[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4916 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4916

To reauthorize the program of the Department of Veterans Affairs under 
  which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs provides health services to 
   veterans through qualifying non-Department health care providers.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 12, 2016

  Mr. Poliquin (for himself and Ms. Pingree) introduced the following 
     bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To reauthorize the program of the Department of Veterans Affairs under 
  which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs provides health services to 
   veterans through qualifying non-Department health care providers.

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

SECTION 1. REAUTHORIZATION OF PROGRAM OF ENHANCED CONTRACT CARE 
              AUTHORITY FOR HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF VETERANS.

    Paragraph (3) of section 403(a) of the Veterans' Mental Health and 
Other Care Improvements Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-387; 38 U.S.C. 1703 
note) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(3) Duration.--A veteran may receive health services 
        under this section during the period beginning on the date 
        specified in paragraph (2) and ending on August 7, 2021.''.
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