,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cfhf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #f1 #bjae ,mr4
 ,emm] ( ,m9nesota 7= himself & ,mr4    
,walz7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !       
,inspector ,g5]al ( ! ,dep>tm5t (       
,vet]ans ,affairs to make c]ta9 reports 
publicly available & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,vet]ans ,c>e & ,report+ ,en=cem5t    
,act4  #b4 ,public availability ( c]ta9 
reports ( ,inspector ,g5]al ( ,dep>tm5t 
( ,vet]ans ,affairs ,section #cab (     
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new          
subsection3  7c7  7#a7 ,9 ! case ( any  
inve/igation ( ! ,inspector ,g5]al      
involv+ pati5t heal? & safety relat+ to 
hospital c>e or m$ical s]vices provid$  
by ! ,dep>tm5t1 ! ,inspector ,g5]al     
%all-- 7,a7 9 ! case ( su* an           
inve/igation t is adm9i/ratively clos$1 
provide a copy ( ! report ( ! ,inspector

 ,g5]al on ! inve/igation to--  7i7 !   
,committees on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !   
,s5ate & ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2  7ii7 
! ,memb] ( ,congress repres5t+ ! di/rict
 :]e ! facility affect$ by !            
inve/igation is locat$2 &  7iii7 if     
relevant1 ! ,memb] ( ,congress :o ref]r$
 ! matt] cov]$ by ! inve/igation to !   
,inspector ,g5]al2  7,b7 9 ! case ( any 
su* inve/igation involv+ a compla9t t is
 ref]r$ to ! ,dep>tm5t = inve/igation1  
provide notice ( su* ref]ral & ( !      
facility or issue t is ! subject ( !    
und]ly+ compla9t to--  7i7 ! ,committees
 on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate &     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2  7ii7 ! ,memb] 
( ,congress repres5t+ ! di/rict :]e !   
facility affect$ by ! inve/igation is   
locat$2 &  7iii7 if relevant1 ! ,memb] (
 ,congress :o ref]r$ ! matt] cov]$ by ! 
inve/igation to ! ,inspector ,g5]al2    
7,c7 by n lat] ?an ?ree days aft] ! date
 on :i* ! report ( ! ,inspector ,g5]al  
on ! inve/igation is complete1 make !   
report publicly available on ! ,int]net 

website ( ! ,inspector ,g5]al = a p]iod 
( n less ?an "o ye>2 &  7,d7 9 ! case ( 
su* an inve/igation relat+ to a m$ical  
facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t1 po/ a notice ( !
 inve/igation at an appropriate place   
:]e x is likely to be se5 by employees (
 ! facility & on ! ,int]net website ( ! 
facility = a p]iod ( n less ?an #cj     
days4  7#b7 ,9 ?is subsection1 ! t]m    
,memb] ( ,congress means a              
,repres5tative1 a ,s5ator1 a ,delegate  
to ,congress1 or ! ,resid5t ,commission]
 ( ,pu]to ,rico4  4