,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bchf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #bj1 #bjba,mr4   
,blum5?al 7= himself & ,mr4 ,blunt7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
! ,,va ,,mission ,act ( #bjah1 to exp& !
 pe] speciali/ support program ( !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to all    
m$ical c5t]s ( ! ,dep>tm5t1 & = o!r     
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,vet]an ,pe] ,speciali/    
,act ( #bjba4  #b4 ,expansion ( pe]     
speciali/ support program ( ,dep>tm5t ( 
,vet]ans ,affairs  7a7 ,expansion       
,section #ejf ( ! ,,va ,,mission ,act ( 
#bjah 7,public ,law #aae-ahb2 #ch       
,u4,s4,c4 #agja note7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by
 r$esignat+ subsections 7d7 ?r\gh 7f7 z 
subsections 7e7 ?r\gh 7g72  7#b7 9      
subsection 7b71 9 ! subsection head+1 by
 /rik+ ,timeframe & ins]t+ ,initial     
timeframe2  7#c7 9 subsection 7c7-- 7,a7
 9 ! subsection head+1 by /rik+         

,selection & ins]t+ ,initial selection2 
&  7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#a71 9 ! matt]      
prec$+ subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+ ,!    
,secret>y %all & ins]t+ ,9 e/abli%+ !   
program at initial locations1 !         
,secret>y %all2  7#d7 by ins]t+ aft]    
subsection 7c7 ! foll[+ new subsection3 
7d7 ,timeframe = expansion ( program2   
selection ( additional locations  7#a7  
,timeframe = expansion ,! ,secret>y %all
 make p]man5t & exp& ! program to       
additional m$ical c5t]s ( ! ,dep>tm5t z 
foll[s3 7,a7 ,z ( ! date ( ! enactm5t ( 
! ,vet]an ,pe] ,speciali/ ,act ( #bjba1 
at ea* m$ical c5t] p>ticipat+ 9 !       
program on ! day be=e su* date (        
enactm5t4  7,b7 ,dur+ ! five-ye> p]iod  
foll[+ su* date ( enactm5t1 at an       
additional #be m$ical c5t]s p] ye> until
 ! program is c>ri$ out at ea* m$ical   
c5t] ( ! ,dep>tm5t4  7#b7 ,selection (  
additional locations ,9 select+ m$ical  
c5t]s = ! expansion ( ! program "u      
p>agraph 7#a77;,b71 until su* "t z ea*  
m$ical c5t] ( ! ,dep>tm5t is p>ticipat+ 

9 ! program by e/abli%+ n few] ?an two  
pe] speciali/s at ! m$ical c5t]1 !      
,secret>y %all prioritize m$ical c5t]s 9
 ! foll[+ areas3 7,a7 ,rural areas & o!r
 areas t are und]s]v$ by ! ,dep>tm5t4   
7,b7 ,areas t are n 9 close proximity to
 an active duty milit>y in/allation4    
7,c7 ,areas repres5t+ diff]5t geographic
 locations1 su* z c5sus tracts e/abli%$ 
by ! ,bureau ( ! ,c5sus4  2  7#e7 9     
subsection 7e71 z r$esignat$ by p>agraph
 7#a7-- 7,a7 9 ! subsection head+1 by   
/rik+ ,g5d]-specific s]vices & ins]t+   
,consid]ations = hir+ pe] speciali/s2   
7,b7 9 ! matt] prec$+ p>agraph 7#a71 by 
/rik+ location select$ "u subsection 7c7
 & ins]t+ m$ical c5t]2 &  7,c7 by /rik+ 
p>agraph 7#b7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+ new     
p>agraphs3  7#b7 female pe] speciali/s  
are hir$ & made available to support    
female vet]ans :o are treat$ at ea*     
m$ical c5t]2 &  7#c7 to ! ext5t         
practical1 pe] speciali/s are hir$ 9    
demographic p]c5tages t reflect ! racial
 & e?nic demographic p]c5tages ( !      

ov]all vet]an population4  2 &  7#f7 by 
am5d+ subsection 7g71 z r$esignat$ by   
p>agraph 7#a71 to read z foll[s3  7g7   
,reports  7#a7 ,p]iodic reports  7,a7 ,9
 g5]al ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( 
! enactm5t ( ! ,vet]an ,pe] ,speciali/  
,act ( #bjba1 & annually !reaft] = five 
ye>s1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to !      
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !    
,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'      
,affairs ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a  
report on ! program1 includ+ ! expansion
 ( ! program "u subsection 7d77#a74     
7,b7 ,elem5ts ,ea* report "u subp>agraph
 7,a7 %all include1 ) respect to !      
"o-ye> p]iod prec$+ ! submission ( !    
report1 ! foll[+3 7i7 ,! f9d+s &        
conclusions ( ! ,secret>y ) respect to !
 program4  7ii7 ,an assessm5t ( !       
b5efits ( ! program to vet]ans & family 
memb]s ( vet]ans4  7iii7 ,an assessm5t (
 ! effectiv5ess ( pe] speciali/s 9      
engag+ "u subsection 7f7 ) heal? c>e    
provid]s 9 ! community & vet]ans s]v$ by
 su* provid]s4  7iv7 ,! "n & location ( 

ea* m$ical c5t] :]e new pe] speciali/s 7
 hir$4  7v7 ,! numb] ( new pe]          
speciali/s hir$ at ea* m$ical c5t]      
pursuant to ?is section & ! total numb] 
( pe] speciali/s )9 ! ,dep>tm5t hir$    
pursuant to ?is section4  7vi7 ,an      
assessm5t ( any b>ri]s confront+ !      
recruitm5t1 tra9+1 or ret5tion ( pe]    
speciali/s4  7#b7 ,f9al report ,n lat]  
?an "o ye> aft] ! ,secret>y det]m9es t !
 program is be+ c>ri$ out at ea* m$ical 
c5t] ( ! ,dep>tm5t1 ! ,secret>y %all    
submit to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on   
,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives a report notify+ su*    
committees ( t det]m9ation4  4  7b7     
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out !
 am5dm5ts made by ?is section #e1jjj1jjj
 = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbb ?r\gh #bjbg4