#aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4   
#edd  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend the         
,veterans ,access1 ,choice1 and         
,accountability ,act of #bjad to modify 
the termination date for the ,veterans  
,choice ,program1 and for other         
purposes4  #a4 ,modification of         
termination date for ,veterans ,choice  
,program ,section #aja7p77#b7 of the    
,veterans ,access1 ,choice1 and         
,accountability ,act of #bjad 7,public  
,law #aac-adf2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4 #agja note7
 is amended by striking 1 or the date   
that is #c years after the date of the  
enactment of this ,act1 whichever occurs
 first4  #b4 ,elimination of requirement
 to act as secondary payer for care     
relating to non-service-connected       
disabilities and recovery of costs for  
certain care under ,choice ,program  7a7
 ,in general ,section #aja7;e7 of the   
,veterans ,access1 ,choice1 and         
,accountability ,act of #bjad 7,public  
,law #aac-adf2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4 #agja note7
 is amended-- 7#a7 in the subsection    

heading1 by striking ,other health-care 
plan and inserting ,responsibility for  
costs of certain care2  7#b7 in         
paragraph 7#a71 in the paragraph        
heading1 by striking to ,secretary and  
inserting on health-care plans2  7#c7 by
 striking paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c72     
7#d7 by redesignating paragraph 7#d7 as 
paragraph 7#b72 and  7#e7 by adding at  
the end the following new paragraph3    
7#c7 ,recovery of costs for certain care
  7,a7 ,in general ,in any case in which
 an eligible veteran is furnished       
hospital care or medical services under 
this section for a non-service-connected
 disability described in subsection     
7a77#b7 of section #agbi of title #ch1  
,united ,states ,code1 or for a         
condition for which recovery is         
authorized or with respect to which the 
,united ,states is deemed to be a third 
party beneficiary under ,public ,law    
#hg-fic1 commonly known as the ,federal 
,medical ,care ,recovery ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #bfea et seq471 the ,secretary

 shall recover or collect from a third  
party 7as defined in subsection 7i7 of  
such section #agbi7 reasonable charges  
for such care or services to the extent 
that the veteran 7or the provider of the
 care or services7 would be eligible to 
receive payment for such care or        
services from such third party if the   
care or services had not been furnished 
by a department or agency of the ,united
 ,states4  7,b7 ,use of amounts ,amounts
 collected by the ,secretary under      
subparagraph 7,a7 shall be deposited in 
the ,medical ,community ,care account of
 the ,department4 ,amounts so deposited 
shall remain available until expended4  
4  7b7 ,conforming amendment ,paragraph 
7#a7 of such section is amended by      
striking paragraph 7#d7 and inserting   
paragraph 7#b74  #c4 ,authority to      
disclose certain medical records of     
veterans who receive non-,department of 
,veterans ,affairs health care ,section 
#gccb7;b77#b7 of title #ch1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  

the end the following new subparagraph3 
7,h7 7i7 ,to a non-,department entity   
7including private entities and other   
,federal agencies7 that provides        
hospital care or medical services to    
veterans as authorized by the           
,secretary4  7ii7 ,an entity to which a 
record is disclosed under this          
subparagraph may not redisclose or use  
such record for a purpose other than    
that for which the disclosure was made4 
4  ,passed the ,senate ,april #c1       
#bjag4,secretary