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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. 
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, 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives 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 SEC-
ONDARY 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 Ac-
cess, 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 ‘‘RE-
SPONSIBILITY 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 para-
graph (2); and 
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(5) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(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 sub-
section (a)(2) of section 1729 of title 38, United 
States Code, or for a condition for which recov-
ery is authorized or with respect to which the 
United States is deemed to be a third party ben-
eficiary 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 de-
partment 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 ac-
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