,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #baca  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #ae1 #bjag    
,mrs4 ,murray 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,te/]7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
au?orize ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs
 to furni% m$ically necess>y            
transportation = newborn *ildr5 ( c]ta9 
wom5 vet]ans1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,,va ,newborn ,em]g5cy ,treatm5t ,act4  
#b4 ,au?ority = ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans    
,affairs to furni% m$ically necess>y    
transportation = newborn *ildr5 ( c]ta9 
wom5 vet]ans  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section     
#aghf ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 
is am5d$--  7#a7 9 subsection 7a7-- 7,a7
 9 ! matt] be=e p>agraph 7#a7--  7i7 by 
ins]t+ & transportation necess>y to     
receive su* s]vices aft] describ$ 9     
subsection 7b72 &  7ii7 by ins]t+ 1     
except z provid$ 9 subsection 7e71 aft] 

sev5 days2  7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#a71 by    
/rik+ or2  7,c7 9 p>agraph 7#b71 by     
/rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 2 or2 & 
7,d7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new      
p>agraph3  7#c7 ano!r location if !     
vet]an is unable to deliv] ! *ild 9 a   
facility describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 or    
7#b74  2  7#b7 9 subsection 7b71 by     
ins]t+ be=e ! p]iod at ! end ! foll[+ 1 
includ+ necess>y heal? c>e s]vices      
provid$ by a facility o!r ?an ! facility
 :]e ! newborn *ild 0 deliv]$ 7includ+ a
 specialty p$iatric hospital7 t accepts 
transf] ( ! newborn *ild &              
responsibility = treatm5t ( ! newborn   
*ild2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ 
new subsections3  7c7 ,transportation   
7#a7 ,transportation furni%$ "u         
subsection 7a7 to1 or betwe51 c>e sett+s
 to meet ! ne$s ( a newborn *ild        
includes co/s = ei!r or bo? ! *ild &    
p>5ts4  7#b7 ,transportation furni%$ "u 
subsection 7a7 includes transportation  
by ambulance1 includ+ air ambulance1 or 
o!r appropriate modes ( transportation--

  7,a7 to ano!r heal? c>e facility      
7includ+ a specialty p$iatric hospital7 
t accepts transf] ( ! newborn *ild or   
o!rwise provides po/-deliv]y c>e s]vices
 :5 ! orig9al treat+ facility is n      
capable ( furni%+ ! c>e or s]vices      
requir$2 or  7,b7 to a heal? c>e        
facility 9 a m$ical em]g5cy ( su* nature
 t a prud5t layp]son reasonably expects 
t delay 9 seek+ imm$iate m$ical att5tion
 w\ld be haz>d\s to life or heal?4  7#c7
 ,! ,secret>y %all directly reimburse a 
provid] ( ambulance or air ambulance    
s]vices = transportation s]vices provid$
 "u ?is section4  7#d7 ,am\nts paid by !
 ,dep>tm5t = transportation "u ?is      
section %all be d]iv$ f ! ,m$ical       
,s]vices appropriations acc\nt ( !      
,dep>tm5t4  7d7 ,paym5t = treatm5t or   
transportation  7#a7 ,paym5t by !       
,secret>y "u ?is section on behalf ( a  
vet]an to a cov]$ entity %all1 unless   
reject$ & refund$ by ! cov]$ entity )9  
#cj days ( receipt1 ext+ui% any         
liability on ! "p ( ! vet]an = t        

treatm5t or transportation4  7#b7 ,nei!r
 ! abs5ce ( a contract or agreem5t      
betwe5 ! ,secret>y & a cov]$ entity nor 
any provision ( a contract1 agreem5t1 or
 assignm5t to ! contr>y %all op]ate to  
modify1 limit1 or negate ! requirem5ts (
 p>agraph 7#a74  7#c7 ,9 ?is subsection1
 ! t]m cov]$ entity means any           
individual1 transportation c>ri]1       
organization1 or o!r entity t furni%$ or
 paid = heal? c>e or transportation     
s]vices "u ?is section4  7e7 ,exception 
,! ,secret>y may furni% m ?an sev5 days 
( heal? c>e s]vices describ$ 9          
subsection 7b7 to a newborn *ild bas$ on
 m$ical necessity if ! *ild is 9 ne$ (  
additional c>e4  4  7b7 ,treatm5t (     
c]ta9 debts already incurr$ ,! ,secret>y
 ( ,vet]ans ,affairs may waive a debt = 
or reimburse a vet]an bill$ = ! co/ (   
transportation t 0 furni%$ 9 ord] = a   
newborn *ild to receive heal? c>e       
s]vices "u section #aghf ( title #ch1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 be=e ! date ( !    
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4