Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to create an electronic system that lets its schedulers book appointments with non-VA doctors and hospitals under the Veterans Community Care Program, and extends a 2033 date in the limits on certain veterans' pension payments from January 31 to May 31.

• Requires the VA to set up an electronic process for scheduling appointments with non-VA providers under the Veterans Community Care Program, and lets schedulers send referral and authorization documents directly to those providers.
• Sets deadlines of 60 to 90 days for guidelines and performance benchmarks, 180 days for mandatory scheduler training, and two years for full implementation of the electronic process.
• Requires the VA to report every six months for three years on provider participation, appointment counts, wait times, cancellations, and no-shows.
• Extends from January 31, 2033 to May 31, 2033 a date in the limit on pension payments under section 5503(d)(7) of title 38, United States Code.

• Veterans' Affairs Committee (House)
• Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee
• Veterans' Affairs Committee (Senate)

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