I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3954 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for access to hospital 
care and medical services furnished by the Department of Veterans 
Affairs for certain members of the reserve components who received 
training at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 5, 2015 
Mr. BILIRAKIS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for access 
to hospital care and medical services furnished by the 
Department of Veterans Affairs for certain members of 
the reserve components who received training at Camp 
Lejeune, North Carolina, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Camp Lejeune Reserv-
ist Parity Act of 2015’’. 
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SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN MEMBERS OF RESERVE 
COMPONENTS WHO RECEIVED TRAINING AT 
CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA, FOR HOS-
PITAL CARE AND MEDICAL SERVICES FUR-
NISHED BY THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS 
AFFAIRS. 
Section 1710(e)(1)(F) of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting after ‘‘active duty in the Armed 
Forces’’ the following: ‘‘or a member or former 
member of a reserve component of the Armed 
Forces who participated in training’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘30 days’’ and inserting ‘‘a total 
of 30 cumulative days’’. 
SEC. 3. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY ON ACCESS TO 
HOSPITAL CARE AND MEDICAL SERVICES 
UNDER 
HONORING 
AMERICA’S 
VETERANS 
AND CARING FOR CAMP LEJEUNE FAMILIES 
ACT OF 2012. 
The Comptroller General of the United States shall 
conduct a study of the access to hospital care and medical 
services for veterans and family members stationed at 
Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, as provided under section 
1710(e)(1)(F) and section 1787 of title 38, United States 
Code. Such study shall include each of the following: 
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(1) The five most common reasons why access 
to such care and services is denied by the Secretary. 
(2) The total number and percentage of vet-
erans who seek access to such care and services who 
are denied such access. 
(3) The average number of days required for 
processing an application for such care and services. 
(4) The percentage of such applications that 
are processed accurately by the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs. 
(5) The total number and percentage of vet-
erans who submit such an application who appeal 
the decision of the Department regarding the appli-
cation. 
(6) The average number of days between the 
date of the submittal of such an application and the 
date on which a decision is made regarding the ap-
plication. 
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