,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #eeee  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #h1 #bjbj,mr4 
,hudson introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to make c]ta9     
improvem5ts 9 ! provision ( m$ical c>e  
by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 & = 
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,c>e ,vet]ans ,des]ve  
,act ( #bjbj4  #b4 ,eligibility ( c]ta9 
vet]ans ) s]vice-connect$ disabilities  
to receive non-,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans     
,affairs m$ical c>e "u ,vet]ans         
,community ,c>e ,program  7a7 ,9 g5]al  
,p>agraph 7#a7 ( subsection 7d7 (       
section #agjc ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 z am5d$ by section #aja ( ! ,c>+
 = ,our ,vet]ans ,act ( #bjah 7,public  
,law #aae-ahb7 is am5d$--  7#a7 9       
subp>agraph 7,d71 by /rik+ or at ! end2 
7#b7 9 subp>agraph 7,e71 by /rik+ !     
p]iod & ins]t+ 2 or2 &  7#c7 by add+ at 
! end ! foll[+ new subp>agraph3  7,f7 ! 
cov]$ vet]an has a s]vice-connect$      

disability rat$ at #ej p]c5t or high] & 
elects to receive c>e or s]vices ?r\gh a
 non-,dep>tm5t provid]4  4  7b7         
,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made by     
subsection 7a7 %all apply z if orig9ally
 enact$ 9 ! ,c>+ = ,our ,vet]ans ,act ( 
#bjah 7,public ,law #aae-ahb74  #c4     
,ext5sion ( op]at+ h\rs = ph>macies &   
m$ical facilities ( ! ,dep>tm5t (       
,vet]ans ,affairs  7a7 ,ext5sion (      
op]at+ h\rs = ph>macies ,! ,secret>y (  
,vet]ans ,affairs %all ext5d ! op]at+   
h\rs = ea* ph>macy ( ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,vet]ans ,affairs dur+ :i* ! ph>macy    
(f]s s]vices comp>able to retail        
ph>macies to include--  7#a7 op]ation on
 ,saturday1 ,sunday1 & ,f$]al holidays2 
&  7#b7 op]ation until #h3jj p4m4 on    
weekdays t are n ,f$]al holidays4  7b7  
,contracts ) provid]s dur+ nights &     
week5ds ,! ,secret>y %all ent] into     
contracts1 includ+ ?r\gh locum t55s     
arrangem5ts1 ) physicians & nurses t    
meet qualifications set =? by !         
,secret>y = purposes ( ?is section "u   

:i* su* physicians & nurses "w at m$ical
 facilities ( ! ,dep>tm5t dur+ nights & 
week5ds4  7c7 ,support /aff ,! ,secret>y
 may obta9 additional support /aff z    
necess>y to c>ry out ?is section1       
includ+ by hir+ employees or contract+ =
 s]vices4  #d4 ,conduct ( be/-practices 
pe] review ( ea* m$ical c5t] ( !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  7a7 ,9   
g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  
may provide = ! conduct by a            
nongov]nm5tal hospital organization ( a 
be/-practices pe] review ( ea* m$ical   
c5t] ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  
to evaluate ! efficacy ( heal? c>e      
deliv]$ at ea* su* m$ical c5t]4  7b7    
,priority ,! ,secret>y %all give        
priority = pe] review conduct$ "u       
subsection 7a7 to ! m$ical c5t]s ( !    
,dep>tm5t ) ! longe/ wait times = an    
appo9tm5t or ! wor/ heal? outcomes1 z   
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4