,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dccb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #ad1 #bjbd,mr4    
,sullivan 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      
require ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 
to improve telephone communication by ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,repres5t+ ,,va ) ,accuracy
 ,act or ! ,,rep ,,va ,act4  #b4        
,improvem5t ( telephone communication by
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  7a7 ,9  
g5]al ,*apt] #fc ( title #ch1 ,unit$    
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+ new section3  #fcba4 ,telephone
 communication  7a7 ,calls associat$ )  
,dep>tm5t ,n lat] ?an ,janu>y #a1 #bjbf1
 ! ,secret>y %all ensure t any call made
 to a vet]an by an employee or          
contractor ( ! ,dep>tm5t reg>d+ s]vices 
or b5efits furni%$ by ! ,dep>tm5t-- 7#a7
 is made f a s+le1 well-kn[n telephone  

numb]2 &  7#b7 uses call] id5tification 
br&+ t indicates to ! vet]an t ! call is
 f or on behalf ( ! ,dep>tm5t4  7b7     
,call c5t]s = heal? c>e appo9tm5ts &    
ref]rals  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an     
,janu>y #a1 #bjbf1 ! ,secret>y %all     
ensure t ! ,vet]ans ,heal? ,adm9i/ration
 has at lea/ "o call c5t] 9 ea* ( ! "t  
zones specifi$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 to       
address conc]ns reg>d+ appo9tm5ts &     
ref]rals = heal? c>e "u ! laws adm9i/]$ 
by ! ,secret>y4  7#b7 ,"t zones specifi$
 ,! "t zones specifi$ 9 ?is p>agraph are
 ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,ea/]n "t4  7,b7 ,c5tral
 "t4  7,c7 ,m\nta9 "t4  7,d7 ,pacific   
"t4  7,e7 ,alaska "t4  7,f7 ,hawaii "t4 
7#c7 ,cl>ification ,! ,secret>y is n    
requir$ to ensure t ! ,vet]ans ,heal?   
,adm9i/ration has a call c5t] 9 any     
location g5]ally )9 a "t zone specifi$ 9
 p>agraph 7#b7 t does n foll[ daylight  
"t4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( 
sections at ! beg9n+ ( *apt] #fc ( su*  
title is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+
 new item3  #fcba4 ,telephone           

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