,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #diji  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #ah1 #bjbj,mr4
 ,te/] 7= himself & ,mr4 ,moran7        
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      
prohibit ! collection ( a heal? c>e     
copaym5t by ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans      
,affairs f a vet]an :o is a memb] ( an  
,indian ,tribe4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,native ,am]ican   
,vet]an ,p>ity 9 ,access to ,c>e ,today 
,act or ! ,native ,am]ican ,vet]an      
,,pact ,act4  #b4 ,prohibition on       
collection ( a heal? c>e copaym5t by !  
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs f a vet]an
 :o is a memb] ( an ,indian ,tribe  7a7 
,9 g5]al ,section #agcj;,a ( title #ch1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 !
 head+1 by /rik+ cata/rophically disabl$
 & ins]t+ c]ta92  7#b7 by ins]t+ 7a7    
,prohibition4-- be=e ,not)/&+2  7#c7 by 
/rik+ a vet]an :o is cata/rophically    

disabl$1 z def9$ by ! ,secret>y1 &      
ins]t+ a cov]$ vet]an2 &  7#d7 by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+ new subsection3  7b7  
,cov]$ vet]an def9$ ,9 ?is section1 !   
t]m cov]$ vet]an means a vet]an :o--    
7#a7 is cata/rophically disabl$1 z def9$
 by ! ,secret>y2 or  7#b7 is an ,indian 
or urban ,indian 7z ^? t]ms are def9$ 9 
section #d ( ! ,indian ,heal? ,c>e      
,improvem5t ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #afjc774
  4  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table (    
sections at ! beg9n+ ( *apt] #ag ( su*  
title is am5d$ by /rik+ ! item relat+ to
 section #agcj;,a & ins]t+ ! foll[+ new 
item3  #agcj;,a4 ,prohibition on        
collection ( copaym5ts f c]ta9 vet]ans4 
4  7c7 ,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made 
by ?is section %all take effect on !    
date t is "o ye> aft] ! date ( !        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4