Sec. 4004. TEMPORARY AUTHORIZATION OF USE OF VETERANS CHOICE FUNDS FOR CERTAIN PROGRAMS
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## SEC. 4004 TEMPORARY AUTHORIZATION OF USE OF VETERANS CHOICE FUNDS FOR CERTAIN PROGRAMS ###
(a)In general **[**[38 U.S.C. 1701 note](/us/usc/t38/s1701)**]** Subsection
(c)of section 802 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-146; 128 Stat. 1802) is amended— ####
(1)in paragraph (1), by striking “Any amounts” and inserting “Except as provided by paragraph (3), any amounts”; and ####
(2)by adding at the end the following paragraph: > > #### “(3) Temporary authority for other uses > > > ##### “(A) Other non-department care > > In addition to the use of amounts described in paragraph (1), of the amounts deposited in the Veterans Choice Fund, not more than $3,348,500,000 may be used by the Secretary during the period described in subparagraph
(C)for amounts obligated by the Secretary on or after May 1, 2015, to furnish health care to individuals pursuant to chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, at non-Department facilities, including pursuant to non-Department provider programs other than the program established by section 101. > > > ##### “(B) Hepatitis c > > Of the amount specified in subparagraph (A), not more than $500,000,000 may be used by the Secretary during the period described in subparagraph
(C)for pharmaceutical expenses relating to the treatment of Hepatitis C. > > > ##### “(C) Period described > > The period described in this subparagraph is the period beginning on the date of the enactment of the VA Budget and Choice Improvement Act and ending on October 1, 2015. > > > ##### “(D) Reports > > Not later than 14 days after the date of the enactment of the VA Budget and Choice Improvement Act, and not less frequently than once every 14-day period thereafter during the period described in subparagraph (C), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report detailing— > > > ###### “(i) > > the amounts used by the Secretary pursuant to subparagraphs
(A)and (B); and > > > ###### “(ii) > > an identification of such amounts listed by the non-Department provider program for which the amounts were used. > > > ##### “(E) Definitions > > In this paragraph: > > > ###### “(i) > > The term ‘appropriate congressional committees’ means— > > > ###### “(I) > > the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and > > > ###### “(II) > > the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. > > > ###### “(ii) > > The term ‘non-Department facilities’ has the meaning given that term in section 1701 of title 38, United States Code. > > > ###### “(iii) > > The term ‘non-Department provider program’ has the meaning given that term in section 4002(d) of the VA Budget and Choice Improvement Act.” > . ###
(b)Conforming amendment Subsection (d)(1) of such section is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: “(or for hospital care and medical services pursuant to subsection (c)(3) of this section)”.
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Sec. 4004
TEMPORARY AUTHORIZATION OF USE OF VETERANS CHOICE FUNDS FOR CERTAIN PROGRAMS
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