,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ghch  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #e1 #bjbf,mr4    
,mills introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to e/abli% a      
procurem5t program to facilitate !      
ability ( ! m$ical c5t]s ( ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ,vet]ans ,affairs to make direct       
procurem5ts ( orig9al artwork f vet]ans 
:o are pati5ts1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  
,%ort title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,vet]an ,arti/s ,heal+ ,act4  #b4       
,e/abli%m5t ( program  7a7 ,9 g5]al     
,*apt] #ha ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates   
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ aft] section    
#habi ! foll[+ new section3  #hacj4     
,direct pur*ases ( orig9al artwork f    
vet]ans enroll$ z pati5ts  7a7 ,!       
,secret>y %all c>ry out a procurem5t    
program "u ?is section to facilitate !  
ability ( ! m$ical c5t]s ( ! ,dep>tm5t  
to make direct procurem5ts ( orig9al    
artwork f vet]ans :o are enroll$ z      

pati5ts4  7b7 ,"u ! program1 ! ,secret>y
 %all ensure t ! head ( ea* m$ical      
c5t]-- 7#a7 has ! au?ority to make cov]$
 procurem5ts2 &  7#b7 9 ex]cis+ t       
au?ority1 is n requir$ to obta9 !       
approval ( any (ficial at ! di/rict1    
regional1 or ,vet]ans ,integrat$ ,s]vice
 ,network level1 except to ! ext5t su*  
approval is requir$ by law4  7c7 ,z us$ 
9 ?is section1 a cov]$ procurem5t is a  
procurem5t--  7#a7 "u ! micro-pur*ase   
au?ority 9 section #aijb ( title #da1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code2  7#b7 directly f a 
vet]an :o1 at ! "t ( ! procurem5t1 is a 
pati5t enroll$ at ! m$ical c5t] & has-- 
7,a7 a cl9ical recomm5dation = creative 
arts !rapy2 or  7,b7 a hi/ory (         
p>ticipation 9 ! ,national ,vet]ans     
,creative ,arts ,fe/ival2 &  7#c7 ( !   
vet]an's own orig9al artwork4  7d7 ,!   
head ( a m$ical c5t] may ex]cise !      
au?ority "u ?is section only if--  7#a7 
! artwork is non-p>tisan & cl9ical 9    
nature1 focus+ on !mes ( recov]y1       
nature1 & s]vice2 &  7#b7 ! vet]an      

c]tifies t ! artwork is ! vet]an's own  
orig9al artwork4  7e7 ,! head ( a m$ical
 c5t] may make m ?an "o cov]$ procurem5t
 "u ?is section f an individual vet]an 9
 a fiscal ye> b ! aggregate am\nt ( su* 
procurem5ts by t m$ical c5t] f t vet]an 
may n exce$ #b1ejj p] fiscal ye>4  7f7  
,a cov]$ procurem5t "u ?is section--    
7#a7 %all be made )\t reg>d to :e!r !   
vet]an is regi/]$ 9 ! ,sy/em = ,aw>ds   
,managem5t or c]tifi$ z a small bus9ess 
conc]n by ! ,small ,bus9ess             
,adm9i/ration2  7#b7 %all be treat$ z a 
procurem5t f a small bus9ess conc]n own$
 & controll$ by vet]ans = purposes (    
contract+ goals & priorities "u sections
 #habg & #habh ( ?is title2 &  7#c7 %all
 be made )\t reg>d to any requirem5t 9  
law1 regulation1 or policy t (f]s be    
obta9$ f multiple s\rces or t aw>ds be  
di/ribut$ 9 an equitable mann]1 su* z ! 
requirem5ts 9 section #aijb7;e7 ( title 
#da1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 & section     
#ae7;j7 ( ! ,small ,bus9ess ,act 7#ae   
,u4,s4,c4 #fdd7;j771 z long z ! price is

 det]m9$ to be reasonable4  4  7b7      
,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( sections at 
! beg9n+ ( *apt] #ha ( su* title is     
am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to   
section #habi ! foll[+ new item3  #hacj4
 ,direct pur*ases ( orig9al artwork f   
vet]ans enroll$ z pati5ts4  4