,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ejcc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #ab1       
#bjai,mr4 ,byrne introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to expand the eligibility of
 veterans for hospital care and medical 
services provided by non-,department of 
,veterans ,affairs medical providers    
under the ,veterans ,choice ,program4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,full ,choice for ,veterans     
,act4  #b4 ,expansion of eligibility for
 non-,department of ,veterans ,affairs  
medical care under ,veterans ,community 
,care ,program ,section #aja of the     
,john ,s4 ,mc,cain ,,iii1 ,daniel ,k4   
,akaka1 and ,samuel ,r4 ,johnson ,,va   
,maintaining ,internal ,systems and     
,strengthening ,integrated ,outside     
,networks ,act of #bjah or the ,,va     
,,mission ,act of #bjah 7,public ,law   
#aae-ahb2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4 #agjc7 is       
amended--  7#a7 by striking subsection  

7d7 and inserting3  7d7 ,conditions     
under which care is required ,to be     
furnished through non-,department       
providers ,the ,secretary shall1 subject
 to the availability of appropriations1 
furnish hospital care1 medical services1
 or extended care services to a covered 
veteran through health care providers   
specified in subsection 7c7 if the      
covered veteran notifies the ,secretary 
that he or she desires to receive care  
through the ,veterans ,community ,care  
,program4  2 and  7#b7 by striking      
subsection 7e74