,i  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ebca  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ac1 #bjaf ,mr4  
,bo/ introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !      
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to provide
 = ! inspection ( kit*5s & food s]vice  
areas at m$ical facilities ( ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to ensure t ! same 
/&>ds = kit*5s & food s]vice areas at   
hospitals 9 ! private sector are be+ met
 at kit*5s & food s]vice areas at m$ical
 facilities ( ! ,dep>tm5t4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,requir+
 ,acc\ntability & ,inspections = ,d9+   
,s]vice ,act4  #b4 ,inspection ( kit*5s 
& food s]vice areas at m$ical facilities
 ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  7a7 
,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] !    
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & n less  
frequ5tly ?an annually !reaft]1 !       
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all      
provide = ! conduct ( inspections (     
kit*5s & food s]vice areas at ea* m$ical

 facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans      
,affairs to ensure t ! same /&>ds =     
kit*5s & food s]vice areas at hospitals 
9 ! private sector are be+ met at kit*5s
 & food s]vice areas at m$ical          
facilities ( ! ,dep>tm5t4  7b7 ,agreem5t
  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all seek  
to ent] into an agreem5t ) ! ,jo9t      
,commission on ,accr$itation ( ,hospital
 ,organizations "u :i* ! ,jo9t          
,commission on ,accr$itation ( ,hospital
 ,organizations conducts ! inspections  
requir$ "u subsection 7a74  7#b7        
,alt]nate organization ,if ! ,secret>y  
is unable to ent] into an agreem5t      
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 ) ! ,jo9t      
,commission on ,accr$itation ( ,hospital
 ,organizations on t]ms acceptable to ! 
,secret>y1 ! ,secret>y %all seek to ent]
 into su* an agreem5t ) ano!r           
appropriate organization t--  7,a7 is n 
"p ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t2  7,b7 op]ates z
 a n-=-pr(it entity2 &  7,c7 has        
exp]tise & objectivity comp>able to t ( 
! ,jo9t ,commission on ,accr$itation (  

,hospital ,organizations4  7c7          
,rem$iation plan  7#a7 ,initial failure 
,if a kit*5 or food s]vice area ( a     
m$ical facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t is det]m9$
 pursuant to an inspection conduct$ "u  
subsection 7a7 n to meet ! /&>ds =      
kit*5s & food s]vice areas 9 hospitals 9
 ! private sector1 t m$ical facility    
fails ! inspection & ! ,secret>y %all-- 
7,a7 implem5t a rem$iation plan = t     
m$ical facility )9 #dh h\rs2 &  7,b7    
conduct a second inspection "u          
subsection 7a7 at t m$ical facility )9  
#g days ( ! fail$ inspection4  7#b7     
,second failure ,if a m$ical facility ( 
! ,dep>tm5t fails ! second inspection   
conduct$ "u p>agraph 7#a77;,b71 !       
,secret>y %all close ! kit*5 or food    
s]vice area at t m$ical facility t did n
 meet ! /&>ds = kit*5s & food s]vice    
areas 9 hospitals 9 ! private sector    
until rem$iation is complet$ & all      
kit*5s & food s]vice areas at t m$ical  
facility meet su* /&>ds4  7#c7          
,provision ( food ,if a kit*5 or food   

s]vice area is clos$ at a m$ical        
facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t pursuant to      
p>agraph 7#b71 ! ,director ( ! ,vet]ans 
,integrat$ ,s]vice ,network 9 :i* !     
m$ical facility is locat$ %all ent] into
 a contract ) a v5dor approv$ by !      
,g5]al ,s]vices ,adm9i/ration to provide
 food at ! m$ical facility4  7d7        
,reports  7#a7 ,qu>t]ly ,n less         
frequ5tly ?an qu>t]ly1 ! ,director ( ea*
 ,vet]ans ,integrat$ ,s]vice ,network   
%all submit to ,congress a report on    
inspections conduct$ "u ?is section dur+
 t qu>t] at m$ical facilities ( !       
,dep>tm5t "u ! jurisdiction ( t         
,director4  7#b7 ,subsequ5t p]iod ,a    
,director ( a ,vet]ans ,integrat$       
,s]vice ,network may submit to ,congress
 ! report describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 n    
less frequ5tly ?an semiannually if !    
,director does n report any fail$       
inspections = ! "o-ye> p]iod prec$+ !   
submittal ( ! report4