1. Payment of non-Department of Veterans Affairs health care providers (a) Payment of providers (1) In general Subchapter I of chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code is amended by inserting after section 1703 the following new section: 1703A. Payment of non-Department health care providers (a) Prompt payment compliance The Secretary shall ensure that payments made to non-Department health care providers, including under the Veterans Choice Program established by section 101 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 ( Public Law 113–146 ; 38 U.S.C. 1701 note), comply with chapter 39 of title 31 (commonly referred to as the Prompt Payment Act ) and the requirements of this section. If there is a conflict between the requirements of the Prompt Payment Act and the requirements of this section, the Secretary shall comply with the requirements of this section. (b) Payment schedule (1) The Secretary shall reimburse a non-Department health care provider for care or services furnished under the laws administered by the Secretary— (A) in the case of a clean claim submitted to the Secretary electronically, not later than 30 days after receiving the claim; or (B) in the case of a clean claim submitted to the Secretary in a manner other than electronically, not later than 45 days after receiving the claim. (2) (A) If the Secretary determines that a claim received from a non-Department health care provider is a non-clean claim, the Secretary shall submit to the provider, not later than 10 days after receiving the claim— (i) a notification that the claim is a non-clean claim; (ii) an explanation of why the claim has been determined to be a non-clean claim