[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
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[H.R. 1133 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1133


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            November 8, 2017

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 AN ACT


 
To amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to 
authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide for an operation 
on a live donor for purposes of conducting a transplant procedure for a 
                    veteran, and for other purposes.

    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 Transplant Coverage Act of 
2017''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION TO PROVIDE FOR OPERATIONS ON LIVE DONORS FOR 
              PURPOSES OF CONDUCTING TRANSPLANT PROCEDURES FOR 
              VETERANS.

    Section 101 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act 
of 2014 (Public Law 113-146; 38 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended by adding 
after subsection (t) the following new subsection:
    ``(u) Transplant Procedures With Live Donors and Related 
Services.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), in a 
        case in which a veteran is eligible for a transplant procedure 
        from the Department, the Secretary may provide for an operation 
        on a live donor to carry out such procedure for such veteran, 
        notwithstanding that the live donor may not be eligible for 
        health care from the Department.
            ``(2) Other services.--Subject to the availability of 
        appropriations for such purpose, the Secretary shall furnish to 
        a live donor any care or services before and after conducting 
        the transplant procedure under paragraph (1) that may be 
        required in connection with such procedure.
            ``(3) Use of non-department facilities.--In carrying out 
        this subsection, the Secretary may provide for the operation 
        described in paragraph (1) on a live donor and furnish to the 
        live donor the care and services described in paragraph (2) at 
        a non-Department facility pursuant to an agreement entered into 
        by the Secretary under this section. The live donor shall be 
        deemed to be an individual eligible for hospital care and 
        medical services at a non-Department facility pursuant to such 
        an agreement solely for the purposes of receiving such 
        operation, care, and services at the non-Department 
        facility.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives November 7, 2017.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.