,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hjdc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #bd1 #bjbf,mr4   
,ciscomani 7= himself & ,ms4 ,bynum7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to improve ! effici5cy ( !
 recov]y & collection ( rev5ue = !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs ,m$ical   
,c>e ,collections ,fund1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,vets ,collections1        
,liquidity1 & ,effici5cy ,acc\ntability 
= ,re9ve/m5t ,act or ! ,vets ,,cle>     
,act4  #b4 ,provide flexibility &       
effici5cy = collection ( rev5ue =       
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs ,m$ical   
,c>e ,collections ,fund  7a7 ,9 g5]al   
,section #agbi;,a ( title #ch1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 9        
subsection 7b71 by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+ new p>agraphs3  7#aa7 ,sections  
#cgaa & #cgbi ?r\gh #cgcc ( title #ca1  
to ! ext5t t su* recov]y or collection  

is bas$ on m$ical c>e1 s]vices1 or      
m$ication provid$ or paid = "u ?is      
*apt]4  7#ab7 ,am\nts recov]$ or        
collect$ ?r\gh adm9i/rative1 legal1 or  
judicial processes1 includ+             
inve/igations & audits1 to ! ext5t t su*
 recov]y or collection is bas$ on m$ical
 c>e1 s]vices1 or m$ication provid$ or  
paid = "u ?is *apt]4  2  7#b7 by        
r$esignat+ subsections 7c71 7d71 & 7e7 z
 subsections 7d71 7e71 & 7f71           
respectively2 &  7#c7 by ins]t+ aft]    
subsection 7b7 ! foll[+ new subsection3 
7c7 7#a7 ,not)/&+ any o!r provision (   
law1 funds direct$ to ! ,m$ical ,s]vices
 acc\nt to reimburse su* acc\nt = ! co/s
 ( c>e provid$ "u ! foll[+ au?orities   
may1 at ! discretion ( ! ,secret>y1 be  
deposit$ 9 ! ,m$ical ,c>e ,collections  
,fund3  7,a7 ,section #agha ( ?is title4
  7,b7 ,section #haaa ( ?is title4  7#b7
 ,! au?ority ( ! ,secret>y to deposit   
am\nts into ! ,m$ical ,c>e ,collections 
,fund pursuant to ?is subsection %all   
expire on ,septemb] #cj1 #bjbh4  4  7b7 

,,gao reports ,su* section is fur!r     
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new     
subsection3  7g7  7#a7 ,n lat] ?an #ahj 
days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is       
subsection1 & n less frequ5tly ?an once 
e #ahj days !reaft] dur+ p]iod !        
au?ority "u subsection 7c7 is effective1
 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
%all submit to ! ,committees on         
,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives a report on am\nts    
deposit$ into ! ,m$ical ,c>e            
,collections ,fund "u ?is section4  7#b7
 ,ea* report requir$ "u p>agraph 7#a7   
%all include--  7,a7 ! total am\nt (    
funds recov]$ or collect$ dur+ ! p]iod  
cov]$ by ! report1 disaggregat$ by s\rce
 ( recov]y or collection2 &  7,b7 a     
description ( h[ su* funds 7 exp5d$ by !
 ,dep>tm5t1 includ+ ! categories (      
m$ical c>e1 s]vices1 /aff+1 or o!r      
purposes = :i* ! funds 7 us$4  4