,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hbab  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #aa1        
#bjbj,mr4 ,cunn+ham 7= himself & ,mr4   
,banks7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !       
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to conduct
 /udies on alt]native "w s*$ules =      
employees ( ! ,vet]ans ,heal?           
,adm9i/ration1 & = o!r matt]s4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,,va ,exp&$ ,c>e ,h\rs ,act or ! ,,e*o  
,act4  #b4 ,/udies on alt]native "w     
s*$ules = employees ( ,vet]ans ,heal?   
,adm9i/ration  7a7 ,/udy ( vet]ans  7#a7
 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !  
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all      
conduct a /udy on ! attitudes ( eligible
 vet]ans t[>d ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans    
,affairs (f]+ appo9tm5ts outside ! usual
 op]at+ h\rs ( facilities ( ! ,dep>tm5t1
 includ+ ?r\gh ! use ( teleheal?        
appo9tm5ts4  7#b7 ,eligible vet]an def9$

 ,9 ?is subsection1 ! t]m eligible      
vet]an means a vet]an :o-- 7,a7 is      
enroll$ 9 ! pati5t enrollm5t sy/em ( !  
,dep>tm5t "u section #agje7;a7 ( title  
#ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2 &  7,b7       
receiv$ heal? c>e f ! ,dep>tm5t at lea/ 
once dur+ ! two-ye> p]iod end+ on ! date
 ( ! comm5cem5t ( ! /udy "u p>agraph    
7#a74  7b7 ,dep>tm5t /udy  7#a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( !  
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all   
conduct a /udy on ! feasibility &       
advisability ( (f]+ appo9tm5ts outside !
 usual op]at+ h\rs ( facilities ( !     
,dep>tm5t4  7#b7 ,/udy ( employees ,!   
/udy requir$ by p>agraph 7#a7 %all      
include a /udy ( ! op9ions ( employees (
 ! ,vet]ans ,heal? ,adm9i/ration1       
includ+ cl9ical1 noncl9ical1 & support  
/aff1 ) respect to (f]+ appo9tm5ts      
outside ! usual op]at+ h\rs ( facilities
 ( ! ,dep>tm5t1 includ+ ?r\gh ! use (   
teleheal? appo9tm5ts4