,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #eghg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #bh1 #bjba,mr4
 ,ros5dale 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,wagn]1    
,mrs4 ,mill]-,meeks1 ,ms4 ,/efanik1 ,mr4
 ,caw?orn1 ,mr4 ,ellzey1 ,miss          
,gonzlez-,coln1 ,mr4 ,h>ris1 ,mr4 ,good 
( ,virg9ia1 & ,mrs4 ,rodg]s ( ,wa%+ton7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (        
,vet]ans ,affairs to develop a /rategy =
 teleheal? furni%$ by ! ,vet]ans ,heal? 
,adm9i/ration & submit a report on      
end-us] devices di/ribut$ by ! ,secret>y
 to vet]ans to facilitate su* teleheal?4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs       
,teleheal? ,/rategy ,act4  #b4          
,teleheal? /rategy ( ! ,vet]ans ,heal?  
,adm9i/ration ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft]
 ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !      
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all      
submit to ! ,committees on ,vet]ans'    
,affairs ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & !

 ,s5ate a /rategy = teleheal? s]vices   
furni%$ by ! ,vet]ans ,heal?            
,adm9i/ration4 ,su* /rategy %all conta9 
! foll[+ elem5ts3 7#a7 ,a projection (  
dem& = su* teleheal? s]vices = ! fiscal 
ye>s #bjbb1 #bjbc1 & #bjbd1 includ+--   
7,a7 aggregate dem& = teleheal? s]vices2
  7,b7 su* dem&1 disaggregat$ by prim>y 
c>e1 relevant specialties1 & m5tal      
heal?2  7,c7 su* dem&1 disaggregat$ by  
teleheal? modality2 &  7,d7 dem&        
describ$ 9 subp>agraphs 7,b7 & 7,c7     
disaggregat$ by ,/ate4  7#b7 ,an e/imate
 ( ! te*nology ne$$ to support dem&     
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71 includ+-- 7,a7
 quantities ( end-us] devices1 o!r      
h>dw>e1 s(tw>e1 & s]vices2  7,b7 co/s ( 
end-us] devices1 o!r h>dw>e1 s(tw>e1 &  
s]vices2 &  7,c7 quantities & co/s      
describ$ 9 subp>agraphs 7,a7 & 7,b71    
respectively1 disaggregat$ by-- 7i7     
remote pati5t monitor+ & home teleheal? 
pro/hetics2  7ii7 home- & community-bas$
 s]vices2  7iii7 cl9ic-bas$ s]vices2 &  
7iv7 hospital & em]g5cy s]vices4  #c4   

,report on end-us] teleheal? devices    
furni%$ by ! ,vet]ans ,heal?            
,adm9i/ration ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft]
 ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !      
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all      
submit to ! ,committees on ,vet]ans'    
,affairs ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & !
 ,s5ate a report on ! utilization (     
end-us] devices provid$ to vet]ans by ! 
,dep>tm5t to facilitate teleheal? dur+  
fiscal ye>s #bjbj & #bjba4 ,su* report  
%all conta9 ! foll[+ elem5ts3 7#a7 ,h[  
_m ( ea* type ( end-us] devices1 9 total
 & disaggregat$ by ,/ate1 ! ,secret>y   
has provid$ to vet]ans4  7#b7 ,usage    
rates ( ! devices describ$ 9 p>agraph   
7#a74  7#c7 ,total co/ to pur*ase &     
di/ribute ! devices describ$ 9 p>agraph 
7#a74  7#d7 ,! numb] ( devices describ$ 
9 p>agraph 7#a7 return$ to ! ,dep>tm5t4 
7#e7 ,! numb] ( devices describ$ 9      
p>agraph 7#d7 subsequ5tly provid$ to o!r
 vet]ans4  #d4 ,/ate def9$ ,9 ?is ,act1 
! t]m ,/ate has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9  
section #aja ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates 

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