,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dcih  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ae1 #bjbe,mr4  
,emm] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,res*5?al]1 ,mr4 
,g>b>9o1 ,mr4 ,des,jarlais1 ,mr4 ,latta1
 ,ms4 ,malliotakis1 ,mr4 ,self1 ,ms4    
,t5ney1 ,mr4 ,la,lota1 ,mr4 ,womack1    
,ms4 ,salaz>1 ,mr4 ,/aub]1 ,mr4 ,al=d1  
,mr4 ,ad]holt1 ,mr4 ,van ,ord51 ,mr4    
,taylor1 ,mr4 ,lawl]1 ,mr4 ,ful*]1 ,mr4 
,cr5%aw1 ,mr4 ,bacon1 ,mr4 ,ne:\se1 ,mr4
 ,patronis1 ,mr4 ,mack5zie1 ,ms4        
,mc,bride1 ,mr4 ,f9/ad1 ,mr4 ,ow5s1 ,mr4
 ,co/a1 ,mr4 ,calv]t1 ,mrs4 ,kim1 ,mr4  
,nehls1 ,mr4 ,m\lton1 ,mr4 ,fry1 ,mr4   
,good51 ,mr4 ,wi$1 ,mr4 ,williams (     
,texas1 ,mr4 ,moylan1 ,ms4 ,tokuda1 ,mr4
 ,ciscomani1 ,mr4 ,rose1 ,mr4 ,/rong1   
,mr4 ,gu?rie1 ,mr4 ,/eil1 ,mr4 ,mool5a>1
 ,mr4 ,fe5/ra1 ,mrs4 ,fis*ba*1 ,mr4     
,tiffany1 ,ms4 ,van ,duyne1 ,mr4 ,flood1
 ,mr4 ,moore ( ,we/ ,virg9ia1 & ,mr4    
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,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      

direct a physician or nurse practition] 
employ$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans       
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lat] ?an #dh h\rs aft] su* physician or 
nurse practition] le>ns ( su* dea?1 & = 
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,vet]an ,burial        
,timel9ess & ,dea? ,c]tificate          
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,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,/ates & 
c\nties h report$ significant delays 9 !
 sign+ ( dea? c]tificates = vet]ans :o  
pass away f natural causes4  7#b7 ,su*  
delays1 caus$ by ! refusal (1 or        
po/ponem5t by1 physicians ( ! ,dep>tm5t 
( ,vet]ans ,affairs h1 9 "s cases1 la/$ 
z long z eight weeks4  7#c7 ,su* delays 
prev5t ! timely burial ( deceas$ vet]ans
 & access to survivor b5efits4  #c4     
,timely c]tification ( ! dea? ( a vet]an
  7a7 ,9 g5]al  7#a7 ,,va physician or  
nurse practition] ,subject to p>agraph  
7#b71 a physician or nurse practition]  
employ$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans       
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vet]an :o dies ( natural causes %all    
c]tify ! dea? ( su* vet]an n lat] ?an   
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practition] le>ns ( su* dea?4  7#b7     
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 or nurse practition] describ$ 9        
p>agraph 7#a7 _c comply ) su* subsection
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p>agraph1 a coron] or m$ical exam9] 9 ! 
jurisdiction :]e su* dea? occurr$ may   
c]tify su* dea?4  7b7 ,report ,"o ye>   
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 &  
annually !reaft]1 ! ,secret>y %all      
submit to ! ,committees on ,vet]ans'    
,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives a report reg>d+         
compliance ) subsection 7a74 ,su* a     
report %all include1 ) reg>ds to ! ye>  
prec$+ ! date ( ! report1 ! foll[+      
elem5ts3  7#a7 ,! p]c5tage ( cases 9 :i*
 a physician or nurse practition]       
employ$ by ! ,secret>y compli$ )        
p>agraph 7#a7 ( su* subsection4  7#b7 ,!
 numb] ( cases 9 :i* su* a physician or 
nurse practition] c\ld n s comply4  7#c7

 ,! mo/ common reasons :y su* a         
physician or nurse practition] c\ld n s 
comply4