,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dfg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ab1          
#bjag,mrs4 ,walorski introduc$ ! foll[+ 
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,vet]ans' ,affairs1 & 9 addition to !   
,committee on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t     
,re=m1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly      
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (       
,vet]ans ,affairs to ensure t ea* m$ical
 facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans      
,affairs complies ) requirem5ts relat+  
to s*$ul+ vet]ans = heal? c>e           
appo9tm5ts1 to improve ! uni=m          
application ( directives ( ! ,dep>tm5t1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,,va ,s*$ul+       
,acc\ntability ,act4  #b4 ,compliance ) 
s*$ul+ requirem5ts  7a7 ,annual         
c]tification  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y
 ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all ensure t !    
director ( ea* m$ical facility ( !      

,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs annually  
c]tifies to ! ,secret>y t ! m$ical      
facility is 9 full compliance ) all     
provisions ( law & regulations relat+ to
 s*$ul+ appo9tm5ts = vet]ans to receive 
hospital c>e & m$ical s]vices1 includ+  
pursuant to ,vet]ans ,heal?             
,adm9i/ration ,directive #bjaj-jbg1 or  
any successor directive4  7#b7          
,prohibition on waiv] ,! ,secret>y may n
 waive any provision ( ! laws or        
regulations describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 = a
 m$ical facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t if su*   
provision o!rwise applies to ! m$ical   
facility4  7b7 ,explanation (           
noncompliance ,if a director ( a m$ical 
facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t does n make a    
c]tification "u subsection 7a77#a7 = any
 ye>1 ! director %all submit to !       
,secret>y a report conta9+--  7#a7 an   
explanation ( :y ! director is unable to
 make su* c]tification2 &  7#b7 a       
description ( ! actions ! director is   
tak+ to ensure full compliance ) ! laws 
& regulations describ$ 9 su* subsection4

  7c7 ,prohibition on bonuses bas$ on   
noncompliance  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,if a      
director ( a m$ical facility ( !        
,dep>tm5t does n make a c]tification "u 
subsection 7a77#a7 = any ye>1 ea* cov]$ 
(ficial describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 may n  
receive an aw>d or bonus "u *apt] #de or
 #ec ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 or
 any o!r aw>d or bonus au?oriz$ "u su*  
title or title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1
 dur+ ! ye> foll[+ ! ye> 9 :i* !        
c]tification 0 n made4  7#b7 ,cov]$     
(ficial ,a cov]$ (ficial describ$ 9 ?is 
p>agraph is ea* (ficial :o s]ves 9 !    
foll[+ positions at a m$ical facility ( 
! ,dep>tm5t dur+ a ye>1 or portion !re(1
 = :i* ! director does n make a         
c]tification "u subsection 7a77#a73     
7,a7 ,! director4  7,b7 ,! *ief ( /aff4 
7,c7 ,! associate director4  7,d7 ,!    
associate director = pati5t c>e4  7,e7  
,! deputy *ief ( /aff4  7d7 ,annual     
report ,! ,secret>y %all annually submit
 to ! ,committees on ,vet]ans' ,affairs 
( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tative & ! ,s5ate a 

report conta9+1 ) respect to ! ye> cov]$
 by ! report--  7#a7 a li/ ( ea* m$ical 
facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t = :i* a          
c]tification 0 made "u subsection       
7a77#a72 &  7#b7 a li/ ( ea* m$ical     
facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t = :i* su* a      
c]tification 0 n made1 includ+ a copy ( 
ea* report submitt$ to ! ,secret>y "u   
subsection 7b74  #c4 ,/&>diz$           
application ( directives & policies (   
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  7a7 ,9   
g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  
%all ensure t ! directives & policies ( 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs apply   
to1 & are implem5t$ by1 ea* (fice or    
facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t 9 a /&>diz$      
mann]1 includ+ su* (fices & facilities  
at ! local level4  7b7 ,notification ,if
 ! ,secret>y does n apply & implem5t !  
directives & policies ( ! ,dep>tm5t 9 a 
/&>diz$ mann] pursuant to subsection    
7a71 includ+ by waiv+ su* a directive or
 policy ) respect to an (fice or        
facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t1 ! ,secret>y %all
 notify ! ,committees on ,vet]ans'      

,affairs ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & !
 ,s5ate ( su* non/&>diz$ application or 
implem5tation1 includ+ an explanation = 
! non/&>diz$ application or             
implem5tation1 z ! case may be4