,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aicd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bj1     
#bjai ,mr4 ,tester 7for himself1 ,mrs4  
,murray1 and ,mr4 ,brown7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was read twice   
and referred to the ,committee on       
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to provide benefits from the ,department
 of ,veterans ,affairs for persons      
disabled by treatment under the         
,veterans ,community ,care ,program1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,parity  
in ,veterans ,health ,care ,rights ,act4
  #b4 ,benefits for persons disabled by 
treatment under ,veterans ,community    
,care ,program ,subsection 7a7 of       
section #aaea of title #ch1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended--  7#a7 by    
redesignating paragraph 7#b7 as         
paragraph 7#c72  7#b7 in paragraph      
7#a77;,b71 by striking or at the end2   
and  7#c7 by inserting after paragraph  

7#a7 the following new paragraph 7#b73  
7#b7 the disability or death was caused 
by hospital care1 a medical service1 or 
an extended care service furnished the  
veteran by a non-,department provider   
under section #agjc of this title and   
the proximate cause of the disability or
 death was--  7,a7 carelessness1        
negligence1 lack of proper skill1 error 
in judgment1 or similar instance of     
fault on the part of the provider in    
furnishing the hospital care1 medical or
 surgical treatment1 or examination2 or 
7,b7 an event not reasonably            
foreseeable2 or  4