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,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,vet]ans' ,b5efits   
,improvem5ts ,act ( #aiif & ! ,johnny   
,isakson & ,david ,p4 ,roe1 ,m4,d4      
,vet]ans ,heal? ,c>e & ,b5efits         
,improvem5t ,act ( #bjbj to improve !   
tempor>y lic5sure requirem5ts = contract
 heal? c>e pr(essionals :o p]=m m$ical  
disability exam9ations = ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,vet]ans ,affairs1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,rural ,vet]ans' ,improv$ ,access to  
,b5efits ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4 ,improvem5ts
 to tempor>y lic5sure requirem5ts =     
contract heal? c>e pr(essionals :o p]=m 
m$ical disability exam9ations = !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  7a7      
,expansion ,section #ejd ( ! ,vet]ans'  
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7,public ,law #ajd-bge2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4   
#eaja note71 z am5d$ by p>agraph 7#a7 ( 
subsection 7a7 ( section #bjjb ( !      
,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 #eaja note71 is 
fur!r am5d$1 subject to ! sunset 9      
p>agraph 7#d7 ( su* subsection1 by /rik+
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unre/rict$ lic5se to practice ! heal?   
c>e pr(ession ( ! heal? c>e pr(essional2
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c>e pr(ession 9 any ,/ate2 &  7,c7 is   
p]=m+ au?oriz$ duties = ! ,dep>tm5t     
pursuant to a contract ent]$ into "u    
subsection 7a74  4  7b7 ,delay$ sunset (
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,david ,p4 ,roe1 ,m4,d4 ,vet]ans ,heal? 
,c>e & ,b5efits ,improvem5t ,act ( #bjbj
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#bjca4  7c7 ,con=m+ am5dm5t ,p>agraph   
7#b7 ( su* subsection is am5d$ by /rik+ 
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practition]s1 audiologi/s1 & psy*ologi/s
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,report ,n lat] ?an #ae mon?s aft] !    
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all      
submit to ! ,committees on ,vet]ans'    
,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives a report reg>d+ ! use ( 
! au?ority "u section #ejd ( ! ,vet]ans'
 ,b5efits ,improvem5ts ,act ( #aiif     
7,public ,law #ajd-bge2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4   
#eaja note71 z tempor>ily am5d$ by      
section #bjjb7;a77#a7 ( ! ,johnny       
,isakson & ,david ,p4 ,roe1 ,m4,d4      
,vet]ans ,heal? ,c>e & ,b5efits         

,improvem5t ,act ( #bjbj 7,public ,law  
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?is section4 ,su* report %all include1 )
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elem5ts3 7#a7 ,! numb] ( exam9ations    
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au?ority4  7#b7 ,! co/1 timel9ess1 &    
legal adequacy ( su* exam9ations1       
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pr(essional2 &  7,b7 contract4  7#c7 ,! 
numb] ( su* exam9ations conduct$ 9 ea*  
,/ate1 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 or a     
,commonweal?1 t]ritory1 or possession ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#d7 ,! numb]s ( ea*  
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into su* a contract4  7#f7 ,! plan ( !  
,secret>y to correct errors 9 ! use (   
su* au?ority4