,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #dej  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #ab1 #bjai,mr4
 ,g>dn] 7= himself & ,mr4 ,pet]s7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
require ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 
to c>ry out a pilot program to exp$ite !
 onbo>d+ process = new m$ical provid]s (
 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 to    
r$uce ! duration ( ! hir+ process = su* 
m$ical provid]s1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,vet]ans ,improv$ ,access & ,c>e ,act ( 
#bjai4  #b4 ,pilot program on exp$it+ ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs process = 
onbo>d+ new m$ical provid]s  7a7 ,pilot 
program au?oriz$  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!      
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all c>ry 
out a pilot program to assess !         
feasibility & advisability ( exp$it+ !  
process ( ! ,vet]ans ,heal?             
,adm9i/ration = onbo>d+ new m$ical      
provid]s4  7#b7 ,goal = program ,"u !   

pilot program1 ! ,secret>y %all seek to 
r$uce ! l5g? ( "t x takes to onbo>d     
m$ical provid]s to no m ?an #fj days4   
7b7 ,locations  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!        
,secret>y %all select n few] ?an t5     
m$ical facilities ( ! ,dep>tm5t (       
,vet]ans ,affairs at :i* to c>ry out !  
pilot program4  7#b7 ,regional div]sity 
,! m$ical facilities select$ "u p>agraph
 7#a7 %all be locat$ 9 regionally div]se
 areas1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4  7#c7 
,priority ,9 select+ m$ical facilities  
"u p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y %all give 
priority to m$ical facilities fac+ hir+ 
%ortages ( lic5s$ indep5d5t m$ical      
provid]s4  7c7 ,onbo>d+ process def9$ ,9
 ?is section1 ! t]m onbo>d+ process     
means ! process ( br++ on a m$ical      
provid] applicant aft] ! m$ical provid] 
is (f]$ a t5tative position1 includ+    
c]tification ( cr$5tial+1 backgr\nd     
inve/igation1 assessm5t ( heal? /atus1 &
 su* o!r actions z are necess>y = />t+  
employm5t4  #c4 ,/rategy to r$uce       
duration ( hir+ process ( ,dep>tm5t (   

,vet]ans ,affairs = lic5s$ pr(essional  
m$ical provid]s  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat]   
?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (
 ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans       
,affairs %all submit to ,congress a     
/rategy to r$uce ! duration ( ! hir+    
process ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans        
,affairs = lic5s$ pr(essional m$ical    
provid]s by half4  7b7 ,exp$it$         
c]tification ,! /rategy submitt$ "u     
subsection 7a7 %all describe h[ ! ov]all
 c]tification ( cr$5tials process ( !   
,dep>tm5t = lic5s$ pr(essional m$ical   
provid]s c be exp$it$4