,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cgjc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #bg1  
#bjbf,mr4 ,husted introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend the ,veterans' ,benefits          
,improvements ,act of #aiif and the     
,johnny ,isakson and ,david ,p4 ,roe1   
,m4,d4 ,veterans ,health ,care and      
,benefits ,improvement ,act of #bjbj to 
improve the temporary licensure         
requirements for contract health care   
professionals who perform medical       
disability examinations for the         
,department of ,veterans ,affairs1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,rural   
,veterans' ,improved ,access to         
,benefits ,act of #bjbf4  #b4           
,improvements to temporary licensure    
requirements for contract health care   
professionals who perform medical       
disability examinations for the         

,department of ,veterans ,affairs  7a7  
,expansion ,section #ejd of the         
,veterans' ,benefits ,improvements ,act 
of #aiif 7,public ,law #ajd-bge2 #ch    
,u4,s4,c4 #eaja note71 as amended by    
paragraph 7#a7 of subsection 7a7 of     
section #bjjb of the ,johnny ,isakson   
and ,david ,p4 ,roe1 ,m4,d4 ,veterans   
,health ,care and ,benefits ,improvement
 ,act of #bjbj 7,public ,law #aaf-cae2  
#ch ,u4,s4,c4 #eaja note71 is further   
amended1 subject to the sunset in       
paragraph 7#d7 of such subsection1 by   
striking paragraph 7#b7 of subsection   
7c7 and inserting the following3  7#b7  
,health care professional described ,a  
health care professional described in   
this paragraph is a person who is       
eligible for appointment to a position  
in the ,veterans ,health ,administration
 covered by section #gdjb7;b7 of title  
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 who-- 7,a7  
has a current and unrestricted license  
to practice the health care profession  
of the health care professional2  7,b7  

is not barred from practicing such      
health care profession in any ,state2   
and  7,c7 is performing authorized      
duties for the ,department pursuant to a
 contract entered into under subsection 
7a74  4  7b7 ,delayed sunset of         
amendment ,paragraph 7#d7 of subsection 
7a7 of section #bjjb of the ,johnny     
,isakson and ,david ,p4 ,roe1 ,m4,d4    
,veterans ,health ,care and ,benefits   
,improvement ,act of #bjbj 7,public ,law
 #aaf-cae2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4 #eaja note7 is 
amended by striking ,on the date that is
 five years after the date of the       
enactment of this ,act and inserting ,on
 ,september #cj1 #bjca4  7c7 ,conforming
 amendment ,paragraph 7#b7 of such      
subsection is amended by striking       
physicians assistants1 nurse            
practitioners1 audiologists1 and        
psychologists and inserting health care 
professionals4  7d7 ,report ,not later  
than #ae months after the date of the   
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,veterans ,affairs shall submit to   

the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs of
 the ,senate and the ,committee on      
,veterans' ,affairs of the ,house of    
,representatives a report regarding the 
use of the authority under section #ejd 
of the ,veterans' ,benefits             
,improvements ,act of #aiif 7,public    
,law #ajd-bge2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4 #eaja      
note71 as temporarily amended by section
 #bjjb7;a77#a7 of the ,johnny ,isakson  
and ,david ,p4 ,roe1 ,m4,d4 ,veterans   
,health ,care and ,benefits ,improvement
 ,act of #bjbj 7,public ,law #aaf-cae2  
#ch ,u4,s4,c4 #eaja note7 and this      
section4 ,such report shall include1    
with respect to the one-year period     
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the following elements3 7#a7 ,the 
number of examinations conducted        
pursuant to a contract under such       
authority4  7#b7 ,the cost1 timeliness1 
and legal adequacy of such examinations1
 disaggregated by-- 7,a7 health care    
professional2 and  7,b7 contract4  7#c7 
,the number of such examinations        

conducted in each ,state1 the ,district 
of ,columbia1 or a ,commonwealth1       
territory1 or possession of the ,united 
,states4  7#d7 ,the numbers of each kind
 of health care professionals who       
conducted such examinations4  7#e7 ,the 
number of examinations that were        
erroneously conducted by a health care  
professional-- 7,a7 without such a      
contract2 or  7,b7 unauthorized to enter
 into such a contract4  7#f7 ,the plan  
of the ,secretary to correct errors in  
the use of such authority4