,i #aai? ,,congress #a/ ,session ,h4 ,r4 #cdhb ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,may #ai1 #bjbe,mr4 ,b>rett 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% an onl9e program ?r\gh :i* an employee ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs may s*$ule an appo9tm5t = a cov]$ vet]an ) a non-,dep>tm5t heal? c>e provid] "u ! ,vet]ans ,community ,c>e ,program1 & = o!r purposes4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,vet]ans ,community ,c>e ,s*$ul+ ,improvem5t ,act4 #b4 ,s*$ul+ ( appo9tm5ts "u ! ,vet]ans ,community ,c>e ,program 7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #caja ( ! ,johnny ,isakson & ,david ,p4 ,roe1 ,m4,d4 ,vet]ans ,heal? ,c>e & ,b5efits ,improvem5t ,act ( #bjbj 7,public ,law #aaf-cae2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4 #agja note7 is am5d$ by /rik+ subsection 7d7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+ new subsection 7d73 7d7 ,program on s*$ul+ appo9tm5ts ) ,community ,c>e provid]s by employees ( ! ,dep>tm5t ?r\gh in=mation te*nology sy/em 7#a7 ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ! ,vet]ans ,community ,c>e ,s*$ul+ ,improvem5t ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all1 in/ead ( ! process "u subsection 7a71 c>ry out a program ?r\gh :i* a s*$ul] ( ! ,dep>tm5t-- 7,a7 may s*$ule1 = a vet]an1 an appo9tm5t-- 7i7 = heal? c>e furni%$ ?r\gh ! ,vet]ans ,community ,c>e ,program2 & 7ii7 (f]$ by a non-,dep>tm5t heal? c>e provid] t p>ticipates 9 ! ,vet]ans ,community ,c>e ,program & elects to p>ticipate 9 ! program "u ?is subsection2 & 7,b7 us+ an in=mation te*nology sy/em4 7#b7 ,! ,secret>y %all c>ry out ! program "u ?is subsection ?r\gh an exi/+ agreem5t if practicable4 7#c7 ,! program "u ?is subsection %all1 ) reg>ds to an appo9tm5t available ) a ,dep>tm5t provid] or a non-,dep>tm5t provid] t p>ticipates 9 ! ,vet]ans ,community ,c>e ,program1 all[ a s*$ul]-- 7,a7 to view1 se>*1 & sort su* appo9tm5ts by type ( c>e1 location1 & date2 7,b7 to s*$ule su* an appo9tm5t2 7,c7 to provide ref]ral or au?orization docum5ts directly to a non-,dep>tm5t provid]2 & 7,d7 to p]=m any o!r function ! ,secret>y det]m9es necess>y4 7#d7 ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ! ,vet]ans ,community ,c>e ,s*$ul+ ,improvem5t ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all prescribe regulations "u ?is subsection4 ,su* regulations %all include a directive to employees at m$ical c5t]s ( ! ,dep>tm5t to use ! in=mation te*nology sy/em "u ?is subsection to s*$ule appo9tm5ts describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 in/ead ( ! process "u subsection 7a7 :5ev] practicable4 7#e7 ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ! ,vet]ans ,community ,c>e ,s*$ul+ ,improvem5t ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all plan & c>ry out an outrea* campaign to enc\rage non-,dep>tm5t provid]s t p>ticipate 9 ! ,vet]ans ,community ,c>e ,program to p>ticipate 9 ! program "u ?is subsection4 ,su* outrea* %all include ! publication ( a publicly accessible website ( ! ,dep>tm5t reg>d+-- 7,a7 details ( ! program2 7,b7 h[ a provid] may elect to p>ticipate 9 ! program2 & 7,c7 a po9t ( contact 9 ! ,dep>tm5t reg>d+ ! program4 7#f7 ,! ,secret>y %all submit to ! ,committees on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives ! foll[+ docum5ts reg>d+ ! program "u ?is subsection3 7,a7 ,n lat] ?an #cj days aft] ea* det]m9ation describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#c77;,d71 a report reg>d+ ea* function describ$ 9 su* subp>agraph4 7,b7 ,n lat] ?an #cj days aft] prescription1 a copy ( ! regulations prescrib$ "u p>agraph 7#d74 7,c7 ,n lat] ?an #cj days aft] ! ,secret>y =mulates ! plan "u p>agraph 7#e71 a copy ( su* plan4 7,d7 ,n lat] ?an #ah mon?s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ! ,vet]ans ,community ,c>e ,s*$ul+ ,improvem5t ,act & e six mon?s !reaft] dur+ ! foll[+ five ye>s1 a report reg>d+ op]ation ( su* program dur+ ! six mon?s prec$+ ! date ( ! report4 ,su* a report %all include ! foll[+3 7i7 ,! numb] ( non-,dep>tm5t heal? c>e provid]s :o p>ticipat$ 9 su* program4 7ii7 ,! numb] ( appo9tm5ts "u ! ,vet]ans ,community ,c>e ,program1 s*$ul$ by a s*$ul] ( ! ,dep>tm5t1 disaggregat$ by-- 7,i7 :e!r ! appo9tm5t 0 s*$ul$ "u su* program or by ! process "u subsection 7a72 7,,ii7 category ( m$ical s]vices provid$2 & 7,,iii7 mon?4 7#g7 ,! program "u ?is subsection %all t]m9ate sev5 ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ! ,vet]ans ,community ,c>e ,s*$ul+ ,improvem5t ,act4 4 7b7 ,codification 7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #caja ( su* ,act1 z am5d$ by subsection 7a71 is transf]r$ to sub*apt] ,i ( *apt] #ag ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 ins]t$ aft] section #agjc;,g1 & r$esignat$ z section #agjc;,h4 7#b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5ts ,section #agjc;,h ( su* title1 z add$ by ?is section1 is am5d$-- 7,a7 by /rik+ any head+ t is n a section head+ or subsection head+ & con=m+ ! m>g9s accord+ly2 7,b7 by /rik+ ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code bo? places x appe>s & ins]t+ ( ?is title2 7,c7 9 subsection 7a77#a7-- 7i7 9 ! matt] prec$+ subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+ ,n lat] ?an #fj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs & ins]t+ ,! ,secret>y2 & 7ii7 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+ ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs & ins]t+ ,dep>tm5t2 7,d7 9 subsection 7b77#a71 by /rik+ ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y & ins]t+ ,! ,secret>y2 7,e7 9 subsection 7c7-- 7i7 9 p>agraph 7#a71 9 ! matt] prec$+ subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+ ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y & ins]t+ ,! ,secret>y2 & 7ii7 9 p>agraph 7#b71 by /rik+ subp>agraphs 7,a7 & 7,b7 & ins]t+ ,! ,secret>y %all require ea* m$ical facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t to use ! me?od or tool describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a742 7,f7 9 ! section enum]ator1 by /rik+ ,sec4 & ins]t+ 2 & 7,g7 9 ! section head+-- 7i7 by /rik+ ,process & requirem5ts = s*$ul+ appo9tm5ts = heal? c>e f ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs & non-,dep>tm5t heal? c>e4 & ins]t+ ,s*$ul+ ( appo9tm5ts2 & 7ii7 by con=m+ ! typeface & type/yle1 includ+ capitalization1 to ! typeface & type/yle us$ 9 ! section head+ ( section #agjc;,g ( su* title4 7#c7 ,table ( sections ,! table ( sections at ! beg9n+ ( su* *apt] is am5d$ by ins]t+1 aft] ! item relat+ to section #agjc;,g1 ! foll[+ new item3 #agjc;,h4 ,s*$ul+ ( appo9tm5ts4 4