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,s&]s 7= himself & ,mr4 ,wel*7 introduc$
 ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice &      
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to exp& entitlem5t
 ( vet]ans to c>e f ! ,dep>tm5t (       
,vet]ans ,affairs & to gu>antee heal?   
c>e b5efits = vet]ans enroll$ 9 ! pati5t
 enrollm5t sy/em ( ! ,dep>tm5t1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans       
,affairs ,income ,eligibility           
,/&>dization ,act4  #b4 ,expansion (    
entitlem5t ( vet]ans to c>e f ,dep>tm5t 
( ,vet]ans ,affairs  7a7 ,9 g5]al       
,section #agaj7;a7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph
 7#c7-- 7,a7 by /rik+ may1 to ! ext5t   
res\rces & facilities are available & & 
ins]t+ a comma2 &  7,b7 by /rik+ furni% 
hospital c>e1 m$ical s]vices1 & nurs+   
home c>e & ins]t+ %all furni% hospital  

c>e & m$ical s]vices1 & may furni% nurs+
 home c>e2 &  7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#d71 by  
/rik+ p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b7 & ins]t+    
p>agraphs 7#a71 7#b71 & 7#c74  7b7      
,priority ,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans       
,affairs %all elim9ate all subcategories
 ( priority = enrollm5t e/abli%$ by !   
,secret>y = vet]ans eligible = enrollm5t
 "u p>agraph 7#h7 ( section #agje7;a7 ( 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 & %all  
ensure t all vet]ans eligible =         
enrollm5t "u su* p>agraph may enroll 9 !
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,vet]ans ,affairs "u su* section4  #c4  
,gu>antee ( heal? c>e b5efits = vet]ans 
enroll$ 9 pati5t enrollm5t sy/em (      
,dep>tm5t ,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans       
,affairs %all ensure t all vet]ans1 once
 enroll$ 9 ! pati5t enrollm5t sy/em ( ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs "u section
 #agje7;a7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates   
,code1 rema9 enroll$ 9 su* sy/em & may  
cont9ue receiv+ heal? c>e furni%$ by !  
,dep>tm5t if !y *oose1 subject to su*   
co/-%>+ requirem5ts z may apply to !    

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