1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Health Care Freedom Act . 2. Pilot program on ability of veterans to choose health care providers (a) Pilot program (1) Requirement The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, acting through the Center for Innovation for Care and Payment of the Department of Veterans Affairs, shall carry out a pilot program to improve the ability of eligible veterans to access hospital care, medical services, and extended care services through the covered care system by providing eligible veterans the ability to choose health care providers. (2) Locations The Secretary shall select a minimum of four Veterans Integrated Service Networks in which to carry out the pilot program. (b) Removal of certain requirements To access care In carrying out the pilot program, the Secretary shall furnish hospital care, medical services, and extended care services to eligible veterans through the covered care system as follows: (1) At medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, regardless of whether the facility is in the same Veterans Integrated Service Network as the Network in which the veteran resides. (2) At non-Department facilities pursuant to, as appropriate— (A) section 1703 of title 38, United States Code, without regard to the requirements specified in subsection (d) of such section