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introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to improve ! assignm5t (  
pati5t advocates at m$ical facilities ( 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,vet]ans ,pati5t        
,advocacy ,act4  #b4 ,access = rural    
vet]ans to 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 ,access to pati5t advocates = 
rural vet]ans ,! ,director %all ensure t
 rural vet]ans may access ! s]vices (   
pati5t advocates1 includ+1 to ! ext5t   

practicable1 ) respect to assign+ pati5t
 advocates to rural community-bas$      
outpati5t cl9ics4  4  7b7 ,implem5tation
 date ,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  
%all ensure t subsection 7e7 ( su*      
section1 z am5d$ by ?is section1 is     
implem5t$ n lat] ?an two ye>s aft] !    
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7c7 ,,gao
 ,report ,n lat] ?an two ye>s aft] !    
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
%all submit to ! ,committees on         
,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ate a report     
evaluat+ ! implem5tation "u subsection  
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