,i  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ddgg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #d1 #bjaf  
,mr4 ,clawson of ,florida 7for himself1 
,mr4 ,blum1 and ,mr4 ,rooney of         
,florida7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to require voice mail for certain       
telephone lines paid for by the         
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,be      
,responsive to all ,veterans            
,expeditiously ,act of #bjaf or the     
,,brave ,act of #bjaf4  #b4 ,voice mail 
for certain telephone lines paid for by 
the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs    
7a7 ,in general ,section #gje of title  
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--
  7#a7 in the heading1 by striking for  
medical officers and facility directors2
  7#b7 by striking ,the ,secretary and  
inserting the following3  7a7 ,telephone

 service for medical officers and       
facility directors ,the ,secretary  2   
and  7#c7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7b7 ,voice mail required    
7#a7 ,the primary telephone line for any
 facility of the ,department shall      
include voice mail4  7#b7 ,the          
introductory message of any voice mail  
under paragraph 7#a7 shall inform the   
caller of--  7,a7 the name of the       
relevant facility2  7,b7 when the caller
 may expect a response2 and  7,c7       
another telephone number to call in case
 of emergency4  7c7 ,performance reviews
 ,in reviewing the performance of any   
employee responsible for responding to  
messages left on voice mail under       
subsection 7b71 the ,secretary shall    
consider the timeliness of such         
responses4  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment  
,the table of sections for chapter #g of
 title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is   
amended by striking the item relating to
 section #gje and inserting the         
following3  #gje4 ,telephone service4  4