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| 2 | 2 | | 119THCONGRESS |
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| 4 | 4 | | STSESSION H. R. 1248 |
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| 5 | 5 | | To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the consideration of |
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| 6 | 6 | | continuity of health care in determining best medical interest under |
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| 7 | 7 | | the Veterans Community Care Program, and for other purposes. |
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| 8 | 8 | | IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 9 | 9 | | FEBRUARY12, 2025 |
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| 10 | 10 | | Mr. S |
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| 11 | 11 | | COTTFRANKLINof Florida (for himself, Mr. WEBSTERof Florida, Ms. |
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| 12 | 12 | | D |
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| 13 | 13 | | ELACRUZ, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr. RUTH- |
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| 14 | 14 | | ERFORD, Mr. VANDREW, Mr. BIGGSof Arizona, and Mr. BUCHANAN) |
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| 15 | 15 | | introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on |
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| 16 | 16 | | Veterans’ Affairs |
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| 17 | 17 | | A BILL |
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| 18 | 18 | | To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the consid- |
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| 19 | 19 | | eration of continuity of health care in determining best |
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| 20 | 20 | | medical interest under the Veterans Community Care |
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| 21 | 21 | | Program, and for other purposes. |
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| 22 | 22 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1 |
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| 23 | 23 | | tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 |
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| 24 | 24 | | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 |
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| 25 | 25 | | This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ensuring Continuity 4 |
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| 26 | 26 | | in Veterans Health Act’’. 5 |
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| 29 | 29 | | •HR 1248 IH |
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| 30 | 30 | | SEC. 2. CONSIDERATION OF CONTINUITY OF HEALTH CARE 1 |
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| 31 | 31 | | UNDER VETERANS COMMUNITY CARE PRO-2 |
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| 32 | 32 | | GRAM. 3 |
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| 33 | 33 | | Section 1703(d)(2) of title 38, United States Code, 4 |
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| 34 | 34 | | is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-5 |
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| 35 | 35 | | paragraph: 6 |
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| 36 | 36 | | ‘‘(F) Continuity of care.’’. 7 |
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