,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hcgb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bj1 #bjbf,ms4 
,escob> 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,luttrell7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (        
,vet]ans ,affairs to provide to c]ta9   
congressional committees a brief+ on !  
m$ical c5t] ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans    
,affairs 9 ,el ,paso1 ,texas1 & = o!r   
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,el ,paso ,,va ,m$ical  
,c5t] ,activation ,read9ess ,act (      
#bjbf4  #b4 ,brief+ on m$ical c5t] (    
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 9 ,el     
,paso1 ,texas  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an 
#ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  
%all provide to ! appropriate           
congressional committees a brief+ on !  
m$ical c5t] ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans    
,affairs "u con/ruction 9 ,el ,paso1    
,texas1 :i* %all include in=mation on ! 
foll[+ ) respect to su* c5t]3 7#a7      

,/aff+ requirem5ts & recruitm5t plans1  
includ+ ) respect to bo? cl9ical &      
support /aff4  7#b7 ,work=ce /ability & 
hir+ capacity1 includ+ any impacts (    
work=ce re/ructur+1 hir+ limitations1 or
 r$uctions 9 =ce on ! ability ( !       
,secret>y to recruit1 reta91 & fully    
/aff ! m$ical c5t]4  7#c7 ,! timel9e = !
 procurem5t & in/allation ( m$ical      
equipm5t4  7#d7 ,! specialty c>e s]vices
 to be furni%$ to vet]ans4  7#e7 ,! dem&
 = c>e 9 ! area to be s]v$4  7#f7 ,any  
plans to transf] ! c>e ( vet]ans f o!r  
facilities or provid]s4  7#g7 ,any plans
 to coord9ate ) m$ical facilities ( !   
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se1 includ+ ! ,william 
,beaumont ,army ,m$ical ,c5t]1 to ensure
 cont9uity ( c>e4  7#h7 ,any access or  
travel issues = recipi5ts ( c>e f bo?   
rural & urban communities & plans to    
address su* issues1 includ+ ?r\gh       
coord9ation ) transportation provid]s & 
municipalities & o!r gov]nm5t entities4 
7b7 ,appropriate congressional          
committees def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m  

appropriate congressional committees    
means--  7#a7 ! ,committees on ,vet]ans'
 ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives2 &  7#b7 ! ,committees  
on ,appropriations ( ! ,s5ate & ,h\se ( 
,repres5tatives4