,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aaja  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #aj1 #bjai,mr4  
,rubio 7= himself & ,ms4 ,s9ema7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
ensure t only lic5s$ heal? c>e provid]s 
furni% disability exam9ations "u a c]ta9
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs pilot    
program = use ( contract physicians =   
disability exam9ations1 & = o!r         
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,bett] ,exam9] ,/&>ds &    
,transp>5cy = ,vet]ans ,act ( #bjai or !
 ,,be/ = ,vets ,act ( #bjai4  #b4       
,ensur+ only lic5s$ heal? c>e provid]s  
furni% m$ical disability exam9ations "u 
c]ta9 ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs     
pilot program = use contract physicians 
= disability exam9ations  7a7           
,prohibition on use ( c]ta9 heal? c>e   
provid]s ,section #ejd7;a7 ( ! ,vet]ans'
 ,b5efits ,improvem5ts ,act ( #aiif     
7,public ,law #ajd-bge2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4   

#eaja note7 is am5d$--  7#a7 by /rik+ ,!
 ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs & ins]t+ 
! foll[+3  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( 
,vet]ans ,affairs  2 &  7#b7 by add+ at 
! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#b7      
,prohibition ,no exam9ation describ$ 9  
p>agraph 7#a7 may be c>ri$ out "u ?is   
section by any heal? c>e provid] o!r ?an
 "o describ$ 9 subsection 7c77#b74  4   
7b7 ,rem$ies ,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans    
,affairs %all take su* actions z !      
,secret>y consid]s appropriate to ensure
 t only heal? c>e provid]s describ$ 9   
subsection 7c77#b7 ( section #ejd ( !   
,vet]ans' ,b5efits ,improvem5ts ,act (  
#aiif 7,public ,law #ajd-bge2 #ch       
,u4,s4,c4 #eaja note7 are conduct+      
exam9ations pursuant to contracts ent]$ 
into "u su* section4  7c7 ,annual report
 ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( !     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act & n less frequ5tly  
?an once ea* ye> !reaft]1 ! ,secret>y   
%all submit to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'
 ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on  
,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (          

,repres5tatives a report on--  7#a7 !   
conduct ( ! pilot program e/abli%$ "u   
section #ejd ( ! ,vet]ans' ,b5efits     
,improvem5ts ,act ( #aiif 7,public ,law 
#ajd-bge2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4 #eaja note72 &  
7#b7 ! actions ( ! ,secret>y "u         
subsection 7b74  7d7 ,te*nical          
corrections ,section #ejd ( ! ,vet]ans' 
,b5efits ,improvem5ts ,act ( #aiif      
7,public ,law #ajd-bge2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4   
#eaja note7 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 ! section
 head+1 by /rik+ physicians & ins]t+    
heal? c>e provid]s2 &  7#b7 9 subsection
 7c7--  7,a7 9 ! subsection head+1 by   
/rik+ physicians & ins]t+ heal? c>e     
provid]s2  7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#b71 9 !    
p>agraph head+1 by /rik+ ,physician &   
ins]t+ ,heal? c>e provid]2  7,c7 9      
p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ physicians &    
ins]t+ heal? c>e provid]s2 &  7,d7 by   
/rik+ physician ea* place x appe>s &    
ins]t+ heal? c>e provid]4