,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #eebe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #ai1         
#bjai,mr4 ,rice ( ,s\? ,c>ol9a introduc$
 ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !       
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch & title #e1  
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to require !       
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs & o!r     
(ficials ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans       
,affairs to receive heal? c>e f !       
,dep>tm5t1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,provid+
 ,acc\ntability = ,vet]ans ,affairs     
,executives ,act ( #bjai or ,,pave ,act 
( #bjai4  #b4 ,heal? c>e = (ficials ( ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  7a7 ,9   
g5]al ,section #agaj ( title #ch1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 9       
subsection 7a77#c7-- 7,a7 by ins]t+ 7,a7
 be=e ,92  7,b7 by ins]t+ or 9 ! case ( 
an (ficial ( ! ,dep>tm5t li/$ 9         
subp>agraph 7,b71 be=e ! ,secret>y2 &   
7,c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new      
subp>agraph3  7,b7 ,z a condition (     

(fice & employm5t1 & = ! duration ( su* 
t]m ( (fice or employm5t1 ea* ( ! foll[+
 (ficials ( ! ,dep>tm5t may n receive   
any hospital c>e or m$ical s]vices 7o!r 
?an em]g5cy m$ical s]vices7 except "u   
?is section3  7i7 ,! ,secret>y4  7ii7 ,!
 ,deputy ,secret>y4  7iii7 ,! ,"u       
,secret>y = ,heal?4  7iv7 ,! ,"u        
,secret>y = ,b5efits4  7v7 ,! ,"u       
,secret>y = ,memorial ,affairs4  7vi7   
,ea* ,assi/ant ,secret>y1 includ+--     
7,i7 ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y = ,managem5t2
  7,,ii7 ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y = ,human 
,res\rces & ,adm9i/ration2  7,,iii7 !   
,assi/ant ,secret>y = ,public &         
,int]gov]nm5tal ,affairs2 &  7,,iv7 !   
,assi/ant ,secret>y = ,op]ations1       
,security1 & ,prep>$ness4  7vii7 ,ea*   
,deputy ,assi/ant ,secret>y4  7viii7 ,! 
,*ief ,f9ancial ,(fic]4  7ix7 ,! ,*ief  
,in=mation ,(fic]4  7x7 ,! ,g5]al       
,c\nsel4  7xi7 ,! ,inspector ,g5]al4    
7xii7 ,! ,director ( ,con/ruction &     
,facilities ,managem5t4  7xiii7 ,! ,*ief
 ( ,/aff4  7xiv7 ,! ,*airman ( ! ,bo>d (

 ,vet]ans' ,appeals4  7xv7 ,! ,vice     
,*airman ( ! ,bo>d ( ,vet]ans' ,appeals4
  2  7#b7 9 subsection 7f71 by ins]t+ or
 (ficial ( ! ,dep>tm5t aft] vet]an ea*  
place x appe>s2 &  7#c7 9 subsection    
7g71 by ins]t+ or (ficial ( ! ,dep>tm5t 
aft] vet]an ea* place x appe>s4  7b7    
,con=m+ am5dm5ts  7#a7 ,title #ch       
,section #agje7;a7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--  7,a7 by ins]t+
 & (ficials ( ! ,dep>tm5t aft] vet]ans2 
&  7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#h7 by ins]t+ &     
(ficials ( ! ,dep>tm5t aft] vet]ans4    
7#b7 ,title #e ,section #hija7a7 ( title
 #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ 9 !  
matt] foll[+ subp>agraph 7,j7--  7,a7 by
 /rik+ or at ! end ( clause 7iii72  7,b7
 by add+ or aft] ! semicolon at ! end ( 
clause 7iv72 &  7,c7 by add+ at ! end ! 
foll[+ new clause3  7v7 an (ficial ( !  
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs li/$ 9    
section #agaj7;a77#c77;,b7 ( title #ch2 
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