,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #bhf  #aaeth
 ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#ajff  ,report ,no4 #aae-chi  ,,in ,,the
 ,,house ,,of ,,representatives         
,february #ae1 #bjag ,mr4 ,kilmer 7for  
himself and ,mr4 ,newhouse7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs
  ,november #f1 #bjag ,additional       
sponsors3 ,ms4 ,kuster of ,new          
,hampshire1 ,mr4 ,renacci1 ,mrs4 ,brooks
 of ,indiana1 ,miss ,rice of ,new ,york1
 ,mr4 ,bacon1 ,mr4 ,peters1 ,mr4        
,o',rourke1 ,mr4 ,coffman1 and ,miss    
,gonzlez-,coln of ,puerto ,rico         
,november #f1 #bjag ,committed to the   
,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union and ordered to be  
printed  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct the      
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs to     
submit to the ,committees on ,veterans' 
,affairs of the ,senate and the ,house  
of ,representatives a report regarding  
the organizational structure of the     
,department of ,veterans ,affairs1 and  

for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,,va     
,management ,alignment ,act of #bjag4   
#b4 ,report on the organizational       
structure of the ,department of         
,veterans ,affairs  7a7 ,report ,not    
later than #ahj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall  
submit to the ,committees on ,veterans' 
,affairs of the ,senate and the ,house  
of ,representatives a report 7including 
recommendations for legislation the     
,secretary considers appropriate7       
regarding the roles1 responsibility1 and
 accountability of elements and         
individuals of the ,department of       
,veterans ,affairs4  7b7 ,matters       
included ,in creating the report under  
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall--  
7#a7 utilize the results of--  7,a7 the 
,independent ,assessment of the ,health 
,care ,delivery ,systems and ,management
 ,process of the ,department of         
,veterans ,affairs established by       

section #bja of the ,veterans ,access1  
,choice1 and ,accountability ,act of    
#bjad 7,public ,law #aac-adf72  7,b7 any
 study or report by the ,commission on  
,care established by section #bjb of the
 ,veterans ,access1 ,choice1 and        
,accountability ,act of #bjad 7,public  
,law #aac-adf72 and  7,c7 other studies 
or reports1 including a report titled   
,task ,force on ,improving              
,effectiveness of ,,vha ,governance3    
,report to the ,,vha ,under ,secretary  
for ,health1 dated ,february #bh1 #bjae2
 and  7#b7 specify clearly delineated   
roles and responsibilities to optimize  
the organizational effectiveness and    
accountability of each--  7,a7          
,administration1 staff office1 or staff 
organization2  7,b7 subordinate         
organization of each ,administration1   
staff office1 or staff organization2 and
  7,c7 key leader of the ,department in 
relation to any ,administration1 staff  
office1 or staff organization1 ,veteran 
,integrated ,service ,network1 or       

medical facility4  7c7 ,definition ,in  
this ,act1 the term key leader of the   
,department includes--  7#a7 the        
,secretary2  7#b7 the ,deputy           
,secretary2  7#c7 each ,under           
,secretary2  7#d7 each ,assistant       
,secretary2  7#e7 each ,deputy          
,assistant ,secretary2  7#f7 the ,chief 
,financial ,officer2  7#g7 the ,chief   
,information ,officer2  7#h7 the        
,general ,counsel2  7#i7 the ,inspector 
,general2  7#aj7 the ,director of       
,construction and ,facilities           
,management2  7#aa7 the ,chief of       
,staff2  7#ab7 the ,chairman of the     
,board of ,veterans' ,appeals2  7#ac7   
the ,vice ,chairman of the ,board of    
,veterans' ,appeals2  7#ad7 the         
,director of each ,veterans ,integrated 
,service ,network2 and  7#ae7 the       
,director of each medical facility4     
,november #f1 #bjag ,committed to the   
,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union and ordered to be  
printed