,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #eidi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #g1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,tony ,gonzales ( ,texas introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to e/abli% a pilot program to  
furni% d5tal c>e to vet]ans :o reside 9 
rural & highly rural areas4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,rural  
,vet]ans ,d5tal ,c>e ,act4  #b4 ,pilot  
program to furni% d5tal c>e to vet]ans  
:o reside 9 rural areas  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t
 ,on ,octob] #a1 #bjbf1 ! ,secret>y (   
,vet]ans ,affairs %all c>ry out a pilot 
program to furni% d5tal c>e to vet]ans  
:o reside 9 rural & highly rural areas  
7z det]m9$ by ! ,director ( ! ,(fice (  
,rural ,heal? ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans  
,affairs74  7b7 ,me?ods ,to c>ry out !  
pilot program1 ! ,secret>y may use !    
foll[+ me?ods3 7#a7 ,vans equipp$ ) full
 diagno/ic & treatm5t d5tal equipm5t4   
7#b7 ,modul> or conta9]iz$ mobile d5tal 
cl9ics-- 7,a7 at community-bas$         

outpati5t cl9ics ( ! ,dep>tm5t2 or  7,b7
 rural heal? fairs4  7#c7 ,t5ts or o!r  
tempor>y /ructures at outrea* ev5ts ( ! 
,dep>tm5t4  7c7 ,priority ,9 select+    
locations to c>ry out ! pilot program1 !
 ,secret>y %all give priority to        
locations-- 7#a7 locat$ m ?an #ge miles 
f ! d5tal cl9ic op]at$ by ! ,secret>y2  
7#b7 t h a high conc5tration ( vet]ans )
 unmet d5tal ne$s2 &  7#c7 rural &      
highly rural areas 7z su* t]ms are us$  
by ! ,(fice ( ,rural ,heal? ( ! ,vet]ans
 ,heal? ,adm9i/ration7 t h l>ge         
populations ( vet]ans4  7d7 ,duration ,!
 pilot program %all t]m9ate on ,septemb]
 #cj1 #bjbi4  7e7 ,report+ ,n lat] ?an  
,septemb] #cj ( #bjbg1 #bjbh1 & #bjbi1 !
 ,secret>y %all submit to ! ,committees 
on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & ,h\se
 ( ,repres5tatives a report on ! pilot  
program4 ,su* a report %all include !   
foll[+ elem5ts3  7#a7 ,! numb] ( vet]ans
 :o receiv$ d5tal c>e ?r\gh ! pilot     
program4  7#b7 ,locations :]e !         
,secret>y c>ri$ out ! pilot program4    

7#c7 ,! co/s = op]at+ ea* me?od "u      
subsection 7b74  7#d7 ,! recomm5dation (
 ! ,secret>y :e!r to improve or make    
p]man5t ! pilot program4