,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hjdc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #bd1 #bjbf,mr4
 ,ciscomani 7for himself and ,ms4       
,bynum7 introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to improve the efficiency of the        
recovery and collection of revenue for  
the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs   
,medical ,care ,collections ,fund1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,vets    
,collections1 ,liquidity1 and           
,efficiency ,accountability for         
,reinvestment ,act or the ,vets ,,clear 
,act4  #b4 ,provide flexibility and     
efficiency for collection of revenue for
 ,department of ,veterans ,affairs      
,medical ,care ,collections ,fund  7a7  
,in general ,section #agbi;,a of title  
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--
  7#a7 in subsection 7b71 by adding at  
the end the following new paragraphs3   

7#aa7 ,sections #cgaa and #cgbi through 
#cgcc of title #ca1 to the extent that  
such recovery or collection is based on 
medical care1 services1 or medication   
provided or paid for under this chapter4
  7#ab7 ,amounts recovered or collected 
through administrative1 legal1 or       
judicial processes1 including           
investigations and audits1 to the extent
 that such recovery or collection is    
based on medical care1 services1 or     
medication provided or paid for under   
this chapter4  2  7#b7 by redesignating 
subsections 7c71 7d71 and 7e7 as        
subsections 7d71 7e71 and 7f71          
respectively2 and  7#c7 by inserting    
after subsection 7b7 the following new  
subsection3  7c7 7#a7 ,notwithstanding  
any other provision of law1 funds       
directed to the ,medical ,services      
account to reimburse such account for   
the costs of care provided under the    
following authorities may1 at the       
discretion of the ,secretary1 be        
deposited in the ,medical ,care         

,collections ,fund3  7,a7 ,section #agha
 of this title4  7,b7 ,section #haaa of 
this title4  7#b7 ,the authority of the 
,secretary to deposit amounts into the  
,medical ,care ,collections ,fund       
pursuant to this subsection shall expire
 on ,september #cj1 #bjbh4  4  7b7 ,,gao
 reports ,such section is further       
amended by adding at the end the        
following new subsection3  7g7  7#a7    
,not later than #ahj days after the date
 of enactment of this subsection1 and   
not less frequently than once every #ahj
 days thereafter during period the      
authority under subsection 7c7 is       
effective1 the ,comptroller ,general of 
the ,united ,states shall submit to the 
,committees on ,veterans' ,affairs of   
the ,senate and the ,house of           
,representatives a report on amounts    
deposited into the ,medical ,care       
,collections ,fund under this section4  
7#b7 ,each report required under        
paragraph 7#a7 shall include--  7,a7 the
 total amount of funds recovered or     

collected during the period covered by  
the report1 disaggregated by source of  
recovery or collection2 and  7,b7 a     
description of how such funds were      
expended by the ,department1 including  
the categories of medical care1         
services1 staffing1 or other purposes   
for which the funds were used4  4