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,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #g1 #bjbc,mr4 
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,florida1 ,ms4 ,s9ema1 ,ms4 ,lummis1 &  
,mr4 ,braun7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to ensure t only lic5s$ heal?  
c>e pr(essionals furni% disability      
exam9ations "u a c]ta9 ,dep>tm5t (      
,vet]ans ,affairs pilot program = use ( 
contract physicians = disability        
exam9ations1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,bett] ,exam9] ,/&>ds & ,transp>5cy =   
,vet]ans ,act ( #bjbc or ! ,,be/ = ,vets
 ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4 ,ensur+ only lic5s$ 
heal? c>e pr(essionals furni% m$ical    
disability exam9ations "u c]ta9         
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs pilot     
program = use contract physicians =     
disability exam9ations  7a7 ,prohibition
 on use ( c]ta9 heal? c>e pr(essionals  
,section #ejd7;a7 ( ! ,vet]ans' ,b5efits

 ,improvem5ts ,act ( #aiif 7,public ,law
 #ajd-bge2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4 #eaja note7 is 
am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+ ,! ,secret>y (    
,vet]ans ,affairs & ins]t+ ! foll[+3    
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans   
,affairs  2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end !  
foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#b7 ,prohibition 
,no exam9ation describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 
may be c>ri$ out "u ?is section by any  
heal? c>e pr(essional o!r ?an "o        
describ$ 9 subsection 7c77#b74  4  7b7  
,rem$ies ,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans        
,affairs %all take su* actions z !      
,secret>y consid]s appropriate to ensure
 t only heal? c>e pr(essionals describ$ 
9 subsection 7c77#b7 ( section #ejd ( ! 
,vet]ans' ,b5efits ,improvem5ts ,act (  
#aiif 7,public ,law #ajd-bge2 #ch       
,u4,s4,c4 #eaja note7 are conduct+      
exam9ations pursuant to contracts ent]$ 
into "u su* section4  7c7 ,annual report
 ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( !     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act & n less frequ5tly  
?an once ea* ye> !reaft]1 ! ,secret>y   
%all submit to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'

 ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on  
,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives a report on-- 7#a7 !    
conduct ( ! pilot program e/abli%$ "u   
section #ejd ( ! ,vet]ans' ,b5efits     
,improvem5ts ,act ( #aiif 7,public ,law 
#ajd-bge2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4 #eaja note72 &  
7#b7 ! actions ( ! ,secret>y "u         
subsection 7b74  7d7 ,te*nical          
corrections ,section #ejd ( ! ,vet]ans' 
,b5efits ,improvem5ts ,act ( #aiif      
7,public ,law #ajd-bge2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4   
#eaja note7 is am5d$1 9 ! section head+1
 by /rik+ physicians & ins]t+ heal? c>e 
pr(essionals4