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,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #cj1 #bjbj,mr4
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introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
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 addition to ! ,committee on ,arm$      
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det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (       
,def5se & ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans        
,affairs to /udy ! feasibility (        
e/abli%+ a pilot program to assign c]ta9
 (fic]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces to s]ve z       
directors ( m$ical c5t]s ( ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ,vet]ans ,affairs4  #a4 ,%ort title    
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,lead]%ip     
,evaluation ,at ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans    
,affairs ,act or ! ,,lead ,,va ,act4    
#b4 ,feasibility /udy on pilot program =
 c]ta9 (fic]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces to s]ve z 
directors ( ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans        

,affairs m$ical c5t]s  7a7 ,/udy ,!     
,secret>y ( ,def5se & ! ,secret>y (     
,vet]ans ,affairs %all jo9tly conduct a 
/udy to det]m9e ! feasibility ( e/abli%+
 a pilot program "u :i* ! ,secret>ies   
assign (fic]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces 9 ! grade 
( ,o-#f to s]ve z directors ( m$ical    
c5t]s ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 
= a p]iod ( ?ree ye>s4  7b7 ,report ,n  
lat] ?an #abj days aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (      
,def5se & ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans        
,affairs %all jo9tly submit to !        
,committees on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ate & !        
,committees on ,vet]ans ,affairs ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ate a    
report conta9+--  7#a7 ! results ( !    
/udy "u subsection 7a72  7#b7 a         
recomm5dation z to :e!r ! pilot program 
%\ld be e/abli%$2 &  7#c7 if !          
e/abli%m5t ( ! pilot program is         
recomm5d$1 a plan = su* e/abli%m5t4