,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cfdd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bd1 #bjbc,mr4   
,latta 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,h>%b>g]1 ,mr4 
,/ew>t1 ,mrs4 ,mill] ( ,ill9ois1 & ,mr4 
,b5tz7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to ext5d !        
au?orization p]iod = em]g5cy treatm5t 9 
non-,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs m$ical
 facilities "u ! ,vet]ans ,community    
,c>e ,program4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,address+ ,c>e     
,timel9es = ,vet]ans ,act or ! ,,act =  
,vet]ans ,act4  #b4 ,ext5sion (         
au?orization p]iod = em]g5cy treatm5t 9 
non-,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs m$ical
 facilities  7a7 ,au?orization p]iod    
ext5d$  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,subsection       
7a77#c7 ( section #agjc ( title #ch1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--  7,a7 by
 /rik+ ,a cov]$ vet]an & ins]t+ 7,a7    
,except z provid$ by subp>agraph 7,b71 a
 cov]$ vet]an2 &  7,b7 by add+ at ! end 

! foll[+ new subp>agraph3  7,b7 ,9 !    
case ( em]g5cy treatm5t furni%$ to a    
cov]$ vet]an by a heal? c>e provid]     
specifi$ 9 subsection 7c7 9 ! c\rse (   
c>e or s]vices au?oriz$ "u subp>agraph  
7,a71 ! ,secret>y may deem su* em]g5cy  
treatm5t to be au?oriz$ "u su*          
subp>agraph if su* cov]$ vet]an 7or an  
individual act+ on behalf ( ! cov]$     
vet]an7 or su* heal? c>e provid] submits
 to ! ,secret>y a notification 9 su* =m 
& conta9+ su* in=mation & assurances z !
 ,secret>y det]m9es appropriate1 except 
! ,secret>y may n require su*           
notification to be submitt$ e>li] ?an   
#if h\rs aft] ! date on :i* su* heal?   
c>e provid] furni%es su* em]g5cy        
treatm5t to su* cov]$ vet]an4  4  7#b7  
,em]g5cy treatm5t def9$ ,subsection 7o7 
( su* section is am5d$--  7,a7 by       
r$esignat+ p>agraph 7#b7 z p>agraph     
7#c72 &  7,b7 by ins]t+ aft] p>agraph   
7#a71 ! foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#b7 ,!   
t]m em]g5cy treatm5t has ! mean+ giv5   
su* t]m 9 section #agbe ( ?is title4  4 

7b7 ,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made by 
subsection 7a7 %all take effect on !    
date t is "o ye> aft] ! date ( !        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4