,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #feia  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ba1 #bjbj,mr4 
,pappas introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to ensure t       
vet]ans receive timely & effective heal?
 c>e "u ! ,vet]ans ,community ,c>e      
,program & ,vet]ans ,c>e ,agreem5ts dur+
 ! ,,covid-#ai em]g5cy1 & = o!r         
purposes4  #a4 ,community c>e = vet]ans 
dur+ ,,covid-#ai em]g5cy  7a7 ,vet]ans  
,community ,c>e ,program & ,vet]ans ,c>e
 ,agreem5ts  7#a7 ,eligibility ,dur+ !  
p]iod ( a cov]$ public heal? em]g5cy1   
any vet]an cov]$ by subsection 7b7 (    
section #agjc or subsection 7l7 (       
section #agjc;,a ( title #ch1 ,unit$    
,/ates ,code1 may receive ,,covid-#ai   
c>e pursuant to su* respective section1 
reg>dless ( :e!r su* c>e is = a         
s]vice-connect$ disability4  7#b7       
,preau?orization n requir$  7,a7 ,9     
g5]al ,dur+ ! p]iod ( a cov]$ public    
heal? em]g5cy1 9 c>ry+ out section      

#agjc7;a77#c7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 
%all treat hospital c>e & s]vices       
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b7 z be+       
au?oriz$ by ! ,secret>y "u su* section1 
reg>dless ( :e!r ! ,secret>y is notifi$ 
( su* c>e by any deadl9e o!rwise requir$
 by ! ,secret>y = purposes ( su*        
section4  7,b7 ,hospital c>e & s]vices  
describ$ ,! hospital c>e & s]vices      
describ$ 9 ?is subp>agraph are ! foll[+3
 7i7 ,,covid-#ai c>e4  7ii7 ,em]g5cy    
m$ical c>e & s]vices4  7b7 ,em]g5cy     
treatm5t  7#a7 ,rule ,dur+ ! p]iod ( a  
cov]$ public heal? em]g5cy1 ! ,secret>y 
( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all adm9i/] claims 
= paym5ts relat+ to em]g5cy ,,covid-#ai 
c>e z foll[s3 7,a7 ,if ! community c>e  
provid] t furni%$ ! c>e is an eligible  
provid] "u section #agjc ( title #ch1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 ! ,secret>y %all   
adm9i/] ! claim pursuant to t section4  
7,b7 ,if ! community c>e provid] has    
ent]$ into a ,vet]ans ,c>e ,agreem5t "u 
section #agjc;,a ( su* title1 !         

,secret>y %all adm9i/] ! claim pursuant 
to t section4  7,c7 ,if ! community c>e 
provid] is n describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7
 or 7,b7 ( ?is p>agraph1 ! ,secret>y    
%all adm9i/] ! claim pursuant to section
 #agbe or #agbh ( su* title1 z ! case   
may be4  7#b7 ,scope ( treatm5t ,dur+ ! 
p]iod ( a cov]$ public heal? em]g5cy1   
em]g5cy ,,covid-#ai c>e furni%$ to      
vet]ans %all be deem$ to be em]g5cy     
treatm5t = purposes ( sections #agbe &  
#agbh ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 
reg>dless ( :e!r-- 7,a7 su* c>e meets ! 
requirem5ts ( subp>agraphs 7,a7 & 7,b7 (
 subsection 7f77#a7 ( su* section #agbe2
 or  7,b7 su* c>e is furni%$ aft] !     
vet]an c be transf]r$1 or is accept$ = a
 transf]1 to a facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,vet]ans ,affairs or o!r ,f$]al facility
 z describ$ 9 clauses 7i7 & 7ii7 (      
subp>agraph 7,c7 ( su* subsection4  7#c7
 ,enrollm5t requirem5ts ,dur+ ! p]iod ( 
a cov]$ public heal? em]g5cy1 9 c>ry+   
out section #agbe ( title #ch1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 ! ,secret>y %all det]m9e  

:e!r a vet]an :o receives em]g5cy       
,,covid-#ai c>e is an active ,dep>tm5t  
heal? c>e p>ticipant "u subsection 7b7 (
 su* section )\t reg>d to :e!r ! vet]an 
meets ! requirem5t 9 p>agraph 7#b77;,b7 
( su* subsection4  7#d7 ,submission (   
claims ,dur+ ! p]iod ( a cov]$ public   
heal? em]g5cy1 subsection 7b7 ( section 
#agjc;,d ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code1 %all apply ) respect to community
 c>e provid]s furni%+ em]g5cy           
,,covid-#ai c>e to vet]ans pursuant to  
sections #agbe & #agbh ( title #ch1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7c7 ,prim>y pay]  
,dur+ ! p]iod ( a cov]$ public heal?    
em]g5cy1 not)/&+ section #agbe ( title  
#ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 or any o!r    
provision ( law1 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans 
,affairs %all be ! prim>y pay] ) respect
 to ,,covid-#ai c>e furni%$ to vet]ans1 
includ+ ) respect to ! transportation ( 
a vet]an by ambulance4 ,! ,secret>y may 
seek reimbursem5t f any ?ird p>ty t w\ld
 o!rwise be liable = su* c>e1 or be     
obligat$ to provide or to pay ! exp5ses 

( su* c>e1 includ+ pursuant to a        
heal?-plan contract4  7d7 ,application  
,?is section %all apply to m$ical c>e or
 s]vices furni%$ dur+ ! p]iod ( a cov]$ 
public heal? em]g5cy1 reg>dless ( :e!r  
su* c>e or s]vices 7 furni%$ be=e ! date
 ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7e7          
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,! t]m 
community c>e provid] has ! mean+ giv5 !
 t]m heal? c>e entity or provid] 9      
section #agjc;,d7i7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code4  7#b7 ,! t]m cov]$ public 
heal? em]g5cy means ! decl>ation-- 7,a7 
( a public heal? em]g5cy1 bas$ on an    
outbreak ( ,,covid-#ai by ! ,secret>y ( 
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices "u section #cai
 ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d72 or  7,b7 ( a dome/ic 
em]g5cy1 bas$ on an outbreak (          
,,covid-#ai by ! ,presid5t1 ! ,secret>y 
( ,homel& ,security1 or a ,/ate or local
 au?ority4  7#c7 ,! t]m ,,covid-#ai c>e 
means m$ical c>e or s]vices furni%$ to a
 vet]an by a community c>e provid]      
pursuant to *apt] #ag ( title #ch1      

,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 or o!r provision ( 
law adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans  
,affairs1 = ! diagnosis or treatm5t (   
,,covid-#ai4  7#d7 ,! t]m heal?-plan    
contract & ?ird p>ty h ! mean+s giv5 ^? 
t]ms 9 section #agbe ( title #ch1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code4