,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ddi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #ae1 #bjbc,ms4
 ,/ab5[ 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      
improve ! assignm5t ( pati5t advocates  
at m$ical facilities ( ! ,dep>tm5t (    
,vet]ans ,affairs4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,vet]ans ,pati5t  
,advocacy ,act4  #b4 ,pati5t advocates  
at m$ical facilities ( ,dep>tm5t (      
,vet]ans ,affairs  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section
 #gcji;,a ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+    
subsections 7e7 & 7f7 z subsections 7f7 
& 7g71 respectively2 &  7#b7 by ins]t+  
aft] subsection 7d7 ! foll[+ new        
subsection 7e73  7e7 ,numb] ( pati5t    
advocates ,beg9n+ on ! date t is "o ye> 
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ! ,vet]ans   
,pati5t ,advocacy ,act1 ! ,director %all
 ensure t-- 7#a7 !re is n few] ?an "o   
pati5t advocate = e #ac1ejj vet]ans     

enroll$ 9 ! sy/em ( annual pati5t       
enrollm5t ( ! ,dep>tm5t e/abli%$ &      
op]at$ "u section #agje7;a7 ( ?is title2
 &  7#b7 highly rural vet]ans may access
 ! s]vices ( pati5t advocates1 includ+1 
to ! ext5t practicable1 by assign+      
pati5t advocates to rural community-bas$
 outpati5t cl9ics4  4  7b7 ,,gao ,report
 ,n lat] ?an two ye>s aft] ! date ( !   
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,comptroll]      
,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all submit to 
! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !  
,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'      
,affairs ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a  
report evaluat+ ! implem5tation by !    
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs (         
subsection 7e7 ( section #gcji;,a (     
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 z add$  
by subsection 7a77#b74