,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #hgd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ca1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,mc,cormick introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
modify ! rate ( pay = c>e or s]vices    
provid$ "u ! ,community ,c>e ,program ( 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs bas$ on 
! location at :i* su* c>e or s]vices 7  
provid$1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,rates (
 pay = a provid] ( c>e or s]vices       
furni%$ to a vet]an "u ! ,community ,c>e
 ,program ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans      
,affairs  7a7 ,rates ,section #agjc7;i7 
( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is    
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#a7--  7,a7 by 
/rik+ ,except z provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71
 & to ! ext5t practicable & ins]t+ 7,a7 
,to ! ext5t practicable2 &  7,b7 by add+
 at ! end ! foll[+ new subp>agraphs3    
7,b7 ,! ,secret>y %all e/abli% rates =  
paym5ts "u subp>agraph 7,a7 t are       
specific ) respect to ! foll[+ locations

 at :i* ! c>e or s]vices 7 provid$      
7reg>dless ( ! location ( ! headqu>t]s (
 ! provid]73 7i7 ,an inpati5t hospital4 
7ii7 ,an on-campus hospital outpati5t   
dep>tm5t4  7iii7 ,an (f-campus hospital 
outpati5t dep>tm5t4  7iv7 ,an ambulatory
 surgical c5t]4  7v7 ,! (fice ( a       
physician4  7,c7 ,! ,secret>y %all      
ensure t a claim = paym5t "u ?is        
p>agraph includes a unique1             
geographically specific national provid]
 id5tifi] code t id5tifies ! location ( 
! provid] z describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b74
  2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+   
new p>agraph3  7#g7 ,if ! ,secret>y may 
pay m ?an "o rate "u ?is p>agraph = c>e 
or s]vices1 ! ,secret>y %all pay ! l[e/ 
su* rate4  4  7b7 ,effective date ,!    
am5dm5ts made by subsection 7a7 %all    
take effect on ,janu>y #a1 #bjbf4