,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ahec  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ba1 #bjbe
 ,ms4 ,hirono 7for herself and ,mr4     
,schatz7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a  
,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to improve the provision 
of direct housing loans and medical care
 from the ,department of ,veterans      
,affairs for ,native ,hawaiians4  #a4   
,short title  ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,parity for ,native ,hawaiian      
,veterans ,act of #bjbe4  #b4           
,modification to program for direct     
housing loans made to ,native ,american 
veterans by the ,secretary of ,veterans 
,affairs  ,section #cgfe7c77;,b7 of     
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by striking as that term and all
 that follows through #db ,stat4 #ajh7  
and inserting as defined in section #hja
 of the ,native ,american ,housing      
,assistance and ,self-,determination    

,act of #aiif 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #dbba74    
#c4  ,improvement of provision of       
medical care from ,department of        
,veterans ,affairs for ,native          
,hawaiians  7a7  ,reimbursement of costs
 of certain care provided through       
,native ,hawaiian health care system    
7#a7  ,in general  ,subchapter ,i of    
chapter #ag of title #ch1 ,united       
,states ,code1 is amended by inserting  
after section #agjc;,g the following new
 section3  #agjc;,h4  ,reimbursement of 
costs of certain care provided through  
,native ,hawaiian health care system    
7a7  ,in general  ,the ,secretary shall 
reimburse a ,native ,hawaiian health    
care system for the costs of care or    
services provided through such system to
 veterans eligible for such care or     
services under the laws administered by 
the ,secretary1 regardless of whether   
such care or services are provided      
directly through such system1 through   
purchased or referred care1 or through a
 contract for travel4  7b7  ,native     

,hawaiian health care system defined    
,the term ,native ,hawaiian health care 
system has the meaning given that term  
in section #ab of the ,native ,hawaiian 
,health ,care ,improvement ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #aagaa74  4  7#b7  ,clerical  
amendment  ,the table of sections at the
 beginning of such chapter is amended by
 inserting after the item relating to   
section #agjc;,g the following new item3
  #agjc;,h4 ,reimbursement of costs of  
certain care provided through ,native   
,hawaiian health care system4  4  7b7   
,exemption from cost sharing  ,section  
#agcj;,a7b7 of such title is amended--  
7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking 2 or
 and inserting a semicolon2  7#b7 in    
paragraph 7#b71 by striking the period  
at the end and inserting 2 or2 and  7#c7
 by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph3  7#c7 is a ,native ,hawaiian 
7as defined in section #ab of the       
,native ,hawaiian ,health ,care         
,improvement ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4        
#aagaa774  4