,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #agbc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,augu/ #b1 #bjag ,mr4  
,s&]s introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
appropriate am\nts to ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,vet]ans ,affairs to improve heal? c>e  
furni%$ by ! ,dep>tm5t1 & = o!r         
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,/r5g!n+ ,vet]ans ,heal?
 ,c>e ,act ( #bjag4  #b4 ,s5se (        
,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t--  
7#a7 ! ,vet]ans ,access1 ,*oice1 &      
,acc\ntability ,act ( #bjad 7,public    
,law #aac-adf7 e/abli%$ ! ,vet]ans      
,*oice ,program "u section #aja ( su*   
,act 7,public ,law #aac-adf2 #ch        
,u4,s4,c4 #agja note7 z a tempor>y      
program to address a wait "t backlog = !
 receipt ( heal? c>e f ! ,dep>tm5t (    
,vet]ans ,affairs & a %ortage ( heal?   
c>e pr(essionals at m$ical facilities ( 
! ,dep>tm5t2  7#b7 z ( ! date ( !       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !re are            

approximately #de1jjj vacancies at !    
,vet]ans ,heal? ,adm9i/ration2 &  7#c7 (
 ^? vacancies1 approximately #cf1jjj are
 vacancies = positions relat+ to front  
l9e c>e = vet]ans4  #c4 ,appropriation (
 am\nts = heal? c>e f ,dep>tm5t (       
,vet]ans ,affairs  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!re is 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$1 & is        
appropriat$1 to ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans  
,affairs1 out ( any funds 9 ! ,treasury 
n o!rwise appropriat$1 #e1jjj1jjj1jjj to
 c>ry out subsection 7c74  7b7          
,availability ( am\nts ,! am\nt         
appropriat$ "u subsection 7a7 %all be   
available = obligation or exp5diture )\t
 fiscal ye> limitation4  7c7 ,use (     
am\nts ,! am\nt appropriat$ "u          
subsection 7a7 %all be us$ by !         
,secret>y z foll[s3 7#a7 ,to increase ! 
access ( vet]ans to c>e z foll[s3  7,a7 
,to hire prim>y c>e & specialty c>e     
physicians = employm5t 9 ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,vet]ans ,affairs4  7,b7 ,to hire o!r   
m$ical /aff1 includ+ ! foll[+3 7i7      
,physicians4  7ii7 ,nurses4  7iii7      

,social work]s4  7iv7 ,m5tal heal?      
pr(essionals4  7v7 ,d5tal pr(essionals4 
7vi7 ,o!r heal? c>e pr(essionals z !    
,secret>y consid]s appropriate4  7,c7   
,to c>ry out ! foll[+3  7i7 ,section    
#gdab ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4 
7ii7 ,section #gcjb7;e7 ( su* title4    
7iii7 ,section #cja7;b77#b7 ( ! ,vet]ans
 ,access1 ,*oice1 & ,acc\ntability ,act 
( #bjad 7,public ,law #aac-adf2 #ch     
,u4,s4,c4 #gcjb note74  7,d7 ,to pay =  
exp5ses1 equipm5t1 & o!r co/s associat$ 
) ! hir+ ( prim>y c>e physicians1       
specialty c>e physicians1 & o!r m$ical  
/aff "u subp>agraphs 7,a71 7,b71 & 7,c74
  7#b7 ,to improve ! physical           
infra/ructure ( ! ,dep>tm5t z foll[s3   
7,a7 ,to ma9ta9 & op]ate hospitals1     
nurs+ homes1 domicili>y facilities1 &   
o!r facilities ( ! ,vet]ans ,heal?      
,adm9i/ration4  7,b7 ,to ent] into      
contracts or hire tempor>y employees to 
repair1 alt]1 or improve facilities "u !
 jurisdiction ( ! ,dep>tm5t t are n     
o!rwise provid$ = "u ?is p>agraph4  7,c7

 ,to c>ry out leases = facilities ( !   
,dep>tm5t4  7,d7 ,to c>ry out m9or      
con/ruction projects ( ! ,dep>tm5t4  7d7
 ,report  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an "o  
ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1
 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all   
submit to ! appropriate committees (    
,congress a report on h[ ! ,secret>y has
 obligat$ ! am\nt appropriat$ "u        
subsection 7a7 z ( ! date ( ! submittal 
( ! report4  7#b7 ,appropriate          
committees ( congress def9$ ,9 ?is      
subsection1 ! t]m appropriate committees
 ( ,congress means-- 7,a7 ! ,committee  
on ,vet]ans' ,affairs & ! ,committee on 
,appropriations ( ! ,s5ate2 &  7,b7 !   
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs & !    
,committee on ,appropriations ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives4  7e7 ,fund+ plan ,!  
,secret>y %all submit to ,congress a    
fund+ plan describ+ h[ ! ,secret>y      
int5ds to use ! am\nt appropriat$ "u    
subsection 7a74  #d4 ,em]g5cy           
designations  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,?is ,act is 
designat$ z an em]g5cy requirem5t       

pursuant to section #d7;g7 ( ! ,/atutory
 ,pay-,z-,y-,g ,act ( #bjaj 7#b         
,u4,s4,c4 #icc7;g774  7b7 ,designation 9
 ,s5ate ,9 ! ,s5ate1 ?is ,act is        
designat$ z an em]g5cy requirem5t       
pursuant to section #djc7;a7 ( ,s4 ,con4
 ,res4 #ac 7#aaa? ,congress71 !         
concurr5t resolution on ! budget =      
fiscal ye> #bjaj4