,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #agib  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bf1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,c(fman 7= himself & ,mr4 ,roe (       
,t5nessee7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'   
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to direct !       
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to report 
cases ( reportable infecti\s diseases at
 m$ical facilities ( ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,vet]ans ,affairs 9 accordance ) ,/ate  
law4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be  
cit$ z ! ,infecti\s ,disease ,report+   
,act4  #b4 ,report ( infecti\s disease  
at m$ical facilities ( ,dep>tm5t (      
,vet]ans ,affairs  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section
 #gcaa ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1
 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new 
subsection3  7f7 7#a7 ,! ,secret>y %all 
report to ! appropriate entity ea* case 
( a reportable infecti\s disease t      
occurs at a m$ical facility ( !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 9         
accordance ) ! laws ( ! ,/ate 9 :i* !   

facility is locat$4  7#b7 ,9 addition to
 report+ ea* case ( a reportable        
infecti\s disease at a m$ical facility (
 ! ,dep>tm5t pursuant to p>agraph 7#a71 
! ,secret>y %all report ea* su* case to 
! accr$it+ organization ( su* facility4 
7#c7 7,a7 ,if ! ,secret>y fails to      
report a case ( a reportable infecti\s  
disease at a m$ical facility ( !        
,dep>tm5t 9 accordance ) ,/ate law      
pursuant to p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y  
%all pay to ! ,/ate an am\nt equal to ! 
am\nt t a m$ical facility n own$ by !   
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t t is locat$ 9 ! same   
,/ate w\ld pay z a p5alty to su* ,/ate =
 su* failure4  7,b7 ,! ,/ate may file a 
civil action aga9/ ! ,secret>y 9 !      
,unit$ ,/ates di/rict c\rt = ! di/rict 9
 :i* ! m$ical facility is locat$ to     
recov] f ! ,unit$ ,/ates ! am\nt        
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a74  7#d7 ,9   
?is subsection1 ! t]m reportable        
infecti\s disease means1 ) respect to a 
m$ical facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t1 a disease
 t ! ,/ate 9 :i* ! facility is locat$   

requires to be report$4  4  7b7         
,effective date ,! report+ requirem5t "u
 section #gcaa7;f7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code1 z add$ by subsection 7a71 
%all apply ) respect to a case (        
reportable infecti\s disease occurr+ at 
a m$ical facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t (       
,vet]ans ,affairs on or aft] ! date t is
 #fj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act4