,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cdad  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bi1 #bjae ,mr4 
,/iv]s 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 & ,mr4
 ,takano7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'    
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to improve !      
c]tification & lic5s+ ( employees &     
m$ical laboratories ( ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,vet]ans ,affairs t furni% pro/hetic &  
or?otic s]vices1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,vet]ans ,access to ,or?otic &          
,pro/hetic ,c>e ,act4  #b4 ,improvem5t (
 c]tification & lic5s+ ( employees &    
laboratories ( ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans     
,affairs t furni% pro/hetic & or?otic   
s]vices  7a7 ,c]tification & lic5s+ (   
employees ,beg9n+ n lat] ?an "o ye> aft]
 ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !      
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all      
ensure t ea* pro/heti/ & or?oti/ ( !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 & ea*    
employee ( ! ,dep>tm5t t provides       
pro/hetic or or?otic s]vices 7z det]m9$ 

by ! ,secret>y71 meets all curr5t       
c]tification & lic5s+ requirem5ts       
applicable to su* pro/heti/1 or?oti/1 or
 o!r employee1 z ! case may be1 consi/5t
 ) ! provisions ( section #dbg enact$ = 
! ,m$ic>e program 9 ,,bipa #bjjj4  7b7  
,c]tification ( labs ,beg9n+ n lat] ?an 
"o ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is   
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs   
%all ensure t ea* or?otic or pro/hetic  
facility & laboratory ( ! ,dep>tm5t (   
,vet]ans ,affairs t provides pro/hetic &
 or?otic s]vices is c]tifi$ by "o ( !   
nationally recogniz$ accr$it+ bodies1 z 
provid$ = ,m$ic>e 9 section #dbg (      
,,bipa #bjjj4  7c7 ,inspector ,g5]al    
report  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an "o ye>
 aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & 
n less frequ5tly ?an annually !reaft] = 
f\r ye>s1 ! ,inspector ,g5]al ( !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all      
submit to ,congress a report on !       
compliance ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans     
,affairs ) ! requirem5ts "u subsections 
7a7 & 7b74  7#b7 ,recomm5dations ,ea*   

report submitt$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all   
include su* recomm5dations ) respect to 
improv+ ! compliance ( ! ,dep>tm5t ) !  
requirem5ts "u subsections 7a7 & 7b7 z !
 ,inspector ,g5]al consid]s appropriate4