,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aigb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #aj1 #bjbe,mrs4  
,mill]-,meeks introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
e/abli% ! p]iod dur+ :i* ! ref]ral ( a  
vet]an1 made by a heal? c>e provid] ( ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 to a     
non-,dep>tm5t provid]1 = c>e or s]vices 
"u ! ,community ,c>e ,program ( su*     
,dep>tm5t1 rema9s valid4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,/&>diz+
 ,treatm5t & ,ref]ral ,times ,act (     
#bjbe or ! ,,/>t ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4     
,e/abli%m5t ( p]iod dur+ :i* a ref]ral  
"u ! ,community ,c>e ,program ( !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs rema9s    
valid ,section #agjc7;a77#b7 ( title    
#ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by   
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new subp>agraph3 
7,e7 ,ensur+ t ! p]iod dur+ :i* !       
ref]ral ( a cov]$ vet]an1 made by a     
heal? c>e provid] ( ! ,dep>tm5t (       

,vet]ans ,affairs1 to a non-,dep>tm5t   
provid]1 = c>e or s]vices "u ?is        
section1 is valid1 beg9s on ! day t !   
cov]$ vet]an has ! fir/ appo9tm5t ) su* 
non-,dep>tm5t provid]4  4