,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bbef  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ab1 #bjae ,mr4  
,b5i%ek introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to direct !       
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to submit 
an annual report on ! ,vet]ans ,heal?   
,adm9i/ration & ! furni%+ ( hospital    
c>e1 m$ical s]vices1 & nurs+ home c>e by
 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ a !   
,vet]ans ,in=mation ,mod]nization ,act4 
#b4 ,annual report on ,vet]ans ,heal?   
,adm9i/ration & furni%+ ( hospital c>e1 
m$ical s]vices1 & nurs+ home c>e  7a7 ,9
 g5]al ,sub*apt] ,,ii ( *apt] #gc (     
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new section3 
#gccj;,b4 ,annual report on ,vet]ans    
,heal? ,adm9i/ration & furni%+ (        
hospital c>e1 m$ical s]vices1 & nurs+   
home c>e  7a7 ,report requir$ ,n lat]   
?an ,m>* #a ( ea* ye>1 ! ,secret>y %all 

submit to ! ,committees on ,vet]ans'    
,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives a report on ! furni%+ ( 
hospital c>e1 m$ical s]vices1 & nurs+   
home c>e "u ! laws adm9i/]$ by !        
,secret>y & on ! adm9i/ration ( !       
provision ( su* c>e & s]vices by !      
,vet]ans ,heal? ,adm9i/ration dur+ !    
cal5d> ye> prec$+ ! cal5d> ye> dur+ :i* 
! report is submitt$4  7b7 ,cont5ts (   
report ,ea* report requir$ by subsection
 7a7 %all include ea* ( ! foll[+ = ! ye>
 cov]$ by ! report3  7#a7 ,an evaluation
 ( ! effectiv5ess ( ! ,vet]ans ,heal?   
,adm9i/ration program 9 increas+ !      
access ( vet]ans eligible = hospital    
c>e1 m$ical s]vices1 & nurs+ home c>e   
furni%$ by ! ,secret>y to su* c>e4  7#b7
 ,an evaluation ( ! effectiv5ess ( !    
,vet]ans ,heal? ,adm9i/ration 9 improv+ 
! quality ( heal? c>e provid$ to su*    
vet]ans1 )\t increas+ ! co/s incurr$ by 
! ,gov]nm5t or su* vet]ans1 :i* includes
 ! relevant in=mation = ea* m$ical c5t] 
& ,vet]ans ,integrat$ ,s]vice ,network (

 ! ,dep>tm5t set =? sep>ately4  7#c7 ,an
 assessm5t (-- 7,a7 ! workload (        
physicians & o!r employees ( ! ,vet]ans 
,heal? ,adm9i/ration2  7,b7 pati5t      
demographics & utilization rates2  7,c7 
physician comp5sation2  7,d7 !          
productivity ( physicians & o!r         
employees ( ! ,vet]ans ,heal?           
,adm9i/ration2  7,e7 ! p]c5tage (       
hospital c>e1 m$ical s]vices1 & nurs+   
home c>e provid$ to su* vet]ans 9       
,dep>tm5t facilities & 9 non-,dep>tm5t  
facilities & any *anges 9 su* p]c5tages 
comp>$ to ! ye> prec$+ ! ye> cov]$ by ! 
report2 &  7,f7 ph>maceutical prices4   
7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section1 ! t]ms  
hospital c>e1 m$ical s]vices1 nurs+ home
 c>e1 & non-,dep>tm5t facilities h !    
mean+s giv5 su* t]ms 9 section #agja (  
?is title4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,!  
table ( sections at ! beg9n+ ( su* *apt]
 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+  
to section #gccj;,a ! foll[+ new item3  
#gccj;,b4 ,annual report on ,vet]ans    
,heal? ,adm9i/ration & furni%+ (        

hospital c>e1 m$ical s]vices1 & nurs+   
home c>e4  4