I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2423 
To improve the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter 
into contracts with private physicians to conduct medical disability exami-
nations. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 18, 2013 
Mr. RUNYAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To improve the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
to enter into contracts with private physicians to conduct 
medical disability examinations. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Disabled Veterans’ Ac-
cess to Medical Exams Improvement Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS TO AUTHORITY FOR PERFORM-
ANCE OF MEDICAL DISABILITIES EXAMINA-
TIONS BY CONTRACT PHYSICIANS. 
(a) EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY AUTHORITY.—Sub-
section (c) of section 704 of the Veterans Benefits Act 
of 2003 (38 U.S.C. 5101 note) is amended by striking 
‘‘December 31, 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 
2016’’. 
(b) LICENSURE OF CONTRACT PHYSICIANS.— 
(1) TEMPORARY
AUTHORITY.—Such section 
704 is further amended— 
(A) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e); and 
(B) by inserting after subsection (c) the 
following new subsection (d): 
‘‘(d) LICENSURE OF CONTRACT PHYSICIANS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any law 
regarding the licensure of physicians, a physician de-
scribed in paragraph (2) may conduct an examina-
tion pursuant to a contract entered into under sub-
section (b) at any location in any State, the District 
of Columbia, or a Commonwealth, territory, or pos-
session of the United States, so long as the examina-
tion is within the scope of the authorized duties 
under such contract. 
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‘‘(2) PHYSICIAN DESCRIBED.—A physician de-
scribed in this paragraph is a physician who— 
‘‘(A) has a current license to practice the 
health care profession of the physician; and 
‘‘(B) is performing authorized duties for 
the Department of Veterans Affairs pursuant to 
a contract entered into under subsection (b).’’. 
(2) PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 504 of the Vet-
erans’ Benefits Improvement Act of 1996 (38 
U.S.C. 5101 note) is amended— 
(A) by redesignating subsections (c) and 
(d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after subsection (b) the 
following new subsection (c): 
‘‘(c) LICENSURE OF CONTRACT PHYSICIANS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any law 
regarding the licensure of physicians, a physician de-
scribed in paragraph (2) may conduct an examina-
tion pursuant to a contract entered into under sub-
section (a) at any location in any State, the District 
of Columbia, or a Commonwealth, territory, or pos-
session of the United States, so long as the examina-
tion is within the scope of the authorized duties 
under such contract. 
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