,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bfbb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #bb1 #bjah ,mr4   
,inh(e 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,%ahe51 & ,mr4 
,lank=d7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
require directors ( m$ical facilities ( 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to      
submit plans to ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans  
,affairs on h[ to improve su*           
facilities1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4      
,plans to improve m$ical facilities ( ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  7a7      
,plans requir$  7#a7 ,plans ( directors 
( m$ical facilities ,! ,secret>y (      
,vet]ans ,affairs %all require ea*      
director ( a m$ical facility ( !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to submit 
to ! director ( ! facility's ,vet]ans   
,integrat$ ,s]vice ,network1 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  

,plans ( directors ( ,vet]ans ,integrat$
 ,s]vice ,networks ,! ,secret>y %all    
require ea* director ( a ,vet]ans       
,integrat$ ,s]vice ,network to submit to
 ! ,secret>y1 n lat] ?an #fj days aft]  
receiv+ all ( ! plans "u p>agraph 7#a71 
a plan1 bas$ on ! plans receiv$ "u      
p>agraph 7#a71 to improve ! facilities  
)9 ! ,vet]ans ,integrat$ ,s]vice        
,network 9 su* a fa%ion t w\ld improve !
 rat+ ( all facilities )9 ! network4    
7#c7 ,cont5ts ,! ,secret>y %all ensure t
 ea* plan submitt$ "u ?is subsection    
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 p>agraphs 7#a7 &
 7#b74  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 ,vet]ans      
,integrat$ ,s]vice ,network 9 :i* a     

m$ical facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t has a "o-1
 two-1 or ?ree-/> rat+ submits to !     
,secret>y a report on ! actions tak5 by 
! director to c>ry out ! plan submitt$  
by ! director "u subsection 7a77#b7 & to
 obta9 = ! facility ! 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 #aae-ie74