,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #efbi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #cj1
 #bjbf,mr4 ,rounds introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
require the ,secretary of ,veterans     
,affairs to permit veterans to seek a   
second opinion after the receipt of     
health care under the laws administered 
by the ,secretary1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,gene ,murphy       
,veterans' ,bill of ,rights ,act of     
#bjbf4  #b4 ,right of veterans to second
 opinion in receipt of care furnished by
 ,department of ,veterans ,affairs  7a7 
,in general ,the ,secretary of ,veterans
 ,affairs shall ensure that any veteran 
who receives health care under the laws 
administered by the ,secretary may      
request a second opinion after the      
receipt of such care and the ,secretary1
 upon such request1 shall provide to the

 veteran-- 7#a7 a referral to another   
health care provider of the ,department 
of ,veterans ,affairs2 or  7#b7 a       
referral to a non-,department provider  
in the community1 including under the   
,veterans ,community ,care ,program     
under section #agjc of title #ch1       
,united ,states ,code4  7b7 ,costs ,all 
costs associated with providing a second
 opinion under subsection 7a7 shall be  
borne by the ,department4