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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 10430 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Department of Veterans 

Affairs to furnish hospital care and medical services outside a State 

to veterans with service-connected disabilities rated as permanent and 

total, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 16, 2024 

Mr. LALOTA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

A BILL 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Department of Veterans Affairs to furnish hospital care 

and medical services outside a State to veterans with 

service-connected disabilities rated as permanent and 

total, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans Foreign Med5 ical Coverage Equality and Modernization Act of 2024’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FURNISHING 

2 OF HOSPITAL CARE AND MEDICAL SERVICES 

3 OUTSIDE A STATE TO VETERANS WITH SERV4 ICE-CONNECTED DISABILITIES RATED AS 

5 PERMANENT AND TOTAL. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1724 of title 38, United 

7 States Code, is amended— 

8 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘and (f)’’ and 

9 inserting ‘‘(f), and (g)’’; and 

10 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub11 sections: 

12 ‘‘(g) The Secretary shall furnish hospital care and 

13 medical services outside a State to a veteran with a serv14 ice-connected disability rated as permanent and total who 

15 is otherwise eligible to receive hospital care and medical 

16 services if the Secretary determines that— 

17 ‘‘(1) the hospital care or medical services fur18 nished are consistent with the standard medical 

19 practice in the United States; and 

20 ‘‘(2) in the case of any prescription medication 

21 furnished, such medication is approved by the Food 

22 and Drug Administration. 

23 ‘‘(h) In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall 

24 ensure that— 

25 ‘‘(1) reimbursements made to veterans and 

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1 ments in such a manner as to expedite such reim2 bursements, improve efficiency, and reduce adminis3 trative costs; and 

4 ‘‘(2) the appropriate mobile applications of the 

5 Department provide for— 

6 ‘‘(A) the digital submission and real-time 

7 tracking of any forms and supporting docu8 mentation required for the receipt of hospital 

9 care or medical services, or reimbursement for 

10 such care or services, under this section; and 

11 ‘‘(B) the availability of any benefits au12 thorization letter, predetermination letter, or 

13 continuity of care document associated with 

14 hospital care or medical services furnished 

15 under this section.’’. 

16 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

17 subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 90 days 

18 after the date of the enactment of this Act and apply with 

19 respect to hospital care or medical services furnished on 

20 or after such date. 

21 (c) REPORT.—Not later than two years after the date 

22 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans 

23 Affairs shall submit to Congress a report on the amend24 ments made by this Act. Such report shall include an anal25 ysis of the implementation of such amendments, any chalVerDate Sep 11 2014 01:56 Jan 22, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H10430.IH H10430

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1 lenges encountered, and the efficacy of the hospital care 

2 and medical services furnished pursuant to such amend3 ments. 

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