1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Access to Long Term Care and Health Services Act . 2. Purpose The purpose of this Act is— (1) to maintain the access of veterans to high-quality hospital care, medical services, and extended care if that care is not available directly from the Department of Veterans Affairs; (2) to continue to allow the use by the Department of agreements covered by the Federal Acquisition Regulation and agreements that are not covered by such regulation, similar to those agreements used under the original Medicare fee-for-service program (Medicare Parts A and B), if it is not practicable to contract for the care needed by veterans through an agreement covered by such regulation; (3) to address the fact that individual health care providers, especially smaller providers in rural areas, may not be willing to accept veterans as patients when doing so would require the significant time and administrative requirements in connection with entering into agreements with the Department that are covered by such regulation; (4) to address the deficiencies in current law regarding agreements entered into by the Department that have raised legal issues