,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bhaf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #af1 #bjai,ms4   
,/efanik 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,bi%op (       
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,ryan1 ,mr4 ,kilm]1 ,mr4 
,suozzi1 ,mr4 ,cook1 ,mr4 ,k+ ( ,new    
,york1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 & ,miss         
,gonzlez-,coln ( ,pu]to ,rico7 introduc$
 ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !       
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (        
,vet]ans ,affairs to c>ry out a pilot   
program to increase access to hepatitis 
,c te/+ = ,vietnam-era vet]ans1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,vietnam-,era ,vet]ans     
,hepatitis ,c ,te/+ ,enhancem5t ,act (  
#bjai4  #b4 ,pilot program to increase  
access to hepatitis ,c te/+ =           
,vietnam-era vet]ans  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t   
,beg9n+ n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date
 ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( 
,vet]ans ,affairs %all c>ry out a "o-ye>
 pilot program to make hepatitis ,c te/+
 available to cov]$ vet]ans at c]ta9    

outrea* ev5ts organiz$ by vet]ans s]vice
 organizations4  7b7 ,selection (       
,vet]an ,integrat$ ,s]vice ,networks ,! 
,secret>y %all select five ,vet]ans     
,integrat$ ,s]vice ,networks ( !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 9 :i* to  
c>ry out ! pilot program z foll[s3  7#a7
 ,two su* networks t pr$om9antly s]ve   
rural areas4  7#b7 ,?ree su* networks t 
pr$om9antly s]ve urban areas4  7c7      
,t]m9ation date ,! pilot program        
describ$ "u subsection 7a7 %all t]m9ate 
on ! date t is "o ye> aft] ! date on :i*
 ! ,secret>y beg9s to c>ry out su*      
program4  7d7 ,automatic trigg] ,if at  
lea/ #cej1jjj vet]ans are te/$ =        
hepatitis ,c by ! t]m9ation date        
describ$ 9 subsection 7c71 ! ,secret>y  
%all exp& ! program to all ,vet]ans     
,integrat$ ,s]vice ,networks ( !        
,dep>tm5t n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date 
on :i* ! pilot program ends4  7e7       
,report to congress ,n lat] ?an #ahj    
days aft] ! date on :i* ! pilot program 
ends1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to        

,congress a report on ! pilot program t 
includes--  7#a7 ! numb] ( cov]$ vet]ans
 te/$ = hepatitis ,c "u ! pilot program2
 &  7#b7 a li/ ( res\rces ne$$ to exp& !
 pilot program to all ,vet]ans          
,integrat$ ,s]vice ,networks = ! l5g? ( 
"t necess>y to te/ all cov]$ vet]ans =  
hepatitis ,c4  7f7 ,cov]$ vet]an def9$  
,9 ?is ,act1 ! t]m cov]$ vet]an means a 
p]son :o s]v$ 9 ! active milit>y1 naval1
 or air s]vice betwe5 ,febru>y #bh1     
#aifa1 & ,may #g1 #aige1 & 0 dis*>g$ or 
releas$ !refrom "u conditions o!r ?an   
di%onorable1 reg>dless ( :e!r su* p]son 
is enroll$ 9 ! pati5t enrollm5t sy/em ( 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs e/abli%$
 "u section #agje7;a7 ( title #ch1      
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7g7 ,au?orization 
( appropriations ,no additional funds   
are au?oriz$ to c>ry out ! requirem5ts (
 ?is ,act4 ,su* requirem5ts %all be     
c>ri$ out us+ am\nts o!rwise au?oriz$ to
 be appropriat$ to ! ,dep>tm5t (        
,vet]ans ,affairs = ! express purpose ( 
provid+ hepatitis ,c-relat$ c>e4