,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cabh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #ai1 #bjai,mr4
 ,lank=d 7= himself & ,mr4 ,inh(e7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
reorganize ! ,*apla9 ,s]vice ( !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,reorganization ( ,*apla9
 ,s]vice ( ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs
  7a7 ,*apla9 s]vice  7#a7 ,9 g5]al     
,*apt] #c ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+ new section3  #cbd4 ,*apla9      
,s]vice  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,!re is 9 !    
,dep>tm5t a ,*apla9 ,s]vice = !         
provision ( religi\s pa/oral c>e1 :i*   
may include cl9ical s]vices by *apla9s4 
7b7 ,*ief ( ,*apla9 ,s]vices  7#a7 ,!   
head ( ! ,*apla9 ,s]vice %all be ! ,*ief
 ( ,*apla9 ,s]vices 79 ?is section      
ref]r$ to z ! ,*ief71 :o %all be appo9t$
 by ! ,presid5t1 by & ) ! advice &      

cons5t ( ! ,s5ate4  7#b7 ,! ,*ief %all  
report directly to ! ,secret>y4  7#c7   
7,a7 ,! ,*ief %all ov]see ! ,*apla9     
,s]vice & %all be ! propon5t =1 &       
coord9ate ) ! ,secret>y on1 all guidance
 p]ta9+ to pa/oral c>e1 fai?-bas$       
programs & in/ruction1 & any policy or  
guidance p]ta9+ to religion or religi\s 
accommodation4  7,b7 ,all appropriate   
(fices ( ! ,dep>tm5t w coord9ate ) !    
,*ief on be/ practices to implem5t      
guidance or policy p]ta9+ to religion or
 religi\s accommodation4  7#d7 ,! (fice 
( ! ,*ief %all be colocat$ ) ! ,c5tral  
,(fice ( ! ,dep>tm5t4  7c7 ,pa/oral     
s]vices  7#a7 ,a *apla9 9 ! ,*apla9     
,s]vice %all provide religi\s pa/oral   
s]vices & c>e1 :i* may include cl9ical  
s]vices z a "p ( _! pa/oral duties1     
across all ( ! compon5ts ( ! ,dep>tm5t  
set =? 9 section #cja7;c7 ( ?is title1 z
 ! ,secret>y & ! ,*ief consid]          
appropriate4  7#b7 ,a *apla9 9 ! ,*apla9
 ,s]vice may be hir$ "u section #gdja7e7
 ( ?is title = ! provision ( cl9ical    

s]vices4  7#c7 ,a *apla9 describ$ 9     
p>agraph 7#b7 %all be consid]$ an       
employee ( ! ,*apla9 ,s]vice & %all     
furni% s]vices across ! ,dep>tm5t z a   
:ole1 includ+ ! ,vet]ans ,heal?         
,adm9i/ration1 ! ,vet]ans ,b5efits      
,adm9i/ration1 & ! ,national ,cemet]y   
,adm9i/ration4  7#d7 ,! ,*ief %all      
coord9ate ) ! ,"u ,secret>y = ,heal? on 
! furni%+ ( cl9ical s]vices by *apla9s  
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b74  7d7          
,protection ( *apla9 s]vices ,!         
,secret>y may n require a *apla9 9 !    
,*apla9 ,s]vice to p]=m any rite1       
ritual1 or c]emony t is contr>y to !    
consci5ce1 moral pr9ciples1 or religi\s 
beliefs ( su* *apla94  7e7 ,regulations 
,! ,secret>y %all issue regulations     
implem5t+ ! protections af=d$ by ?is    
section4  4  7#b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,!   
table ( sections at ! beg9n+ ( *apt] #c 
( su* title is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! 
foll[+ new item3  #cbd4 ,*apla9 ,s]vice4
  4  7b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5ts  7#a7 ,con=m+ 
am5dm5t = ,(fice ( ! ,"u ,secret>y =    

,heal? ,section #gcjf ( su* title is    
am5d$-- 7,a7 by /rik+ subsection 7e72 & 
7,b7 by r$esignat+ subsection 7f7 z     
subsection 7e74  7#b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5t   
reg>d+ appo9tm5t ( *apla9s = provision (
 cl9ical s]vices ,section #gdja ( title 
#ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by   
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3    
7#e7 ,*apla9s ) demon/rat$ ability 9 !  
provision ( cl9ical s]vices4  4