,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ebfa  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #aj1        
#bjbe,mrs4 ,d+ell introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
modify ! limitation on reimbursem5t =   
em]g5cy treatm5t ( am\nts ow$ to a ?ird 
p>ty or = :i* ! vet]an is responsible "u
 a heal?-plan contract4  #a4 ,%ort title
 ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,vet]ans     
,em]g5cy ,c>e ,reimbursem5t ,act (      
#bjbe4  #b4 ,modification ( limitation  
on reimbursem5t = em]g5cy treatm5t (    
am\nts ow$ to a ?ird p>ty or = :i* !    
vet]an is responsible "u a heal?-plan   
contract  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section         
#agbe7;c77#d77;,d7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 by /rik+ 
,! ,secret>y & ins]t+ 7i7 ,! ,secret>y2 
7#b7 9 clause 7i71 z designat$ by       
p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ or simil> paym5t
 & ins]t+ ( less ?an #ajj2 &  7#c7 by   
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new clause3  7ii7

 ,9 ?is subp>agraph1 ! t]m copaym5t     
means a fix$ am\nt paid by an individual
 = a cov]$ heal? s]vice receiv$ by !    
individual & does n include any am\nt   
paid = a d$uctible or co9surance4  4    
7b7  ,application ( am5dm5t  ,! am5dm5ts
 made by subsection 7a7 %all apply )    
respect to any reimbursem5t claim "u    
section #agbe ( su* title submitt$ to ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs = em]g5cy 
treatm5t furni%$ on or aft] ,febru>y #a1
 #bjab1 includ+ any su* claim submitt$  
by a memb] ( ! c]tifi$ class seek+      
relief 9 ,wolfe v4 ,mc,donough1 ,no4    
#ah-fjia 7,u4,s4 ,vet4 ,app474  7c7     
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,! t]ms
 em]g5cy treatm5t & heal?-plan contract 
h ! mean+s giv5 ^? t]ms 9 section       
#agbe7;f7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code4  7#b7 ,! t]m reimbursem5t claim  
includes any claim by a vet]an =        
reimbursem5t ( a copaym5t1 d$uctible1   
co9surance1 or any o!r type ( co/ %>e = 
em]g5cy treatm5t furni%$ to ! vet]an 9 a
 non-,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs      

facility & made by a vet]an :o _h       
cov]age "u a heal?-plan contract1       
includ+ any claim = ! reasonable value (
 em]g5cy treatm5t t 0 reject$ or d5i$ by
 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 :e!r !
 rejection or d5ial 0 f9al or n4