,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bdbc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #c1 #bjad ,mrs4  
,%ahe5 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
improve wait times = appo9tm5ts =       
hospital c>e1 m$ical s]vices1 & o!r     
heal? c>e f ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans      
,affairs1 to improve acc\ntability (    
employees responsible = long wait times 
= su* appo9tm5ts1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! 
,vet]ans ,access to ,c>e ,acc\ntability 
,act4  #b4 ,audits by ! ,comptroll]     
,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,! ,comptroll] 
,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all conduct   
r&om1 p]iodic audits ( m$ical facilities
 ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 & ! 
,vet]ans ,integrat$ ,s]vice ,networks1  
to assess :e!r su* facilities &         
,networks are comply+ ) all /&>ds impos$
 by law or by ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans    
,affairs ) respect to ! timely access ( 
vet]ans to hospital c>e1 m$ical s]vices1

 & o!r heal? c>e f ! ,dep>tm5t4  #c4    
,improvem5t ( wait times = appo9tm5ts = 
hospital c>e1 m$ical s]vices1 & o!r     
heal? c>e f ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans      
,affairs  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y (   
,vet]ans ,affairs %all1 ^u receipt ( a  
report describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 t f9ds 
t an eligible vet]an has be5 subject$ to
 a wait "t ( m ?an #cj days = an        
appo9tm5t = hospital c>e1 m$ical        
s]vices1 or o!r heal? c>e f ! ,dep>tm5t 
( ,vet]ans ,affairs-- 7#a7 n lat] ?an   
#dh h\rs aft] ! receipt ( su* report1   
notify su* eligible vet]an ( ! /atus ( !
 appo9tm5t ( su* eligible vet]an = su*  
c>e or s]vices2 &  7#b7 make e ef=t     
possible to s*$ule an appo9tm5t = su*   
eligible vet]an = su* c>e or s]vices at 
a m$ical facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t or ?r\gh
 a non-,dep>tm5t heal? c>e provid] on a 
date t is n lat] ?an sev5 days aft] !   
receipt ( su* report4  7b7 ,report      
describ$ ,a report describ$ 9 ?is       
subsection is any report z foll[s3 7#a7 
,any report ( ! ,inspector ,g5]al ( !   

,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs ) respect 
to ! provision by ! ,dep>tm5t ( hospital
 c>e1 m$ical s]vices1 or o!r heal? c>e  
to vet]ans4  7#b7 ,any report ( !       
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates )  
respect to ! provision by ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
su* c>e or s]vices4  7#c7 ,any report ( 
! ,dep>tm5t or ano!r organization )     
respect to ! provision by ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
su* c>e or s]vices )9 a ,vet]ans        
,integrat$ ,s]vice ,network or m$ical   
facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t4  7#d7 ,any o!r  
report ( ! ,dep>tm5t ) respect to !     
provision by ! ,dep>tm5t ( su* c>e or   
s]vices4  7c7 ,privacy ,no?+ 9 ?is      
section %all be con/ru$ to alt] privacy 
rules ( ! ,dep>tm5t ) respect to !      
disclosure ( p]sonal in=mation (        
eligible vet]ans seek+ su* c>e or       
s]vices f ! ,dep>tm5t4  7d7 ,eligible   
vet]an def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m      
eligible vet]an means a vet]an :o is    
eligible = hospital c>e1 m$ical s]vices1
 or o!r heal? c>e "u ! laws adm9i/]$ by 
! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4  #d4   

,executive comp5sation & bonuses        
acc\ntability at ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans   
,affairs  7a7 ,inspector ,g5]al (       
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs notice ,if
 ! ,inspector ,g5]al ( ! ,dep>tm5t (    
,vet]ans ,affairs det]m9es t ! director 
( a m$ical facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,vet]ans ,affairs or o!r (ficial ( !    
,dep>tm5t responsible = activities at   
su* facility has purposefully           
misrepres5t$ pati5t records or o!r data 
to conceal a failure ( ! facility to    
comply ) pati5t access or c>e /&>ds ( ! 
,dep>tm5t or = ! purpose ( qualify+ = a 
p]=mance aw>d "u section #echd ( title  
#e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 or any o!r     
comp5sation t is 9 addition to basic    
pay-- 7#a7 n lat] ?an #cj days aft] !   
date on :i* ! ,inspector ,g5]al makes   
su* det]m9ation1 ! ,inspector ,g5]al    
%all submit to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'
 ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on  
,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives notice ( su*            
det]m9ation2 &  7#b7 n lat] ?an #ae days

 aft] ! date on :i* ! ,inspector ,g5]al 
submits notice "u p>agraph 7#a71 !      
,inspector ,g5]al %all submit to !      
,secret>y a li/ ( ! names ( ea* director
 or o!r (ficial responsible = su*       
misrepres5tation4  7b7 ,limitation on   
p]=mance aw>ds ,not)/&+ any o!r         
provision ( law1 ! ,secret>y may n pay a
 bonus or aw>d1 includ+ a p]=mance aw>d 
"u section #echd ( title #e1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code1 to any director or o!r    
(ficial ( ! ,dep>tm5t includ$ 9 a li/   
submitt$ "u subsection 7a77#b7 until !  
,secret>y det]m9es t all issues relat+  
to ! reasons :y su* director or o!r     
individual 0 includ$ 9 su* li/ h be5    
resolv$4  7c7 ,p]=mance reviews ,!      
,secret>y %all ensure t any p]=mance    
review or consid]ation = promotion ( a  
director or o!r (ficial ( ! ,dep>tm5t   
responsible = activities at a m$ical    
facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t ) respect to :i* 
a notice 0 submitt$ "u subsection       
7a77#a7 = a misrepres5tation includes an
 evaluation ( :e!r ! director or o!r    

(ficial knew or %\ld h kn[n ab\t su*    
misrepres5tation4  7d7 ,prohibition on  
publication ( names ,! ,inspector ,g5]al
 may n make public ! names ( directors  
or o!r (ficials includ$ 9 ! li/ "u      
subsection 7a77#b74  7e7 ,role (        
,inspector ,g5]al ,any responsibility or
 au?ority ( ! ,inspector ,g5]al provid$ 
"u ?is section is 9 addition to any     
responsibility or au?ority provid$ to ! 
,inspector ,g5]al 9 ! ,inspector ,g5]al 
,act ( #aigh 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app474