,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dadi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #a1 #bjbj,mr4    
,blum5?al 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,baldw91 ,mr4
 ,br[n1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 & ,mr4 ,te/]7     
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      
remove ! limitation on reimbursem5t =   
em]g5cy treatm5t ( am\nts ow$ to a ?ird 
p>ty or = :i* ! vet]an is responsible "u
 a heal?-plan contract4  #a4 ,%ort title
 ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,em]g5cy ,c>e
 ,reimbursem5t ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4       
,removal ( limitation on reimbursem5t = 
em]g5cy treatm5t ( am\nts ow$ to a ?ird 
p>ty or = :i* ! vet]an is responsible "u
 a heal?-plan contract  7a7 ,9 g5]al    
,subsection 7c77#d7 ( section #agbe (   
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 by /rik+ subp>agraph 7,d74  7b7        
,application ( am5dm5t ,! am5dm5t made  
by subsection 7a7 %all apply ) respect  
to any reimbursem5t reque/ "u section   

#agbe ( su* title submitt$ to !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs = em]g5cy 
treatm5t furni%$ on or aft] ,febru>y #a1
 #bjaj4  7c7 ,impact on exi/+ c\rt case 
,no?+ 9 ?is section or ! am5dm5t made by
 ?is section %all limit ! rights ( any  
memb] ( ! ,wolfe class seek+ relief 9   
,wolfe v4 ,wilkie1 ,no4 #ah-fjia 7,vet4 
,app4 fil$ ,octob] #cj1 #bjah74  7d7    
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,em]g5cy treatm5t2 heal?-plan contract  
,! t]ms em]g5cy treatm5t & heal?-plan   
contract h ! mean+s giv5 ^? t]ms 9      
section #agbe7;f7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code4  7#b7 ,reimbursem5t reque/
 ,! t]m reimbursem5t reque/ includes any
 claim by a vet]an = reimbursem5t ( a   
copaym5t1 d$uctible1 co9surance1 or     
simil> paym5t = em]g5cy treatm5t furni%$
 to ! vet]an 9 a non-,dep>tm5t (        
,vet]ans ,affairs facility & made by a  
vet]an :o _h cov]age "u a heal?-plan    
contract1 includ+ any claim = !         
reasonable value ( em]g5cy treatm5t t 0 
reject$ or d5i$ by ! ,dep>tm5t (        

,vet]ans ,affairs1 :e!r ! rejection or  
d5ial 0 f9al or n4