,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bhj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #g1       
#bjbc,mr4 ,rubio 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,scott of ,florida1 ,ms4 ,sinema1 ,ms4  
,lummis1 and ,mr4 ,braun7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was read twice   
and referred to the ,committee on       
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
ensure that only licensed health care   
professionals furnish disability        
examinations under a certain ,department
 of ,veterans ,affairs pilot program for
 use of contract physicians for         
disability examinations1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,better ,examiner   
,standards and ,transparency for        
,veterans ,act of #bjbc or the ,,best   
for ,vets ,act of #bjbc4  #b4 ,ensuring 
only licensed health care professionals 
furnish medical disability examinations 
under certain ,department of ,veterans  
,affairs pilot program for use contract 
physicians for disability examinations  

7a7 ,prohibition on use of certain      
health care professionals ,section      
#ejd7;a7 of the ,veterans' ,benefits    
,improvements ,act of #aiif 7,public    
,law #ajd-bge2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4 #eaja note7
 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking ,the     
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs and    
inserting the following3  7#a7 ,in      
general ,the ,secretary of ,veterans    
,affairs  2 and  7#b7 by adding at the  
end the following new paragraph3  7#b7  
,prohibition ,no examination described  
in paragraph 7#a7 may be carried out    
under this section by any health care   
professional other than one described in
 subsection 7c77#b74  4  7b7 ,remedies  
,the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs   
shall take such actions as the          
,secretary considers appropriate to     
ensure that only health care            
professionals described in subsection   
7c77#b7 of section #ejd of the          
,veterans' ,benefits ,improvements ,act 
of #aiif 7,public ,law #ajd-bge2 #ch    
,u4,s4,c4 #eaja note7 are conducting    

examinations pursuant to contracts      
entered into under such section4  7c7   
,annual report ,not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act and not less frequently than once  
each year thereafter1 the ,secretary    
shall submit to the ,committee on       
,veterans' ,affairs of the ,senate and  
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs of
 the ,house of ,representatives a report
 on-- 7#a7 the conduct of the pilot     
program established under section #ejd  
of the ,veterans' ,benefits             
,improvements ,act of #aiif 7,public    
,law #ajd-bge2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4 #eaja      
note72 and  7#b7 the actions of the     
,secretary under subsection 7b74  7d7   
,technical corrections ,section #ejd of 
the ,veterans' ,benefits ,improvements  
,act of #aiif 7,public ,law #ajd-bge2   
#ch ,u4,s4,c4 #eaja note7 is amended1 in
 the section heading1 by striking       
physicians and inserting health care    
professionals4