[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5880 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5880

 To extend the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter 
 into contracts with private physicians to conduct medical disability 
                             examinations.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 31, 2012

  Mr. Runyan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To extend the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter 
 into contracts with private physicians to conduct medical disability 
                             examinations.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Disability Examination 
Access Improvement Act''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF MEDICAL DISABILITY 
              EXAMINATIONS BY CONTRACT PHYSICIANS.

    Section 704(c) of the Veterans Benefits Act of 2003 (38 U.S.C. 5101 
note) is amended by striking ``December 31, 2012'' and inserting 
``December 31, 2017''.
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