,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ebdf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #i1 #bjah,mr4 
,russell 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,mullin1    
,mr4 ,cole1 and ,mr4 ,lucas7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to require directors of   
medical facilities of the ,department of
 ,veterans ,affairs to submit plans to  
the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs on 
how to improve such facilities1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,,va ,medical  
,center ,improvement ,act4  #b4 ,plans  
to improve medical facilities of the    
,department of ,veterans ,affairs  7a7  
,plan required  7#a7 ,in general ,the   
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall  
require each director of a medical      
facility of the ,department of ,veterans
 ,affairs to submit to the ,secretary1  
not later than #ij days after the date  
of the enactment of this ,act1 a plan to
 improve such facility in such a fashion

 as would result in the facility        
obtaining a ,department five-star       
rating4  7#b7 ,contents ,the ,secretary 
shall ensure that each plan submitted   
under paragraph 7#a7 includes sufficient
 detail regarding resources1 personnel  
changes1 hiring authorities1 additional 
staffing1 and changes to information    
systems as is necessary to obtain the   
rating described in such paragraph4  7b7
 ,annual reports ,the ,secretary shall  
ensure that1 in the first fiscal year   
beginning after the date that is #ij    
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act and not less frequently than  
once each fiscal year thereafter1 each  
director of a medical facility of the   
,department which does not have a       
,department five-star rating submits to 
the ,secretary a report on the actions  
taken by the director to carry out the  
plan submitted by the director under    
subsection 7a77#a7 and to obtain the    
rating described in such subsection4    
7c7 ,sense of ,congress on use of       

authorities ,to investigate medical     
centers of the ,department of ,veterans 
,affairs ,it is the sense of ,congress  
that the ,secretary of ,veterans        
,affairs should make full use of the    
authorities provided by section #b of   
the ,enhancing ,veteran ,care ,act      
7,public ,law #aae-ie74