,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bjgj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ba1     
#bjbc,ms4 ,cantwell 7for herself and    
,mr4 ,cassidy7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit the ,secretary
 of ,veterans ,affairs from replacing   
physician anesthesiologists with        
certified registered nurse anesthetists 
under the health care system of the     
,department of ,veterans ,affairs1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,protect 
,lifesaving ,anesthesia ,care for       
,veterans ,act of #bjbc4  #b4           
,prohibition on replacement of physician
 anesthesiologists under health care    
system of ,department of ,veterans      
,affairs  7a7 ,prohibition ,the         
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs may    
not-- 7#a7 modify the policy of the     
,department of ,veterans ,affairs       
relating to anesthesia care in a manner 

that would provide any medical          
professional other than a physician     
anesthesiologist with full practice     
authority for the furnishment of        
anesthesia care to veterans under the   
laws administered by the ,secretary of  
,veterans ,affairs 7including by        
providing certified registered nurse    
anesthetists with such full practice    
authority72 or  7#b7 finalize1          
implement1 or enforce the provisions    
relating to anesthesia care of the      
proposed rule titled ,advanced ,practice
 ,registered ,nurses and published in   
the ,federal ,register on ,may #be1     
#bjaf 7#ha ,fed4 ,reg4 #ccaee71 or any  
substantially similar rule4  7b7 ,rule  
of construction ,nothing in this section
 shall be construed to limit the        
authority of the ,secretary of ,veterans
 ,affairs to issue any short-term       
emergency order relating to the safety1 
care1 or well-being of veterans during  
surgical procedures4