairs4