,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cdcf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #aa1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,moran 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,s*atz1 ,mr4   
,wick]1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,boozman1    
,mr4 ,blum5?al1 ,mr4 ,ris*1 ,ms4        
,murk[ski1 ,mr4 ,he9ri*1 & ,mrs4 ,%ahe57
 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read    
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
require ! provision ( c]ta9 s]vices to  
vet]ans 9 ! ,freely ,associat$ ,/ates1 &
 = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,c>+ = ,vet]ans &  
,/r5g!n+ ,national ,security ,act4  #b4 
,requirem5t to provide c]ta9 s]vices to 
vet]ans 9 ! ,freely ,associat$ ,/ates   
7a7 ,teleheal? & mail ord] ph>macy      
b5efits ,section #agbd7;f77#a7 ( title  
#ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by   
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,c7 ,n lat]   
?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ! 
,c>+ = ,vet]ans & ,/r5g!n+ ,national    
,security ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all furni% 

to vet]ans describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 
subject to agreem5ts describ$ 9 su*     
subp>agraph1 teleheal? b5efits & mail   
ord] ph>macy b5efits4  4  7b7 ,b5efici>y
 travel ,section #aaa7;h77#a7 ( su*     
title is am5d$ by /rik+ ! ,secret>y may 
make paym5ts & ins]t+ beg9n+ n lat] ?an 
"o ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ! ,c>+
 = ,vet]ans & ,/r5g!n+ ,national        
,security ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all make   
paym5ts4  7c7 ,qu>t]ly report  7#a7 ,9  
g5]al ,n less frequ5tly ?an qu>t]ly1 !  
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all      
submit to ! appropriate committees (    
,congress a report on ! /atus (         
implem5tation ( ! am5dm5ts made by ?is  
section & ! co/ ( su* implem5tation4    
7#b7 ,appropriate committees ( ,congress
 def9$ ,9 ?is subsection1 ! t]m         
appropriate committees ( ,congress      
means-- 7,a7 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'  
,affairs & ! ,committee on              
,appropriations ( ! ,s5ate2 &  7,b7 !   
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs & !    
,committee on ,appropriations ( ! ,h\se 

( ,repres5tatives4  #c4 ,ext5sion (     
c]ta9 limits on paym5ts ( p5sion        
,section #eejc7;d77#g7 ( title #ch1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by /rik+  
,janu>y #ca1 #bjcc & ins]t+ ,m>* #ca1   
#bjcc4