,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cahe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #aa1 #bjag,mr4  
,joyce ( ,ohio introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
direct ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  
to evaluate ! organizational /ructure ( 
! ,vet]ans ,heal? ,adm9i/ration1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,re=ms to ,enc\rage ,,va
 ,mean+ful ,progress ,act ( #bjag or !  
,,revamp ,act4  #b4 ,evaluations (      
organizational /ructure ( ,vet]ans      
,heal? ,adm9i/ration & realignm5t (     
,vet]ans ,integrat$ ,s]vice ,network    
7a7 ,organizational ,/ructure  7#a7     
,process ,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans        
,affairs1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,"u ,secret>y =  
,heal?1 %all implem5t a process to      
consi/5tly evaluate reviews describ$ 9  
p>agraph 7#c74  7#b7 ,matt]s includ$ ,! 
process "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all include ! 
foll[+3 7,a7 ,id5tification ( ! (ficials
 & ! (fices ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans    

,affairs responsible = evaluat+ &       
approv+1 & ensur+ ! implem5tation (1    
recomm5dations made by reviews describ$ 
9 p>agraph 7#c71 includ+--  7i7 ! roles 
( ea* su* (ficial & (fice2 &  7ii7 a    
description ( h[ decisions are made &   
docum5t$ to approve su* implem5tation4  
7,b7 ,a description ( h[ recomm5dations 
made by reviews describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#c7
 %\ld be evaluat$4  7,c7 ,a description 
( h[ timel9es %\ld be e/abli%$ to ensure
 recomm5dations are evaluat$ & implem5t$
 9 a timely mann] & metrics to assess ! 
progress made ) respect to su*          
implem5tation4  7#c7 ,reviews describ$  
,! reviews describ$ 9 ?is p>agraph are  
reviews ( ! organizational /ructure ( ! 
,vet]ans ,heal? ,adm9i/ration conduct$  
by ! ,secret>y1 ! ,inspector ,g5]al ( ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 !        
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ! 
,commission on ,c>e e/abli%$ by section 
#bjb ( ! ,vet]ans ,access1 ,*oice1 &    
,acc\ntability ,act ( #bjad 7,public    
,law #aac-adf2 #abh ,/at4 #aggc71 or by 

an indep5d5t entity1 z det]m9$          
appropriate by ! ,secret>y4  7#d7 ,fir/ 
use ,! ,"u ,secret>y %all use ! process 
"u p>agraph 7#a7 to evaluate ! results (
 ! evaluation conduct$ "u subsection    
7b77#a74 ,! ,"u ,secret>y %all make any 
requir$ improvem5ts to su* process bas$ 
on ! lessons le>n$ by ! ,"u ,secret>y   
result+ f su* use4  7b7 ,vet]ans        
,integrat$ ,s]vice ,network  7#a7       
,evaluation ,consi/5t ) ! report ( !    
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
titl$ ,,va ,heal? ,c>e3 ,processes to   
,evaluate1 ,implem5t1 & ,monitor        
,organizational ,/ructure ,*anges ,ne$$ 
7,,gao-#af-hjc71 ! ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh
 ! ,"u ,secret>y = ,heal?1 %all conduct 
an evaluation ( ! ,vet]ans ,integrat$   
,s]vice ,network1 includ+ ) respect to--
  7,a7 ! implem5tation by ! ,secret>y ( 
realignm5ts to su* ,network2 &  7,b7    
id5tify+ defici5cies to su* ,network t  
require corrective action4  7#b7        
,assessm5t & implem5tation ,9 accordance
 ) subsection 7a77#d71 ! ,"u ,secret>y  

%all use ! process implem5t$ "u         
subsection 7a7 to assess ! results ( !  
evaluation conduct$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 &  
to implem5t *anges & o!r actions to     
improve ! ,vet]ans ,integrat$ ,s]vice   
,network4  7c7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #ij  
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,"u ,secret>y %all submit to    
,congress a report t includes a         
description (--  7#a7 ! process         
implem5t$ "u subsection 7a77#a72  7#b7 !
 defici5cies id5tifi$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 (
 subsection 7b72 &  7#c7 h[ ! ,"u       
,secret>y w c>ry out p>agraph 7#b7 ( su*
 subsection4  7d7 ,prohibition on new   
appropriations ,no additional funds are 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  
?is ,act1 & ?is ,act %all be c>ri$ out  
us+ am\nts o!rwise made available = su* 
purposes4