,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #daed  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #b1 #bjai,mrs4 
,lee ( ,nevada 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,watk9s7
 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,"u ,secret>y ( 
,heal? ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs
 to contact c]ta9 vet]ans to enc\rage   
su* vet]ans to receive m$ical           
exam9ations furni%$ or paid = by !      
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,leave no ,vet]an ,beh9d ,act4  #b4     
,m$ical exam9ations = c]ta9 vet]ans  7a7
 ,notice ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] !    
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,"u     
,secret>y ( ,heal? ( ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,vet]ans ,affairs %all seek to contact  
ea* cov]$ vet]an by mail1 telephone1 or 
email to enc\rage ea* cov]$ vet]an to   
receive m$ical exam9ations includ+ !    
foll[+3  7#a7 ,a compreh5sive physical  
exam9ation4  7#b7 ,a compreh5sive m5tal 
heal? exam9ation4  7#c7 ,a compreh5sive 

eye exam9ation if ! cov]$ vet]an has n  
receiv$ su* an exam9ation 9 ! ye>       
imm$iately prec$+ ! date ( su*          
exam9ation4  7#d7 ,a compreh5sive       
audiological exam9ation if ! cov]$      
vet]an has n receiv$ su* an exam9ation 9
 ! ye> imm$iately prec$+ ! date ( su*   
exam9ation4  7b7 ,exam9ations  7#a7 ,,va
 heal? c>e facilities ,if a cov]$ vet]an
 elects to receive m ?an "o exam9ation  
describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 at a heal? c>e
 facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans      
,affairs1 ! ,"u ,secret>y ( ,heal? %all 
seek to furni% all su* s*$ul$           
exam9ations on ! same day4  7#b7        
,community c>e ,pursuant to subsection  
7d7 or 7e7 ( section #agjc ( title #ch1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 a cov]$ vet]an may 
receive an exam9ation describ$ 9        
subsection 7a7 f a heal? c>e provid]    
describ$ 9 subsection 7c7 ( t section4  
7c7 ,transportation  7#a7 ,b5efici>y    
travel program ,pursuant to section #aaa
 ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 !    
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs may pay = 

a rural cov]$ vet]an to travel to a     
heal? c>e facility to receive an        
exam9ation describ$ 9 subsection 7a74   
7#b7 ,%uttle s]vice ,! ,"u ,secret>y (  
,heal? %all seek to ent] into agreem5ts 
) non-pr(it organizations to provide    
%uttle s]vice to rural cov]$ vet]ans =  
exam9ations describ$ 9 subsection 7a74  
7d7 ,report requir$ ,n lat] ?an #ah     
mon?s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs   
%all submit to ,congress a report reg>d+
 h[ _m cov]$ vet]ans s*$ul$ exam9ations 
describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 aft] receiv+ a
 lett]1 telephone call1 or email "u t   
subsection4  7e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is     
section3 7#a7 ,! t]m cov]$ vet]an means 
a vet]an :o--  7,a7 is enroll$ 9 ! sy/em
 ( annual pati5t enrollm5t "u section   
#agje ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2 
&  7,b7 has n receiv$ heal? c>e furni%$ 
or paid = by ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans     
,affairs dur+ ! two ye>s imm$iately     
prec$+ ! date 9 subsection 7a77#a74     
7#b7 ,! t]m rural cov]$ vet]an means a  

cov]$ vet]an-- 7,a7 :o lives 9 an area  
s]v$ by ! ,(fice ( ,rural ,heal? ( !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs2 &  7,b7  
:om ! ,"u ,secret>y ( ,heal? det]m9es   
requires assi/ance to travel to a heal? 
c>e facility to receive an exam9ation   
describ$ 9 subsection 7a74  7#c7 ,! t]m 
vet]an has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section 
#aja ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4