; 48 U.S.C. 1931 note). . (4) Legal issues (A) Agreements to furnish care and services (i) In general Before delivering hospital care or medical services under subsection (f) of section 1724 of title 38, United States Code, as added by paragraph (2)(B), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall enter into agreements with the governments of the Freely Associated States to— (I) facilitate the furnishing of health services, including telehealth, under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to veterans in the Freely Associated States, such as by addressing— (aa) licensure, certification, registration, and tort issues relating to health care personnel; (bb) the scope of health services the Secretary may furnish, as well as the means for furnishing such services; and (cc) matters relating to delivery of pharmaceutical products and medical surgical products, including delivery of such products through the Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to the Freely Associated States; (II) clarify the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay for tort claims as set forth under subparagraph (C)