,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fdba  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ai1 #bjbb,mr4
 ,baird 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,ma/1 ,mrs4    
,mill]-,meeks1 & ,mr4 ,c>bajal7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to direct ! ,secret>y (   
,vet]ans ,affairs to ensure ! timely    
s*$ul+ ( appo9tm5ts = heal? c>e at      
m$ical facilities ( ! ,dep>tm5t (       
,vet]ans ,affairs1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,,va ,same-,day ,s*$ul+ ,act ( #bjbb4 
#b4 ,requirem5t = timely s*$ul+ (       
appo9tm5ts at m$ical facilities (       
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  7a7      
,requirem5t ,*apt] #ag ( title #ch1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by 
r$esignat+ section #agjf;,a z section   
#agjf;,b2 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft] section
 #agjf ! foll[+ new section3  #agjf;,a4 
,managem5t ( heal? c>e3 timely s*$ul+ ( 
appo9tm5ts at ,dep>tm5t facilities  7a7 

,requirem5t = s*$ul+ ,9 manag+ !        
provision ( hospital c>e & m$ical       
s]vices at m$ical facilities ( !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs "u ?is    
*apt]1 ! ,secret>y %all ensure t :5ev] a
 cov]$ vet]an contacts ! ,dep>tm5t by   
telephone to reque/ ! s*$ul+ ( an       
appo9tm5t = c>e or s]vices = ! cov]$    
vet]an at su* a facility1 ! s*$ul+ = !  
appo9tm5t occurs dur+ t telephone call  
7reg>dless ( ! prospective date ( !     
appo9tm5t be+ s*$ul$74  7b7 ,cov]$      
vet]an def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m cov]$
 vet]an means a vet]an :o is enroll$ 9 !
 sy/em ( pati5t enrollm5t ( ! ,dep>tm5t 
"u section #agje7;a7 ( ?is title4  4    
7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( sections
 at ! beg9n+ ( su* *apt] is am5d$ by    
/rik+ ! item relat+ to section #agjf;,a 
& ins]t+ ! foll[+ new items3  #agjf;,a4 
,managem5t ( heal? c>e3 timely s*$ul+ ( 
appo9tm5ts at ,dep>tm5t facilities4     
#agjf;,b4 ,rem$iation ( m$ical s]vice   
l9es4  4  7c7 ,applicability ,! am5dm5ts
 made by subsection 7a7 %all apply )    

respect to reque/s = appo9tm5t s*$ul+   
occurr+ on or aft] ! date t is #abj days
 aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4