,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,r4 #bjgb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of 
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #aj1     
#bjad,received  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend   
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
improve the accountability of the       
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs to the 
,inspector ,general of the ,department  
of ,veterans ,affairs4  #a4 ,short title
 ,this ,act may be cited as the         
,demanding ,accountability for ,veterans
 ,act of #bjad4  #b4 ,scoring of        
budgetary effects ,the budgetary effects
 of this ,act1 for the purpose of       
complying with the ,statutory           
,pay-,as-,you-,go ,act of #bjaj1 shall  
be determined by reference to the latest
 statement titled ,budgetary ,effects of
 ,,paygo ,legislation for this ,act1    
submitted for printing in the           
,congressional ,record by the ,chairman 
of the ,house ,budget ,committee1       
provided that such statement has been   
submitted prior to the vote on passage4 
#c4 ,accountability of ,secretary of    

,veterans ,affairs to ,inspector        
,general of the ,department of ,veterans
 ,affairs  7a7 ,in general ,chapter #g  
of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by adding at the end the        
following new section3  #gab4           
,accountability of ,secretary to        
,inspector ,general  7a7 ,list of       
managers  7#a7 ,if the ,inspector       
,general of the ,department of ,veterans
 ,affairs determines that the ,secretary
 has not appropriately responded with   
significant progress to a covered report
 by the date specified in the action    
plan of the ,secretary developed in     
response to such covered report--  7,a7 
the ,inspector ,general shall notify the
 ,committees on ,veterans' ,affairs of  
the ,senate and ,house of               
,representatives and the ,secretary of  
such failure to appropriately respond2  
and  7,b7 not later than #ae days after 
such notification1 the ,secretary shall 
submit to the ,inspector ,general a list
 of the names of each responsible       

manager and the matter in the action    
plan for which the manager is           
responsible4  7#b7 ,the ,inspector      
,general may not make public the names  
of responsible managers submitted under 
paragraph 7#a77;,b74  7b7 ,performance  
of responsible managers  7#a7 ,the      
,secretary shall--  7,a7 promptly notify
 each responsible manager of a covered  
issue by not later than seven days after
 the date on which the ,secretary       
submits to the ,inspector ,general the  
name of the manager under subsection    
7a77#a77;,b72  7,b7 direct such manager 
to resolve such issue2 and  7,c7 provide
 such manager with appropriate          
counseling and a mitigation plan with   
respect to resolving such issue4  7#b7  
,the ,secretary shall ensure that any   
performance review of a responsible     
manager includes an evaluation of       
whether the manager took appropriate    
actions during the period covered by the
 review to respond to the covered issue 
for which a request was made under      

subsection 7a74  7#c7 ,the ,secretary   
may not pay to a responsible manager any
 bonus or award1 including a performance
 award under section #echd of title #e  
if the covered issue for which a request
 was made under subsection 7a7 is       
unresolved4  7c7 ,role of ,inspector    
,general ,any authority of the          
,inspector ,general provided under this 
section is in addition to any           
responsibility or authority provided to 
the ,inspector ,general in the          
,inspector ,general ,act of #aigh 7#e   
,u4,s4,c4 ,app474  7d7 ,definitions ,in 
this section3  7#a7 ,the term covered   
issue means1 with respect to a          
responsible manager1 an issue described 
in a covered report for which the       
manager is or was responsible4  7#b7    
,the term covered report means a report 
by the ,inspector ,general of the       
,department of ,veterans ,affairs that  
recommends actions to the ,secretary of 
,veterans ,affairs 7or other official or
 employee of the ,department7 to address

 an issue in the ,department with       
respect to public health or safety4     
7#c7 ,the term responsible manager means
 an individual who--  7,a7 is an        
employee of the ,department2  7,b7 is or
 was responsible for an issue included  
in a covered report2 and  7,c7 in being 
so responsible1 is or was employed in a 
management position1 regardless of      
whether the employee is in the          
competitive civil service1 ,senior      
,executive ,service1 or other type of   
civil service4  4  7b7 ,clerical        
amendment ,the table of sections at the 
beginning of such chapter is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to    
section #gaa the following new item3    
#gab4 ,accountability of ,secretary to  
,inspector ,general4  4  #d4 ,secretary 
of ,veterans ,affairs contract authority
 for transfer of veterans               
non-,department medical foster homes    
7a7 ,authority ,section #agbj of title  
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by adding at the end the following new  

subsection3  7h7  7#a7 ,during the      
three-year period beginning on ,october 
#a1 #bjad1 at the request of a veteran  
for whom the ,secretary is required to  
provide nursing home care under section 
#agaj;,a of this title1 the ,secretary  
may transfer the veteran to a medical   
foster home that meets ,department      
standards1 at the expense of the ,united
 ,states1 pursuant to a contract or     
agreement entered into between the      
,secretary and the medical foster home  
for such purpose4 ,a veteran who is     
transferred to a medical foster home    
under this subsection shall agree1 as a 
condition of such transfer1 to accept   
home health services furnished by the   
,secretary under section #agag of this  
title4  7#b7 ,for purposes of this      
subsection1 the term medical foster home
 means a home designed to provide       
non-institutional1 long-term1 supportive
 care for veterans who are unable to    
live independently and prefer a family  
setting4  4  7b7 ,effective date        

,subsection 7h7 of title #ch1 ,united   
,states ,code1 as added by subsection   
7a71 shall take effect on ,october #a1  
#bjad4  #e4 ,conditions on the award of 
per diem payments by the ,secretary of  
,veterans ,affairs for the provision of 
housing or services to homeless veterans
  7a7 ,condition  7#a7 ,in general      
,paragraph 7#a7 of section #bjab7;c7 of 
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended to read as follows3  7#a7       
,except as provided in paragraph 7#b71 a
 per diem payment may not be provided   
under this section to a grant recipient 
or eligible entity unless the entity    
submits to the ,secretary an annual     
certification1 approved or verified by  
the authority having jurisdiction or a  
qualified third party1 as determined by 
the ,secretary1 that the facility where 
the entity provides housing or services 
for homeless veterans using grant funds 
is in compliance with codes relevant to 
the operations and level of care        
provided1 including applicable          

provisions of the most recently         
published version of the ,life ,safety  
,code or ,international ,building ,code 
and ,international ,fire ,code 7or such 
versions of such codes that have been   
adopted as ,state or local codes by the 
jurisdiction in which the facility is   
located71 licensing requirements1 fire  
and safety requirements1 and any other  
requirements in the jurisdiction in     
which the facility is located regarding 
the condition of the facility and the   
operation of the entity providing such  
supportive housing or services4 ,for    
purposes of this paragraph1 if a        
facility where a grant recipient or     
eligible entity provides housing or     
services for homeless veterans using    
grant funds is located in a jurisdiction
 without relevant code requirements1 the
 ,secretary shall determine code and    
inspection requirements to be applied to
 the facility4  4  7#b7 ,effective date 
,the amendment made by paragraph 7#a7   
shall apply with respect to an          

application for a per diem payment under
 section #bjab of title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 submitted on or after the
 date of the enactment of this ,act4    
7b7 ,annual report ,section #bjfe7;b7 of
 title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is   
amended--  7#a7 by redesignating        
paragraph 7#f7 as paragraph 7#g72 and   
7#b7 by inserting after paragraph 7#e7  
the following new paragraph 7#f73  7#f7 
,the ,secretary's evaluation of the     
safety and accessibility of facilities  
used to provide programs established by 
grant recipients or eligible entities   
under sections #bjaa and #bjab of this  
title1 including the number of such     
grant recipients or eligible entities   
who have submitted a certification under
 section #bjab7;c77#a74  4  7c7         
,treatment of current recipients ,in the
 case of the recipient of a per diem    
payment under section #bjab of title    
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 that        
receives such a payment during the year 
in which this ,act is enacted1 the      

,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall  
require the recipient to submit the     
certification required under section    
#bjab7;c77#a7 of such title1 as amended 
by subsection 7a77#a71 by not later than
 two years after the date of the        
enactment of this ,act4 ,if the         
recipient fails to submit such          
certification by such date1 the         
,secretary may not make any additional  
per diem payments to the recipient under
 such section #bjab until the recipient 
submits such certification4  #f4        
,extension of loan guaranty fee for     
certain subsequent loans  7a7 ,extension
 ,section #cgbi7;b77#b7 of title #ch1   
,united ,states ,code1 is amended--     
7#a7 in subparagraph 7,a7--  7,a7 in    
clause 7iii71 by striking ,october #a1  
#bjag and inserting ,october #a1 #bjah2 
and  7,b7 in clause 7iv71 by striking   
,october #a1 #bjag and inserting        
,october #a1 #bjah2  7#b7 in            
subparagraph 7,c7--  7,a7 in clause 7i71
 by striking ,october #a1 #bjag and     

inserting ,october #a1 #bjah2 and  7,b7 
in clause 7ii71 by striking ,october #a1
 #bjag and inserting ,october #a1 #bjah2
 and  7#c7 in subparagraph 7,d7--  7,a7 
in clause 7i71 by striking ,october #a1 
#bjag and inserting ,october #a1 #bjah2 
and  7,b7 in clause 7ii71 by striking   
,october #a1 #bjag and inserting        
,october #a1 #bjah4  #g4 ,extension of  
authority of ,secretary of ,veterans    
,affairs to obtain certain information  
from the ,secretary of the ,treasury or 
the ,commissioner of ,social ,security  
,section #ecag of title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended by striking   
,september #cj1 #bjaf and inserting ,may
 #ca1 #bjag4  ,passed the ,house of     
,representatives ,june #i1 #bjad4,karen 
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