,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #egeh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #ad1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,self 7= himself & ,mr4 ,ciscomani7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to p]mit ! volunt>y       
transmission ( pati5t contact in=mation 
to c]ta9 religi\s or fai?-bas$          
organizations by *apla9s employ$ by !   
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,enhanc+ ,fai?-,bas$       
,support = ,vet]ans ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4  
,volunt>y transmission ( pati5t contact 
in=mation to c]ta9 organizations by     
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs *apla9s   
,sub*apt] ,,iii ( *apt] #ag ( title #ch1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+ new section 7& con=m+ 
! table ( sections at ! beg9n+ ( su*    
*apt] accord+ly73  #agcj;,d4 ,volunt>y  
transmission by ,dep>tm5t *apla9s (     
pati5t contact in=mation to c]ta9       

religi\s or fai?-bas$ organizations  7a7
 ,9 g5]al ,) respect to a pati5t on :om 
a *apla9 employ$ by ! ,dep>tm5t has     
conduct$ a spiritual assessm5t1 su*     
*apla9 may1 at ! election ( ! pati5t1   
transmit ! contact in=mation ( su*      
pati5t to a non-,dep>tm5t religi\s or   
fai?-bas$ organization specifi$ by su*  
pati5t4  7b7 ,spiritual assessm5t def9$ 
,9 ?is section1 ! t]m spiritual         
assessm5t means an evaluation ( a pati5t
 entitl$ to receive m$ical treatm5t "u  
?is *apt] by a *apla9 employ$ by !      
,dep>tm5t to--  7#a7 ga!r spiritual     
in=mation ab\t su* pati5t2 &  7#b7 in=m 
! m$ical treatm5t plan ( su* pati5t1 if 
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