,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #daed  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #b1          
#bjai,mrs4 ,lee of ,nevada 7for herself 
and ,mr4 ,watkins7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,under        
,secretary of ,health of the ,department
 of ,veterans ,affairs to contact       
certain veterans to encourage such      
veterans to receive medical examinations
 furnished or paid for by the ,secretary
 of ,veterans ,affairs4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,leave no ,veteran ,behind ,act4  #b4   
,medical examinations for certain       
veterans  7a7 ,notice ,not later than   
#ij days after the date of the enactment
 of this ,act1 the ,under ,secretary of 
,health of the ,department of ,veterans 
,affairs shall seek to contact each     
covered veteran by mail1 telephone1 or  
email to encourage each covered veteran 
to receive medical examinations         

including the following3  7#a7 ,a       
comprehensive physical examination4     
7#b7 ,a comprehensive mental health     
examination4  7#c7 ,a comprehensive eye 
examination if the covered veteran has  
not received such an examination in the 
year immediately preceding the date of  
such examination4  7#d7 ,a comprehensive
 audiological examination if the covered
 veteran has not received such an       
examination in the year immediately     
preceding the date of such examination4 
7b7 ,examinations  7#a7 ,,va health care
 facilities ,if a covered veteran elects
 to receive more than one examination   
described in subsection 7a7 at a health 
care facility of the ,department of     
,veterans ,affairs1 the ,under          
,secretary of ,health shall seek to     
furnish all such scheduled examinations 
on the same day4  7#b7 ,community care  
,pursuant to subsection 7d7 or 7e7 of   
section #agjc of title #ch1 ,united     
,states ,code1 a covered veteran may    
receive an examination described in     

subsection 7a7 from a health care       
provider described in subsection 7c7 of 
that section4  7c7 ,transportation  7#a7
 ,beneficiary travel program ,pursuant  
to section #aaa of title #ch1 ,united   
,states ,code1 the ,secretary of        
,veterans ,affairs may pay for a rural  
covered veteran to travel to a health   
care facility to receive an examination 
described in subsection 7a74  7#b7      
,shuttle service ,the ,under ,secretary 
of ,health shall seek to enter into     
agreements with non-profit organizations
 to provide shuttle service to rural    
covered veterans for examinations       
described in subsection 7a74  7d7       
,report required ,not later than #ah    
months after the date of the enactment  
of this ,act1 the ,secretary of         
,veterans ,affairs shall submit to      
,congress a report regarding how many   
covered veterans scheduled examinations 
described in subsection 7a7 after       
receiving a letter1 telephone call1 or  
email under that subsection4  7e7       

,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,the
 term covered veteran means a veteran   
who--  7,a7 is enrolled in the system of
 annual patient enrollment under section
 #agje of title #ch1 ,united ,states    
,code2 and  7,b7 has not received health
 care furnished or paid for by the      
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs during 
the two years immediately preceding the 
date in subsection 7a77#a74  7#b7 ,the  
term rural covered veteran means a      
covered veteran-- 7,a7 who lives in an  
area served by the ,office of ,rural    
,health of the ,department of ,veterans 
,affairs2 and  7,b7 whom the ,under     
,secretary of ,health determines        
requires assistance to travel to a      
health care facility to receive an      
examination described in subsection 7a74
  7#c7 ,the term veteran has the meaning
 given that term in section #aja of     
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code4