,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bacd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ah1     
#bjbe ,mrs4 ,shaheen 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 ensure that veterans in each of the  
#dh contiguous ,states are able to      
receive services in at least one        
full-service hospital of the ,veterans  
,health ,administration in the ,state or
 receive comparable services provided by
 contract in the ,state4  #a4  ,short   
title  ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,veterans ,full-,service ,care and      
,access ,act of #bjbe4  #b4             
,availability of full-service hospital  
of the ,veterans ,health ,administration
 in certain ,states or provision of     
comparable services through contract    
with other health care providers in the 
,state  7a7  ,in general  ,chapter #ag  
of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 

amended by inserting after section #agaf
 the following new section3  #agaf;,a4  
,access to full-service hospitals in    
certain ,states or comparable services  
through contract  7a7  ,requirement     
,with respect to each of the #dh        
contiguous ,states1 the ,secretary shall
 ensure that veterans in the ,state     
eligible for hospital care and medical  
services under section #agaj of this    
title may receive such hospital care and
 medical services at not fewer than one 
full-service hospital of the ,veterans  
,health ,administration located within  
the geographic boundaries of the ,state4
  7b7  ,rule of construction  ,nothing  
in subsection 7a7 shall be construed to 
restrict the ability of the ,secretary  
to provide enhanced care to an eligible 
veteran who resides in one ,state in a  
hospital of the ,veterans ,health       
,administration in another ,state4  4   
7b7  ,conforming amendments to ,veterans
 ,community ,care ,program  ,section    
#agjc7;d77#a7 of such title is amended  

in subparagraph 7,b7 by inserting as of 
the date of the enactment of the        
,veterans ,full-,service ,care and      
,access ,act of #bjbe before the        
semicolon at the end4  7c7  ,clerical   
amendment  ,the table of sections at the
 beginning of such chapter is amended by
 inserting after the item relating to   
section #agaf the following new item3   
#agaf;,a4 ,access to full-service       
hospitals in certain ,states or         
comparable services through contract4  4
  7d7  ,report on implementation  ,not  
later than one year after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall  
submit to ,congress a report describing 
the extent to which the ,secretary has  
complied with the requirement imposed by
 section #agaf;,a of title #ch1 ,united 
,states ,code1 as added by subsection   
7a71 including the effect of such       
requirement on improving the quality and
 standards of care provided to veterans4