,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bcaf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #ab1 #bjad ,mr4   
,?une introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
require ! ,inspector ,g5]al ( !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to submit 
a report on wait times = vet]ans seek+  
m$ical appo9tm5ts & treatm5t f !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 to       
prohibit closure ( m$ical facilities ( !
 ,dep>tm5t1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4      
,report on wait times = vet]ans seek+   
m$ical appo9tm5ts & treatm5t f !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs &         
prohibition on closure ( m$ical         
facilities  7a7 ,report  7#a7 ,9 g5]al  
,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( !   
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,inspector ,g5]al
 ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all 
submit to ,congress a report on wait    
times = vet]ans seek+ m$ical appo9tm5ts 
& treatm5t f ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans     
,affairs4  7#b7 ,elem5ts ,! report      

requir$ by p>agraph 7#a7 %all include ! 
foll[+3 7,a7 ,in=mation on wait times = 
vet]ans ?r\gh\t ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 seek+ 
m$ical appo9tm5ts & treatm5t f !        
,dep>tm5t4  7,b7 ,a det]m9ation by !    
,inspector ,g5]al z to :e!r ! wait times
 = vet]ans seek+ m$ical appo9tm5ts &    
treatm5t f ! ,dep>tm5t h be5 prolong$ by
 employees ( ! ,dep>tm5t )\t a valid    
m$ical or adm9i/rative reason4  7b7     
,prohibition on closure ( m$ical        
facilities ( ! ,dep>tm5t ,aft] ! date ( 
! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & be=e !         
submittal ( ! report "u subsection 7a71 
! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all n--
 7#a7 close any m$ical facility ( !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs2 or  7#b7 
use any funds ( ! ,dep>tm5t to prep>e   
any environm5t impact /atem5t t is      
relat$ to ! closure ( a m$ical facility 
( ! ,dep>tm5t4  7c7 ,prolong$ wait times
 )\t valid reason  7#a7 ,prohibition on 
closure ( m$ical facilities ( !         
,dep>tm5t ,except z provid$ 9 p>agraphs 
7#b7 & 7#c71 if1 9 ! report submitt$ "u 

subsection 7a71 ! ,inspector ,g5]al     
det]m9es t wait times = vet]ans seek+   
m$ical appo9tm5ts & treatm5t f !        
,dep>tm5t h be5 prolong$ by employees ( 
! ,dep>tm5t )\t a valid m$ical or       
adm9i/rative reason1 ! ,secret>y %all n 
close any m$ical facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t 
or use any funds ( ! ,dep>tm5t to prep>e
 any environm5t impact /atem5t t is     
relat$ to ! closure ( a m$ical facility 
( ! ,dep>tm5t4  7#b7 ,exception ,!      
,secret>y may close a m$ical facility ( 
! ,dep>tm5t or use funds ( ! ,dep>tm5t  
to prep>e an environm5tal impact /atem5t
 relat$ to ! closure ( a m$ical facility
 ( ! ,dep>tm5t if1 n lat] ?an #ahj days 
be=e su* closure or use ( funds1 !      
,secret>y det]m9es & c]tifies to        
,congress t ! closure ( su* m$ical      
facility w n d any ( ! foll[+3 7,a7     
,increase ! wait times = vet]ans 9 !    
cat*m5t area ( su* m$ical facility 9    
seek+ m$ical appo9tm5ts & treatm5t f su*
 m$ical facility4  7,b7 ,decrease !     
quality ( c>e provid$ to su* vet]ans4   

7,c7 ,imp$e ! access ( su* vet]ans to   
specializ$ heal? c>e s]vices4  7,d7     
,imp$e ! access ( su* vet]ans to        
resid5tial rehabilitation treatm5t      
programs ( ! ,dep>tm5t & o!r inpati5t   
c>e4  7,e7 ,increase ! di/ance requir$  
to be travel$ by su* vet]ans to receive 
inpati5t & outpati5t c>e4  7,f7 ,imp$e !
 access ( su* vet]ans t are memb]s (    
,indian tribes 7z t t]m is def9$ 9      
section #d ( ! ,indian                  
,self-,det]m9ation & ,education         
,assi/ance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #dej;b77 
to m$ical c>e4  7#c7 ,t]m9ation ,!      
prohibition "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all       
t]m9ate on ! date on :i* ! ,inspector   
,g5]al det]m9es & c]tifies to ,congress 
t wait times = vet]ans seek+ m$ical     
appo9tm5ts & treatm5t f ! ,dep>tm5t are 
n be+ prolong$ by employees ( !         
,dep>tm5t )\t a valid m$ical or         
adm9i/rative reason4  7d7 ,environm5tal 
impact /atem5t def9$ ,9 ?is section1 !  
t]m environm5tal impact /atem5t means ! 
detail$ /atem5t ( environm5tal impacts (

 a project requir$ to be prep>$ pursuant
 to ! ,national ,environm5tal ,policy   
,act ( #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et    
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