,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cdjj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ad1 #bjbe,ms4   
,k+-,h9ds 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,moylan1 &    
,mrs4 ,radewag57 introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
au?orize ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs
 to assign physicians ( ! ,dep>tm5t (   
,vet]ans ,affairs to tempor>ily s]ve z  
travel+ physicians 9 ! t]ritories &     
possessions ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ! ,t]ritorial ,response 
& ,access to ,vet]ans' ,ess5tial        
,lifec>e ,act or ! ,,travel ,act (      
#bjbe4  #b4 ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans        
assignm5t ( travel+ physicians to s]ve  
t]ritories & possessions  7a7 ,9 g5]al  
,sub*apt] ,i ( *apt] #gd ( title #ch1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+ new section3  #gdae4    
,travel+ physicians  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!    
,secret>y may assign a physician appo9t$

 "u section #gdja ( ?is title to s]ve z 
a travel+ physician = a p]iod ( n m ?an 
"o ye>4 ,a travel+ physician %all       
provide heal? c>e to vet]ans resid+ 9   
,am]ican ,samoa1 ,guam1 ! ,commonweal? (
 ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s1 !            
,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico1 ! ,virg9   
,isl&s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & any o!r     
t]ritory or possession ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 at ,dep>tm5t facilities locat$ 9 su*   
t]ritories & possessions4  7b7          
,coord9ation ( c>e ,9 provid+ c>e "u ?is
 section1 travel+ physicians %all       
coord9ate ) non-,dep>tm5t m$ical        
provid]s to ! ext5t necess>y to ensure  
high quality & coord9at$ c>e = vet]ans  
receiv+ hospital c>e & m$ical s]vices4  
7c7 ,pay ,9 addition to pay "u section  
#gdca ( ?is title1 ! ,secret>y %all     
provide a relocation or ret5tion bonus  
to travel+ physicians "u ?is section4 ,a
 relocation or ret5tion bonus "u ?is    
subsection %all be sub/antially simil>  
to a relocation or ret5tion bonus (f]$  
"u sections #egec & #eged1 respectively1

 ( title #e1 z ! ,secret>y consid]s     
appropriate4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,!
 table ( sections at ! beg9n+ ( su*     
*apt] is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item    
relat+ to section #gdad ! foll[+ new    
item3  #gdae4 ,travel+ physicians4  4