,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dfg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #ae1        
#bjbe,mr4 ,van ,drew introduced the     
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to eliminate the         
requirement of a service-connected      
disability to furnish veterans with     
medical care outside of a ,state1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,foreign 
,medical ,program ,modernization ,act of
 #bjbe4  #b4 ,expansion of ,foreign     
,medical ,program of ,department of     
,veterans ,affairs  7a7 ,elimination of 
service-,connected disability           
requirement ,section #agbd of title #ch1
 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--    
7#a7 by striking subsection 7a72  7#b7  
by redesignating subsections 7b7 through
 7e7 as subsections 7a7 through 7d71    
respectively2  7#c7 in subsection 7a71  
as so redesignated-- 7,a7 in paragraph  

7#a71 by striking if the ,secretary     
determines that such care and services  
are needed for the treatment of a       
service-connected disability of the     
veteran or as part of a rehabilitation  
program under chapter #ca of this title2
 and  7,b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by        
striking a service-connected disability 
of2 and  7#d7 in subsection 7d71 as so  
redesignated1 by striking who has a     
service-connected disability4  7b7      
,electronic fund transfer reimbursement 
,the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs   
shall update the payment system of the  
,department of ,veterans ,affairs to    
allow for reimbursements through        
electronic fund transfer for hospital   
care or medical services furnished      
pursuant to section #agbd of title #ch1 
,united ,states ,code4  7c7 ,assessment 
of contract for provision of care ,the  
,secretary shall assess the feasibility 
and implications of entering into a     
contract with an appropriate            
non-,department entity to build a       

network of non-,department entities to  
provide hospital care and medical       
services pursuant to section #agbd of   
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1       
including implications for the          
administrative burden on veterans       
eligible to receive such care and       
services4