Sec. 102. OUTREACH REGARDING CARE AND SERVICES UNDER VETERANS COMMUNITY CARE PROGRAM

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## SEC. 102 OUTREACH REGARDING CARE AND SERVICES UNDER VETERANS COMMUNITY CARE PROGRAM ###

(a)Requirement Section 1703 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— ####

(1)by redesignating subsection

(o)as subsection (p); and ####

(2)by inserting after subsection

(n)the following new subsection (o): > > ### “(o) Outreach Regarding Availability of Care and Services > > > ####

(1)> > The Secretary shall conduct outreach to inform veterans of the following: > > > ##### “(A) > > The conditions for care or services under subsections

(d)and (e). > > > ##### “(B) > > How to request such care or services. > > > ##### “(C) > > How to appeal a denial of a request for such care or services using the clinical appeals process of the Veterans Health Administration. > > > #### “(2) > > Upon enrollment of a veteran in the system of annual patient enrollment established and operated under section 1705 of this title, and not less frequently than every two years thereafter, the Secretary shall inform the veteran of information described in paragraph (1). > > > #### “(3) > > The Secretary shall ensure that information described in paragraph

(1)is— > > > ##### “(A) > > publicly displayed in each medical facility of the Department; > > > ##### “(B) > > prominently displayed on a website of the Department; and > > > ##### “(C) > > included in other outreach campaigns and activities conducted by the Secretary.” > . ###

(b)Solid Start Program Section 6320(a)(2)(A) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting “, including how to enroll in the system of annual patient enrollment established and operated under section 1705 of this title and the ability to seek care and services under sections 1703 and 1710 of this title” before the semicolon. ###

(c)Comptroller General Report on Outreach Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report on the efforts of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that veterans are informed of the conditions for eligibility for care and services under section 1703 of title 38, United States Code, including such efforts to conduct outreach pursuant to subsection

(o)of such section (as added by subsection (a)).