,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #chab  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #f1 #bjbe ,mr4  
,gray introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to prohibit !     
collection ( a heal? c>e copaym5t by !  
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs f a vet]an
 "u c]ta9 conditions attributable to a  
failure ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans        
,affairs to process c]ta9 in=mation )9  
applicable timel9ess /&>ds1 & = o!r     
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,/op ,tr\bl+ ,retroactive  
,invoices = ,vet]an ,exp5ses ,act (     
#bjbe or ! ,,/rive ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4   
,prohibition on collection ( heal? c>e  
copaym5ts by ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans     
,affairs "u c]ta9 conditions2 au?ority (
 ! ,secret>y to waive heal? c>e         
copaym5ts ,section #agcj;,a ( title #ch1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7  
by /rik+ ! head+ & ins]t+ ,prohibitions 
on collection ( copaym5ts "u c]ta9      

conditions 2  7#b7 9 subsection 7a7--   
7,a7 9 ! head+1 by /rik+ ,prohibition & 
ins]t+ ,prohibitions2 &  7,b7 by /rik+ !
 ,secret>y may n require & all t foll[s 
?r\gh ! end ( ! subsection & ins]t+ !   
foll[+3  ! ,secret>y may n require--    
7#a7 a cov]$ vet]an to make any copaym5t
 = ! receipt ( hospital c>e or m$ical   
s]vices "u ! laws adm9i/]$ by !         
,secret>y2  7#b7 any vet]an to make any 
copaym5t = ! receipt ( su* hospital c>e 
or m$ical s]vices aft] ! end ( ! two-ye>
 p]iod beg9n+ on ! date su* vet]an      
receiv$ su* hospital c>e or m$ical      
s]vices if ! failure ( ! vet]an to make 
su* copaym5t dur+ su* p]iod is          
attributable to ! failure ( an employee1
 (ficial1 or in=mation sy/em ( !        
,dep>tm5t to process in=mation provid$  
by or on behalf ( ! vet]an )9 applicable
 timel9ess /&>ds e/abli%$ by !          
,secret>y2 or  7#c7 any vet]an to make a
 copaym5t 9 an am\nt t exce$s #b1jjj = !
 receipt ( su* hospital c>e or m$ical   
s]vices if ! am\nt ( su* copaym5t is    

attributable to an error on ! "p ( an   
employee1 (ficial1 or in=mation sy/em ( 
! ,dep>tm5t4  2  7#c7 by r$esignat+     
subsection 7b7 z subsection 7c72 &  7#d7
 by ins]t+ aft] subsection 7a7 ! foll[+ 
new subsection3  7b7 ,waiv] au?ority ,! 
,secret>y may waive ! requirem5t = a    
vet]an to make any copaym5t = ! receipt 
( su* hospital c>e or m$ical s]vices 9  
any case 9 :i* ! ,secret>y det]m9es su* 
a waiv] w\ld be appropriate1 )\t reg>d  
to :e!r ! vet]an submits to ! ,secret>y 
a reque/ = su* waiv]4  4