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[H.R. 369 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                  Union Calendar No. 36
115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 369

                          [Report No. 115-65]

 To eliminate the sunset of the Veterans Choice Program, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 9, 2017

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

                             March 29, 2017

   Additional sponsors: Mr. Meehan, Mr. Knight, Mr. McClintock, Mr. 
                 Tipton, Mr. Bilirakis, and Ms. Sinema

                             March 29, 2017

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 
                                9, 2017]


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                                 A BILL


 
 To eliminate the sunset of the Veterans Choice Program, 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. ELIMINATION OF SUNSET OF THE VETERANS CHOICE PROGRAM.

    Section 101(p)(2) of the Veterans Access, Choice, and 
Accountability Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-146; 38 U.S.C. 1701 note) is 
amended by striking all that follows ``section 802'' and inserting a 
period.

SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF REQUIREMENT TO ACT AS SECONDARY PAYER FOR CARE 
              RELATING TO NON-SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITIES AND 
              RECOVERY OF COSTS FOR CERTAIN CARE UNDER CHOICE PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 101(e) of the Veterans Access, Choice, and 
Accountability Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-146; 38 U.S.C. 1701 note) is 
amended--
            (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Other Health-
        Care Plan'' and inserting ``Responsibility for Costs of Certain 
        Care'';
            (2) in paragraph (1), in the paragraph heading, by striking 
        ``to secretary'' and inserting ``on health-care plans'';
            (3) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3);
            (4) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (2); and
            (5) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) Recovery of costs for certain care.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In any case in which an eligible 
                veteran is furnished hospital care or medical services 
                under this section for a non-service-connected 
                disability described in subsection (a)(2) of section 
                1729 of title 38, United States Code, or for a 
                condition for which recovery is authorized or with 
                respect to which the United States is deemed to be a 
                third party beneficiary under Public Law 87-693, 
                commonly known as the `Federal Medical Care Recovery 
                Act' (42 U.S.C. 2651 et seq.), the Secretary shall 
                recover or collect from a third party (as defined in 
                subsection (i) of such section 1729) reasonable charges 
                for such care or services to the extent that the 
                veteran (or the provider of the care or services) would 
                be eligible to receive payment for such care or 
                services from such third party if the care or services 
                had not been furnished by a department or agency of the 
                United States.
                    ``(B) Use of amounts.--Amounts collected by the 
                Secretary under subparagraph (A) shall be deposited in 
                the Medical Community Care account of the Department. 
                Amounts so deposited shall remain available until 
                expended.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Paragraph (1) of such section is amended 
by striking ``paragraph (4)'' and inserting ``paragraph (2)''.

SEC. 3. AUTHORITY TO DISCLOSE CERTAIN MEDICAL RECORDS OF VETERANS WHO 
              RECEIVE NON-DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS HEALTH CARE.

    Section 7332(b)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
            ``(H)(i) To a non-Department entity (including private 
        entities and other Federal agencies) that provides hospital 
        care or medical services to veterans.
            ``(ii) An entity to which a record is disclosed under this 
        subparagraph may not redisclose or use such record for a 
        purpose other than that for which the disclosure was made.''.
                                                  Union Calendar No. 36

115th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 369

                          [Report No. 115-65]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 To eliminate the sunset of the Veterans Choice Program, and for other 
                               purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             March 29, 2017

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed