,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ifff  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ad1 #bjbf,mr4  
,ciscomani 7= himself & ,mr4 ,pappas7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (        
,vet]ans ,affairs to e/abli% a pilot    
program to use f\r-dim5sional functional
 lung imag+ s(tw>e product to id5tify   
respiratory disord]s & lung disease 9   
vet]ans1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,advanc$
 ,imag+ = ,respiratory ,c>e1 ,assessm5t1
 & ,rese>* ,excell5ce = ,vet]ans ,act ( 
#bjbf or ! ,,air ,,c>e = ,vets ,act (   
#bjbf4  #b4 ,respiratory disord] & lung 
disease pilot program  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t  
,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all   
e/abli% a pilot program to use an       
eligible s(tw>e product to id5tify      
respiratory disord]s & lung disease 9   
vet]ans receiv+ m$ical s]vices at       
facilities ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans     
,affairs4  7b7 ,leases ( lung imag+     

s(tw>e products ,! ,secret>y %all c>ry  
out subsection 7a7 by seek+ to ent] into
 an agreem5t ) an eligible entity to    
lease an eligible s(tw>e product to !   
,secret>y4  7c7 ,expiration ( au?ority  
,! au?ority ( ! ,secret>y to ent] into  
an agreem5t "u subsection 7b7 %all      
expire on ! date t is five ye>s aft] !  
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7d7      
,report ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] !      
expiration ( au?ority "u subsection 7c71
 ! ,secret>y %all submit to ,congress a 
report evaluat+ ! effectiv5ess ( ! pilot
 program4  7e7 ,au?orization (          
appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section     
#e1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbg    
?r\gh #bjca4  7f7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is    
section3 7#a7 ,! t]m eligible entity    
means a develop] ( an eligible s(tw>e   
product4  7#b7 ,! t]m eligible s(tw>e   
product means a f\r-dim5sional          
functional lung imag+ s(tw>e product t  
has be5 approv$ by ! ,food & ,drug      
,adm9i/ration to evaluate lung function4

  7#c7 ,! t]ms facilities ( ! ,dep>tm5t 
& m$ical s]vices h ! mean+s giv5 su*    
t]ms 9 section #agja ( title #ch1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code4