,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eja  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #ab1        
#bjag,mrs4 ,dingell 7for herself and    
,mr4 ,walberg7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a   
,,bill  ,to require increased reporting 
regarding certain surgeries scheduled at
 medical facilities of the ,department  
of ,veterans ,affairs1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,,va ,transparency  
,enhancement ,act of #bjag4  #b4        
,reporting requirements  7a7 ,reports   
from directors of medical facilities of 
the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs   
,not later than #cj days after the end  
of each calendar quarter1 each director 
of a medical facility of the ,department
 of ,veterans ,affairs shall submit to  
the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs a  
report regarding the following3  7#a7   
,with respect to surgical infections--  
7,a7 the number of patients who         

contracted an infection as a result of a
 surgery performed at such medical      
facility during the previous quarter2   
and  7,b7 a brief summary of each such  
case of infection4  7#b7 ,with respect  
to cancelled or transferred surgeries-- 
7,a7 the number of surgeries scheduled  
to be performed at the medical facility 
during the previous quarter that were   
cancelled or transferred to another     
medical facility2  7,b7 the reason each 
such surgery was cancelled or           
transferred2 and  7,c7 the number of    
additional days each such patient had to
 wait for surgery because of            
cancellation or transfer4  7b7 ,reports 
from the ,secretary of ,veterans        
,affairs ,not later than #fj days after 
the end of each calendar quarter1 the   
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall--
  7#a7 submit to the ,committees on     
,veterans' ,affairs of the ,house of    
,representatives and the ,senate the    
reports under subsection 7a7 and a      
summary of such reports2 and  7#b7      

publish on the website of the           
,department the summary under paragraph 
7#a7 and the reports under subsection   
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