,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ebdf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #i1 #bjah,mr4    
,russell 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,mull91 ,mr4  
,cole1 & ,mr4 ,lucas7 introduc$ ! foll[+
 bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
require directors ( m$ical facilities ( 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to      
submit plans to ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans  
,affairs on h[ to improve su*           
facilities1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,,va   
,m$ical ,c5t] ,improvem5t ,act4  #b4    
,plans to improve m$ical facilities ( ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  7a7 ,plan
 requir$  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y (  
,vet]ans ,affairs %all require ea*      
director ( a m$ical facility ( !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to submit 
to ! ,secret>y1 n lat] ?an #ij days aft]
 ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 a plan 
to improve su* facility 9 su* a fa%ion z
 w\ld result 9 ! facility obta9+ a      
,dep>tm5t five-/> rat+4  7#b7 ,cont5ts  

,! ,secret>y %all ensure t ea* plan     
submitt$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 includes      
suffici5t detail reg>d+ res\rces1       
p]sonnel *anges1 hir+ au?orities1       
additional /aff+1 & *anges to in=mation 
sy/ems z is necess>y to obta9 ! rat+    
describ$ 9 su* p>agraph4  7b7 ,annual   
reports ,! ,secret>y %all ensure t1 9 ! 
fir/ fiscal ye> beg9n+ aft] ! date t is 
#ij days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is 
,act & n less frequ5tly ?an once ea*    
fiscal ye> !reaft]1 ea* director ( a    
m$ical facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t :i* does n
 h a ,dep>tm5t five-/> rat+ submits to !
 ,secret>y a report on ! actions tak5 by
 ! director to c>ry out ! plan submitt$ 
by ! director "u subsection 7a77#a7 & to
 obta9 ! rat+ describ$ 9 su* subsection4
  7c7 ,s5se ( ,congress on use (        
au?orities ,to inve/igate m$ical c5t]s (
 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs ,x is !
 s5se ( ,congress t ! ,secret>y (       
,vet]ans ,affairs %\ld make full use ( !
 au?orities provid$ by section #b ( !   
,enhanc+ ,vet]an ,c>e ,act 7,public ,law

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