,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ffge  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #i1 #bjbb,mr4
 ,gos> introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !       
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to seek to
 ent] into an agreem5t ) a nongov]nm5tal
 entity to conduct an audit ( ! heal?   
c>e sy/em ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans      
,affairs4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,indep5d5t ,,va ,audit     
,act4  #b4 ,audit ( heal? c>e sy/em ( ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  7a7      
,audit ,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 
%all seek to ent] into an agreem5t ) a  
nongov]nm5tal entity to conduct an audit
 ( ! heal? c>e sy/em ( ! ,dep>tm5t (    
,vet]ans ,affairs1 includ+ ) respect to 
! timel9ess ( available appo9tm5ts =    
vet]ans to receive hospital c>e & m$ical
 s]vices4  7b7 ,submission ,n lat] ?an  
,decemb] #ca1 #bjbc1 ! ,secret>y %all   
submit to ! ,committees on ,vet]ans'    
,affairs ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & !

 ,s5ate ! audit conduct$ "u subsection  
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