,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dfg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ae1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,van ,drew introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'  
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to elim9ate !     
requirem5t ( a s]vice-connect$          
disability to furni% vet]ans ) m$ical   
c>e outside ( a ,/ate1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,=eign ,m$ical ,program             
,mod]nization ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4        
,expansion ( ,=eign ,m$ical ,program (  
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  7a7      
,elim9ation ( s]vice-,connect$          
disability requirem5t ,section #agbd (  
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is      
am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+ subsection 7a72   
7#b7 by r$esignat+ subsections 7b7 ?r\gh
 7e7 z subsections 7a7 ?r\gh 7d71       
respectively2  7#c7 9 subsection 7a71 z 
s r$esignat$-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#a71 by 
/rik+ if ! ,secret>y det]m9es t su* c>e 
& s]vices are ne$$ = ! treatm5t ( a     

s]vice-connect$ disability ( ! vet]an or
 z "p ( a rehabilitation program "u     
*apt] #ca ( ?is title2 &  7,b7 9        
p>agraph 7#b71 by /rik+ a               
s]vice-connect$ disability (2 &  7#d7 9 
subsection 7d71 z s r$esignat$1 by /rik+
 :o has a s]vice-connect$ disability4   
7b7 ,electronic fund transf]            
reimbursem5t ,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans    
,affairs %all update ! paym5t sy/em ( ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to all[ = 
reimbursem5ts ?r\gh electronic fund     
transf] = hospital c>e or m$ical s]vices
 furni%$ pursuant to section #agbd (    
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7c7    
,assessm5t ( contract = provision ( c>e 
,! ,secret>y %all assess ! feasibility &
 implications ( ent]+ into a contract ) 
an appropriate non-,dep>tm5t entity to  
build a network ( non-,dep>tm5t entities
 to provide hospital c>e & m$ical       
s]vices pursuant to section #agbd (     
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 includ+ 
implications = ! adm9i/rative burd5 on  
vet]ans eligible to receive su* c>e &   

s]vices4