,,iii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
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 ,mr4 ,tillis1 ,mr4 ,wick]1 & ,mr4      
,moran7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,,resolution        
,recogniz+ community c>e z an ess5tial  
tool = meet+ ! heal? c>e ne$s ( !       
vet]ans ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  ,:]eas1 #aj 
ye>s ago1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans        
,affairs 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is preamble z !  
,,va7 exp]i5c$ a nationwide crisis      
reg>d+ ! ability to provide access to   
c>e t highlight$ ! urg5t ne$ = timely1  
high-quality s]vices = vet]ans2 ,:]eas  
,congress respond$ ) ! bip>tisan passage
 ( ! ,,va ,,mission ,act ( #bjah        
7,public ,law #aae-ahb2 #acb ,/at4      
#acic71 :i* exp&$ opportunities =       
vet]ans to receive c>e 9 _! communities 
:5 ! ,,va c\ld n meet _! ne$s2 ,:]eas   
community c>e has s9ce prov5 to be a    
vital complem5t to ! ,,va heal? c>e     

sy/em1 (f]+ vet]ans great] conv5i5ce1   
accessibility1 & *oice1 p>ticul>ly = ^? 
9 rural areas1 ^? fac+ transportation or
 mobility *all5ges1 & ^? requir+        
specializ$ treatm5t2 ,:]eas ,,va data   
demon/rate t community c>e is           
co/-effective & also /r5g!ns vet]an tru/
 9 ! ,,va z an in/itution2 ,:]eas       
vet]ans1 _! families1 & c>egiv]s h      
consi/5tly affirm$ t community c>e      
provides life-sav+ access to oncology1  
m5tal heal?1 em]g5cy1 pa9 managem5t1 &  
o!r ess5tial s]vices2 & ,:]eas ,congress
 has consi/5tly provid$ ! ,,va ) record 
levels ( fund+ to support bo? direct c>e
 & community c>e1 ensur+ t res\rce      
con/ra9ts %\ld nev] ju/ify limit+       
vet]ans' access to ne$$ treatm5t3 ,n[1  
!re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7         
recognizes community c>e z an ess5tial  
tool = meet+ ! heal? c>e ne$s ( !       
vet]ans ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#b7 affirms
 t community c>e complem5ts1 r ?an      
?reat5s1 ! mission ( ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,vet]ans ,affairs 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is      

resolution z ! ,,va72  7#c7 urges ! ,,va
 to implem5t ! ,,va ,,mission ,act (    
#bjah 7,public ,law #aae-ahb2 #acb ,/at4
 #acic7 9 bo? lett] & _s1 ensur+ vet]ans
 h timely access to community provid]s  
:5 ! ,,va _c meet _! ne$s2 &  7#d7      
reaffirms ! commitm5t ( ! ,s5ate to     
ensur+ t e vet]an has timely access to  
high-quality1 af=dable1 & vet]an-c5t]$  
c>e1 :e!r provid$ 9 ,,va facilities or 9
 ! community4