,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #idgf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #be1 #bjbf,mrs4 
,mill]-,meeks introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,vet]ans' ,affairs1 & 9 addition to !   
,committees on ,ways & ,means1 & ,en]gy 
& ,comm]ce1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly 
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (       
,vet]ans ,affairs to coord9ate ) !      
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices 9  
adm9i/]+ ! ,vet]ans ,community ,c>e     
,program1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4        
,coord9ation betwe5 ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans
 ,affairs & ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human 
,s]vices ) respect to adm9i/ration (    
,vet]ans ,community ,c>e ,program  7a7  
,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date 
( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all1
 = purposes ( coord9at+ m$ical b5efits &
 hospital c>e & m$ical s]vices furni%$  
"u ! laws adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y (     

,vet]ans ,affairs1 seek to ent] into a  
memor&um ( und]/&+ ) ! ,secret>y (      
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices ) respect to   
reciprocal access betwe5 ! ,vet]ans     
,heal? ,adm9i/ration & ! ,c5t]s =       
,m$ic>e & ,m$icaid ,s]vices to data &   
in=mation = vet]ans :o are concurr5tly  
enroll$ 9 ! pati5t enrollm5t sy/em "u   
section #agje7;a7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 &-- 7#a7 ! ,m$ic>e        
program2 or  7#b7 a ,m$ic>e ,advantage  
plan4  7b7 ,vet]ans ,community ,c>e     
,program adm9i/ration  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 
adm9i/]+ ! ,vet]ans ,community ,c>e     
,program "u section #agjc ( title #ch1  
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 ! ,secret>y (      
,vet]ans ,affairs1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,(fice (
 ,integrat$ ,vet]an ,c>e ( ! ,vet]ans   
,heal? ,adm9i/ration1 %all use !        
in=mation transmitt$ to ! ,secret>y by !
 ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices   
pursuant to ! memor&um ( und]/&+ requir$
 "u subsection 7a7 to--  7,a7 ensure1 ) 
respect to vet]ans :o are concurr5tly   
enroll$ 9 ! pati5t enrollm5t sy/em "u   

section #agje7;a7 ( su* title & !       
,m$ic>e program1 t ! ,dep>tm5t (        
,vet]ans ,affairs does n-- 7i7 furni%   
duplicative heal? c>e to su* vet]ans2 or
  7ii7 make errone\s or duplicative     
paym5ts = heal? c>e furni%$ to su*      
vet]ans2 &  7,b7 id5tify specializ$ ,,ma
 plans = special ne$s individuals t !   
,secret>y det]m9es (f] b5efits important
 = vet]an heal? c>e1 includ+ at lea/    
?ree ( ! b5efit categories describ$ 9   
p>agraph 7#b74  7#b7 ,b5efit categories 
describ$ ,! b5efit categories describ$ 9
 ?is p>agraph are ! foll[+3 7,a7        
,adaptive sports equipm5t4  7,b7 ,he>+  
aids & relat$ audiology s]vices4  7,c7  
,integrat$ traumatic bra9 injury        
rehabilitation4  7,d7 ,hyp]b>ic oxyg5   
!rapy4  7,e7 ,massage !rapy4  7,f7      
,resid5tial rehabilitation4  7,g7       
,complem5t>y & integrative heal?        
s]vices4  7,h7 ,o!r b5efits or s]vices !
 ,secret>y det]m9es are effective 9     
improv+ heal? outcomes = vet]ans4  7c7  
,coord9ation ,(fices  7#a7 ,vet]ans     

,heal? ,adm9i/ration ,! ,secret>y (     
,vet]ans ,affairs1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,(fice (
 ,integrat$ ,vet]an ,c>e ( ! ,vet]ans   
,heal? ,adm9i/ration1 may coord9ate ) ! 
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices to 
e/abli% an (fice 7to be kn[n z !        
,vet]ans ,affairs-,m$ic>e ,dual         
,eligibility ,coord9ation ,(fice7 )9 !  
,(fice ( ,integrat$ ,vet]an ,c>e4  7#b7 
,c5t]s = ,m$ic>e & ,m$icaid ,s]vices  ,!
 ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1  
act+ ?r\gh ! ,director ( ! ,c5t]s =     
,m$ic>e & ,m$icaid ,s]vices1 may        
coord9ate ) ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans      
,affairs1 to e/abli% a (fice 7to be kn[n
 z ! ,m$ic>e-,vet]ans ,affairs ,dual    
,eligibility ,coord9ation ,(fice7 )9 !  
,c5t]s = ,m$ic>e & ,m$icaid ,s]vices4   
7d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,! 
t]m ,m$ic>e ,advantage plan means a     
,m$ic>e ,advantage plan "u ! program    
e/abli%$ "u "p ,c ( title ,,xviii ( !   
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#aciew-#ba et seq474  7#b7 ,! t]m       
,m$ic>e program means ! ,m$ic>e program 

"u su* title4  7#c7 ,! t]ms specializ$  
,,ma plan = special ne$s individuals &  
special ne$s individual h ! mean+ giv5  
su* t]ms 9 section #ahei7;b77#f7 ( !    
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#aciew-#bh7;b77#f774