,,ib ,union ,cal5d> ,no4 #cbc #aai?     
,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #chab 
,report ,no4 #aai-cga ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(
 ,,repres5tatives  ,june #f1 #bjbe,mr4  
,gray introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs  ,novemb] #g1 #bjbe;,additional
 sponsors3 ,mr4 ,takano1 ,mr4 ,ca/ro (  
,texas1 ,mr4 ,coh51 ,mrs4 ,ramirez1 ,ms4
 ,ross1 ,ms4 ,craig1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 &   
,mr4 ,figures  ,novemb] #g1             
#bjbe,report$ ) an am5dm5t1 committ$ to 
! ,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate 
( ! ,union1 & ord]$ to be printed,strike
 out all aft] ! enact+ clause & ins]t ! 
"p pr9t$ 9 italic,for text ( introduc$  
bill1 see copy ( bill z introduc$ on    
,june #f1 #bjbe  ,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  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,sub*apt]   
,,iii ( *apt] #ag ( title #ch1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft]   
section #agbb;,c ! foll[+ new section3  
#agbb;,d4 ,copaym5ts3 prohibitions on   
collection "u c]ta9 conditions2 waiv]   
au?ority  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+         
subsections 7f7 & 7g7 ( section #agaj ( 
?is title1 section #agbb;,a7a7 ( ?is    
title1 section #agbe;,a ( ?is title1 or 
any o!r provision ( law requir+ an      
individual to make a copaym5t to !      
,secret>y1 ! ,secret>y may n require a  
vet]an to make any copaym5t = ! receipt 
( hospital c>e or m$ical s]vices "u !   
laws adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y aft] ! end 
( ! two-ye> p]iod beg9n+ on ! date su*  

vet]an receiv$ su* hospital c>e or      
m$ical s]vices if ! ,secret>y fail$ to  
provide ! vet]an notice-- 7#a7 ( !      
copaym5t )9 applicable timel9ess /&>ds  
e/abli%$ by ! ,secret>y2 or  7#b7 t !   
aggregate am\nt ( copaym5ts = su* c>e or
 s]vices ! vet]an owes to ! ,secret>y is
 great] ?an ! doll> am\nt describ$ 9    
p>agraph 7#a7 ( subsection 7b74  7b7    
,doll> am\nt describ$  7#a7 ,! doll>    
am\nt describ$ 9 ?is p>agraph is #b1jjj4
  7#b7 ,on ! fir/ day ( ea* fiscal ye>  
beg9n+ aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( !     
,,/rive ,act ( #bjbe1 ! ,secret>y %all1 
increase ! doll> am\nt describ$ 9       
p>agraph 7#a7 by a p]c5tage equal to !  
p]c5tage by :i* ! ,consum] ,price ,index
 7all items1 ,unit$ ,/ates city av]age7 
increas$ dur+ ! previ\s fiscal ye>4 ,9 !
 ev5t t su* index does n increase dur+  
su* p]iod1 ! ,secret>y %all ma9ta9 !    
doll> am\nt 9 effect "u p>agraph 7#a7   
dur+ ! previ\s fiscal ye>4  7c7 ,waiv]  
au?ority ,! ,secret>y may waive !       
requirem5t = a vet]an to make any       

copaym5t = ! receipt ( su* hospital c>e 
or m$ical s]vices 9 any case 9 :i* !    
,secret>y det]m9es su* a waiv] w\ld be  
appropriate1 )\t reg>d to :e!r ! vet]an 
submits to ! ,secret>y a reque/ = su*   
waiv]4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table
 ( sections at ! beg9n+ ( su* *apt] is  
am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to   
section #agbb;,c ! foll[+ new item3     
#agbb;,d4 ,copaym5ts3 prohibition on    
collection ( "u c]ta9 conditions2 waiv] 
au?ority4  4  #c4 ,ext5sion ( c]ta9     
limits on paym5ts ( p5sion ,section     
#eejc7;d77#g7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 is am5d$ by /rik+ ,novemb] #cj1 
#bjca & ins]t+ ,febru>y #bi1 #bjcb4     
,novemb] #g1 #bjbe,report$ ) an am5dm5t1
 committ$ to ! ,committee ( ! ,:ole     
,h\se on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union1 & ord]$ to 
be pr9t$