; 48 U.S.C. 1931 note). . (4) Legal issues (A) Health services The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall work with the governments of the Freely Associated States to 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— (i) licensure, certification, registration, and tort issues relating to health care personnel; and (ii) 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. (B) Licensure of health care professionals providing treatment via telemedicine in the Freely Associated States Section 1730C(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking any State and inserting any State or any of the Freely Associated States (as defined in section 1724(f) of this title) . (C) Payment of claims The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may pay tort claims, in the manner authorized in the first paragraph of section 2672 of title 28, United States Code, when such claims arise in the Freely Associated States in connection with furnishing hospital care or medical services or providing medical consultation or medical advice to a veteran under the laws administered by the Secretary, including through a remote or telehealth program. (5) Outreach and assessment of options During the 1-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this joint resolution, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall, subject to the availability of appropriations— (A) conduct robust outreach to, and engage with, each government of the Freely Associated States; (B) assess options for the delivery of care through the use of authorities provided pursuant to the amendments made by this subsection