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,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #dfgc
 ,report ,no4 #aag-bbc ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se   
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,july #bb1        
#bjba,mr4 ,takano introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,janu>y #f1         
#bjbb,report$ f ! ,committee on         
,vet]ans' ,affairs2 committ$ to !       
,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate ( 
! ,union & ord]$ to be pr9t$  ,a ,,bill 
,to am5d title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1
 to provide = ! automatic enrollm5t (   
eligible vet]ans 9 pati5t enrollm5t     
sy/em ( ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 &
 = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,ensur+ ,vet]ans'  
,smoo? ,transition ,act or ! ,,eve/     
,act4  #b4 ,automatic enrollm5t (       
eligible vet]ans 9 pati5t enrollm5t     
sy/em ( ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs   
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #agje ( title #ch1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+ new subsection3  7d7  
7#a7 ,! ,secret>y %all enroll ea* vet]an

 describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 9 ! pati5t   
enrollm5t sy/em "u ?is section by n lat]
 ?an #fj days aft] receiv+ ! in=mation  
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#c7 ) respect to ! 
vet]an4  7#b7 ,n lat] ?an #fj days aft] 
enroll+ a vet]an "u p>agraph 7#a71 !    
,secret>y %all provide to ! vet]an--    
7,a7 notice ( ! vet]an's enrollm5t2 &   
7,b7 in/ructions = h[ ! vet]an may opt  
out ( su* enrollm5t1 at ! election ( !  
vet]an4  7#c7 ,! in=mation describ$ 9   
?is p>agraph is ! appropriate in=mation 
conc]n+ eligibility = enrollm5t 9 !     
pati5t enrollm5t sy/em "u ?is section1 z
 provid$ by ! ,def5se ,manp[] ,data     
,c5t] ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se1 or su*   
successor entity ( ! ,dep>tm5t4  4  7b7 
,applicability ,subsection 7d7 ( section
 #agje ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1
 z add$ by subsection 7a71 %all apply to
 a vet]an ) respect to :om ! ,secret>y  
receives ! in=mation describ$ 9 p>agraph
 7#c7 ( su* subsection on or aft] ! date
 ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7c7          
,electronic c]tificates ( eligibility = 

,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs pati5t    
enrollm5t sy/em ,n lat] ?an ,augu/ #a1  
#bjbb1 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  
%all ensure t any vet]an :o is eligible 
= automatic enrollm5t 9 ! pati5t        
enrollm5t sy/em "u subsection 7d7 (     
section #agje ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 z add$ by subsection 7a71 is    
able to access-- 7#a7 an electronic     
v]sion ( ! c]tificate ( eligibility %[+ 
! vet]an's eligibility = su* enrollm5t2 
&  7#b7 an electronic me*anism by :i* ! 
vet]an may opt out ( su* enrollm5t4     
,janu>y #f1 #bjbb;,committ$ to !        
,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate ( 
! ,union & ord]$ to be pr9t$