,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dggd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bi1 #bjad ,mr4 
,stockman introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
require accountability in the ,veterans 
,health ,administration4  #a4 ,short    
title  ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,veterans' ,health ,accountability ,act4
  #b4 ,congressional findings ,congress 
finds that in light of the ,veterans    
,health ,administration's continued     
delays in providing emergency and other 
serious health care to the ,nation's    
veterans1 there needs to be more        
accountability to prevent this situation
 from occurring in the future4  #c4     
,definitions ,timely basis shall be one 
day for procedures and seven calendar   
days for tests4  #d4 ,general           
authorization ,the ,secretary of        
,veterans ,affairs shall provide a      
voucher1 the value of which shall be the
 market price for the needed service1   

for use at non-,veterans'               
,administration facilities for any      
veteran who has been denied healthcare  
on a timely basis at any ,veterans'     
,administration facility4  ,if more than
 ten percent of the ,veterans ,health   
,administration's budget goes towards   
the health vouchers1 then all veterans  
shall be eligible for ,veterans'        
,administration-paid care from          
non-,veterans' ,administration          
facilities and the ,secretary of the    
,veterans' ,administration shall        
immediately prepare for the             
privatization of all ,veterans'         
,administration facilities to be        
completed within one calendar year4