,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #afj #aagth  
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #dfgc
 ,report ,no4 #aag-bbc ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,july   
#bb1 #bjba,mr4 ,takano introduced the   
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,january #f1 #bjbb,reported from the    
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs2      
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union and ordered to be printed  ,a    
,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to provide for the       
automatic enrollment of eligible        
veterans in patient enrollment system of
 ,department of ,veterans ,affairs1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,ensuring
 ,veterans' ,smooth ,transition ,act or 
the ,,evest ,act4  #b4 ,automatic       
enrollment of eligible veterans in      
patient enrollment system of ,department
 of ,veterans ,affairs  7a7 ,in general 
,section #agje of title #ch1 ,united    

,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following new subsection3   
7d7 7#a7 ,the ,secretary shall enroll   
each veteran described in subsection 7a7
 in the patient enrollment system under 
this section by not later than #fj days 
after receiving the information         
described in paragraph 7#c7 with respect
 to the veteran4  7#b7 ,not later than  
#fj days after enrolling a veteran under
 paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary shall   
provide to the veteran-- 7,a7 notice of 
the veteran's enrollment2 and  7,b7     
instructions for how the veteran may opt
 out of such enrollment1 at the election
 of the veteran4  7#c7 ,the information 
described in this paragraph is the      
appropriate information concerning      
eligibility for enrollment in the       
patient enrollment system under this    
section1 as provided by the ,defense    
,manpower ,data ,center of the          
,department of ,defense1 or such        
successor entity of the ,department4  4 
7b7 ,applicability ,subsection 7d7 of   

section #agje of title #ch1 ,united     
,states ,code1 as added by subsection   
7a71 shall apply to a veteran with      
respect to whom the ,secretary receives 
the information described in paragraph  
7#c7 of such subsection on or after the 
date of the enactment of this ,act4  7c7
 ,electronic certificates of eligibility
 for ,department of ,veterans ,affairs  
patient enrollment system ,not later    
than ,august #a1 #bjbb1 the ,secretary  
of ,veterans ,affairs shall ensure that 
any veteran who is eligible for         
automatic enrollment in the patient     
enrollment system under subsection 7d7  
of section #agje of title #ch1 ,united  
,states ,code1 as added by subsection   
7a71 is able to access-- 7#a7 an        
electronic version of the certificate of
 eligibility showing the veteran's      
eligibility for such enrollment2 and    
7#b7 an electronic mechanism by which   
the veteran may opt out of such         
enrollment4  ,january #f1               
#bjbb;,committed to the ,committee of   

the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the  
,union and ordered to be printed