,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cdjh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #cj1 #bjac  
,mrs4 ,ellmers 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,roe  
of ,tennessee1 ,ms4 ,brownley of        
,california1 ,mr4 ,mc,intyre1 ,mr4      
,ruiz1 ,mr4 ,coble1 ,mr4 ,price of      
,north ,carolina1 and ,mr4 ,pittenger7  
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
direct the ,secretary of ,veterans      
,affairs to educate certain staff of the
 ,department of ,veterans ,affairs and  
to inform veterans about the ,injured   
and ,amputee ,veterans ,bill of ,rights1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,injured and ,amputee ,veterans ,bill of
 ,rights4  #b4 ,injured and ,amputee    
,veterans ,bill of ,rights  7a7 ,display
 ,the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs  
shall ensure that the ,injured and      
,amputee ,veterans ,bill of ,rights     
described in subsection 7d7 is printed  

on signage in accessible formats and    
displayed prominently and conspicuously 
in each prosthetics and orthotics clinic
 of the ,department of ,veterans        
,affairs4  7b7 ,education of ,department
 employees ,the ,secretary of ,veterans 
,affairs shall ensure that employees of 
the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs   
who work at prosthetics and orthotics   
clinics and who work as patient         
advocates with veterans who receive care
 at such clinics1 including ,federal    
recovery coordinators and case managers1
 receive training on the ,injured and   
,amputee ,veterans ,bill of ,rights     
described in subsection 7d74  7c7       
,outreach to veterans ,the ,secretary of
 ,veterans ,affairs shall conduct       
outreach to inform veterans about the   
,injured and ,amputee ,veterans ,bill of
 ,rights described in subsection 7d7    
by--  7#a7 ensuring that such ,bill of  
,rights is available on the ,internet   
,web site of the ,department of         
,veterans ,affairs2 and  7#b7 conducting

 other types of outreach targeted at    
specific groups of veterans1 which may  
include outreach conducted on other     
,internet ,web sites or through veterans
 service organizations4  7d7 ,injured   
and ,amputee ,veterans ,bill of ,rights 
,the ,injured and ,amputee ,veterans    
,bill of ,rights described in this      
subsection is a statement that injured  
and amputee veterans should have1 at a  
minimum1 the following rights3  7#a7    
,the right to access the highest quality
 prosthetic and orthotic care1 including
 the right to the most appropriate      
technology and best qualified           
practitioners4  7#b7 ,the right to      
continuity of care in the transition    
from the ,department of ,defense health 
program to the ,department of ,veterans 
,affairs health care system1 including  
comparable benefits relating to         
prosthetic and orthotic services4  7#c7 
,the right to select the practitioner   
that best meets their orthotic and      
prosthetic needs1 whether or not that   

practitioner is an employee of the      
,department of ,veterans ,affairs1 a    
private practitioner who has entered    
into a contract with the ,secretary of  
,veterans ,affairs to provide prosthetic
 and orthotic services1 or a private    
practitioner with specialized expertise4
  7#d7 ,the right to consistent and     
portable health care1 including the     
right to obtain comparable services and 
technology at any medical facility of   
the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs   
across the country4  7#e7 ,the right to 
timely and efficient prosthetic and     
orthotic care1 including a speedy       
authorization process with expedited    
authorization available for veterans    
visiting from another area of the       
country4  7#f7 ,the right to play a     
meaningful role in rehabilitation       
decisions1 including the right to       
receive a second opinion regarding      
prosthetic and orthotic treatment       
options4  7#g7 ,the right to receive    
appropriate treatment1 including the    

right to receive both a primary         
prosthesis or orthosis and a functional 
spare4  7#h7 ,the right to be treated   
with respect and dignity and have an    
optimal quality of life both during and 
after rehabilitation4  7#i7 ,the right  
to transition and readjust to civilian  
life in an honorable manner1 including  
by having ample access to vocational    
rehabilitation1 employment programs1 and
 housing assistance4  7e7 ,monitoring   
and resolution of complaints  7#a7 ,in  
general ,the ,secretary of ,veterans    
,affairs1 acting through the veteran    
liaison at each medical center of the   
,department of ,veterans ,affairs1 shall
 collect information relating to the    
alleged mistreatment of injured and     
amputee veterans4  7#b7 ,quarterly      
reports ,for each fiscal quarter1 the   
veteran liaison at each medical center  
of the ,department shall submit to the  
,chief ,consultant of ,prosthetics and  
,sensory ,aids of the ,department a     
report on any information collected     

under paragraph 7#a7 during that        
quarter4  7#c7 ,investigation and       
addressing of complaints ,the ,chief    
,consultant1 in cooperation with        
appropriate employees of a medical      
center of the ,department1 shall        
investigate and address any information 
collected under paragraph 7#a7 at that  
medical center4