,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hhha  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bh1 #bjbd,mr4  
,ciscomani 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,p]ez1 ,mr4 
,scott ,frankl9 ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,davis 
( ,nor? ,c>ol9a1 & ,mr4 ,c>l7 introduc$ 
! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !        
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to p]man5tly au?orize !   
p]=mance ( ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs
 disability exam9ations by non-,dep>tm5t
 physicians pursuant to contracts1 & =  
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,rural ,vet]ans'       
,improv$ ,access to ,b5efits ,act (     
#bjbd4  #b4 ,p]man5t au?ority = contract
 physicians to p]=m ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans
 ,affairs disability exam9ations  7a7 ,9
 g5]al ,sub*apt] ,i ( *apt] #ea ( title 
#ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by   
ins]t+ aft] section #eajc;,a ! foll[+   
new section3  #eajc;,b4 ,p]=mance (     
disability exam9ations by contract      
physicians  7a7 ,au?ority  7#a7 ,a      

m$ical exam9ation conduct$ "u section   
#eajc;,a7d7 ( ?is title t is c>ri$ out  
?r\gh ! ,"u ,secret>y = ,b5efits may be 
made by a p]son :o is n an employee ( ! 
,dep>tm5t 9 accordance ) ?is section4   
7#b7 ,any exam9ation au?oriz$ "u        
p>agraph 7#a7 %all be p]=m$ pursuant to 
a contract ent]$ into betwe5 ! ,"u      
,secret>y = ,b5efits & t p]son4  7b7    
,lic5sure ( contract heal? c>e          
pr(essionals  7#a7 ,not)/&+ any         
provision ( law reg>d+ ! lic5sure (     
heal? c>e pr(essionals1 a heal? c>e     
pr(essional describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 may
 conduct an exam9ation pursuant to a    
contract ent]$ into "u subsection 7a7 at
 any location 9 any ,/ate s long z !    
exam9ation is )9 ! scope ( ! au?oriz$   
duties "u su* contract4  7#b7 ,a heal?  
c>e pr(essional describ$ 9 ?is p>agraph 
is a p]son :o is eligible = appo9tm5t to
 a position 9 ! ,vet]ans ,heal?         
,adm9i/ration cov]$ by section #gdjb7;b7
 ( ?is title1 :o-- 7,a7 has a curr5t    
unre/rict$ lic5se to practice ! heal?   

c>e pr(ession ( ! heal? c>e pr(essional2
  7,b7 is n b>r$ f practic+ su* heal?   
c>e pr(ession 9 any ,/ate2 &  7,c7 is   
p]=m+ au?oriz$ duties = ! ,dep>tm5t     
pursuant to a contract ent]$ into "u    
subsection 7a74  7c7 ,s\rce ( funds     
,exp5ses ( c>ry+ out ?is section1       
includ+ paym5ts = exam9ation travel &   
incid5tal exp5ses "u ! t]ms & conditions
 set =? by section #aaa ( ?is title1    
%all be reimburs$ to ! acc\nts available
 = ! g5]al op]at+ exp5ses ( ! ,vet]ans  
,b5efits ,adm9i/ration & in=mation      
te*nology sy/ems f am\nts available to !
 ,secret>y = paym5t ( comp5sation &     
p5sions4  7d7 ,me*anism = transmittal ( 
evid5ce introduc$ by applications dur+  
exam9ations ,! ,secret>y %all e/abli% a 
me*anism :]eby a heal? c>e pr(essional  
au?oriz$ to provide an exam9ation "u    
subsection 7a7 = an applicant = a b5efit
 describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 ( su*         
subsection c transmit to ! ,secret>y    
evid5ce introduc$ by ! applicant dur+   
su* exam9ation4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t

 ,! table ( sections aft] ! beg9n+ (    
*apt] #ea ( su* title is am5d$ by ins]t+
 aft] ! item relat+ to section #eajc;,a 
! foll[+ new item3  #eajc;,b4 ,p]=mance 
( disability exam9ations by contract    
physicians4  4  7c7 ,t]m9ation ( pilot  
program ,! pilot program "u section     
#ejd7;a7 ( ! ,vet]ans' ,b5efits         
,improvem5ts ,act ( #aiif 7,public ,law 
#ajd-bge2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4 #eaja note7 is  
h]eby t]m9at$4  7d7 ,report to congress 
,n lat] ?an ?ree ye>s aft] ! date ( !   
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (      
,vet]ans ,affairs %all submit to        
,congress a report on ! effect ( ! use (
 ! au?ority provid$ by section #eajc;,b 
( su* title1 z add$ by subsection 7a71  
on ! co/1 timel9ess1 & ?or\ghness (     
m$ical disability exam9ations4