; and (5) to ensure that agreements that are not covered by such regulation include robust terms and conditions that address the quality of health care for veterans, oversight of the provision of such health care, and protections for taxpayers. 3. Authorization of agreements between the Department of Veterans Affairs and non-Department health care providers (a) In general Subchapter I of chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding after section 1703 the following new section: 1703A. Veterans Care Agreements with certain health care providers (a) Agreements To Furnish Care (1) If the Secretary is not feasibly able to furnish hospital care, medical services, or extended care under this chapter at facilities of the Department or under contracts or sharing agreements entered into under authorities other than this section, the Secretary may furnish such care and services by entering into agreements under this section with eligible providers that are certified under subsection (c). An agreement entered into under this section may be referred to as a Veterans Care Agreement . (2) The Secretary is not feasibly able to furnish care or services as described in paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that the medical condition of the veteran, the travel involved, the nature of the care or services required, or a combination of those factors make the use of facilities of the Department, contracts, or sharing agreements impracticable or inadvisable. (3) Eligibility of a veteran under this section for the care or services described in paragraph (1) shall be determined as if such care or services were furnished in a facility of the Department and provisions of this title applicable to veterans receiving such care or services in a facility of the Department shall apply to veterans receiving such care or services under this section. (b) Eligible providers For purposes of this section, an eligible provider is one of the following: (1) A provider of services that has enrolled and entered into a provider