,i  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bbef  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ab1 #bjae ,mr4 
,benishek introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to direct the ,secretary of ,veterans   
,affairs to submit an annual report on  
the ,veterans ,health ,administration   
and the furnishing of hospital care1    
medical services1 and nursing home care 
by the ,department of ,veterans         
,affairs4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited a the ,veterans            
,information ,modernization ,act4  #b4  
,annual report on ,veterans ,health     
,administration and furnishing of       
hospital care1 medical services1 and    
nursing home care  7a7 ,in general      
,subchapter ,,ii of chapter #gc of title
 #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended 
by adding at the end the following new  
section3  #gccj;,b4 ,annual report on   
,veterans ,health ,administration and   

furnishing of hospital care1 medical    
services1 and nursing home care  7a7    
,report required ,not later than ,march 
#a of each year1 the ,secretary shall   
submit to the ,committees on ,veterans' 
,affairs of the ,senate and ,house of   
,representatives a report on the        
furnishing of hospital care1 medical    
services1 and nursing home care under   
the laws administered by the ,secretary 
and on the administration of the        
provision of such care and services by  
the ,veterans ,health ,administration   
during the calendar year preceding the  
calendar year during which the report is
 submitted4  7b7 ,contents of report    
,each report required by subsection 7a7 
shall include each of the following for 
the year covered by the report3  7#a7   
,an evaluation of the effectiveness of  
the ,veterans ,health ,administration   
program in increasing the access of     
veterans eligible for hospital care1    
medical services1 and nursing home care 
furnished by the ,secretary to such     

care4  7#b7 ,an evaluation of the       
effectiveness of the ,veterans ,health  
,administration in improving the quality
 of health care provided to such        
veterans1 without increasing the costs  
incurred by the ,government or such     
veterans1 which includes the relevant   
information for each medical center and 
,veterans ,integrated ,service ,network 
of the ,department set forth separately4
  7#c7 ,an assessment of-- 7,a7 the     
workload of physicians and other        
employees of the ,veterans ,health      
,administration2  7,b7 patient          
demographics and utilization rates2     
7,c7 physician compensation2  7,d7 the  
productivity of physicians and other    
employees of the ,veterans ,health      
,administration2  7,e7 the percentage of
 hospital care1 medical services1 and   
nursing home care provided to such      
veterans in ,department facilities and  
in non-,department facilities and any   
changes in such percentages compared to 
the year preceding the year covered by  

the report2 and  7,f7 pharmaceutical    
prices4  7c7 ,definitions ,in this      
section1 the terms hospital care1       
medical services1 nursing home care1 and
 non-,department facilities have the    
meanings given such terms in section    
#agja of this title4  4  7b7 ,clerical  
amendment ,the table of sections at the 
beginning of such chapter is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to    
section #gccj;,a the following new item3
  #gccj;,b4 ,annual report on ,veterans 
,health ,administration and furnishing  
of hospital care1 medical services1 and 
nursing home care4  4