,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aidd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #bh1          
#bjai,mrs4 ,lesko 7for herself and ,mrs4
 ,lee of ,nevada7 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 annual    
pamphlets to the ,secretary of ,veterans
 ,affairs on the status of such         
facilities1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,,va ,medical ,center ,facility    
,transparency ,act4  #b4 ,information on
 medical facilities of the ,department  
of ,veterans ,affairs  7a7 ,annual      
pamphlets ,the ,secretary of ,veterans  
,affairs shall ensure that each director
 of a medical facility of the           
,department of ,veterans ,affairs       
submits to the ,secretary1 the          
,committees on ,veterans' ,affairs of   
the ,house of ,representatives and the  

,senate1 and the appropriate ,members of
 ,congress an annual concise1           
easy-to-read pamphlet containing1 with  
respect to the fiscal year covered by   
the pamphlet1 the following3  7#a7      
,statistics regarding-- 7,a7 how many   
veterans were treated at the facility2  
7,b7 the most common illnesses or       
conditions for which treatment was      
furnished2  7,c7 the average wait time  
for veterans to receive treatment2 and  
7,d7 other matters the director         
determines appropriate4  7#b7 ,a        
description of any successes or         
achievements experienced by the         
facility1 including actions taken to    
improve the facility and the care       
provided at the facility4  7#c7 ,a brief
 plan to improve the facility1          
including-- 7,a7 any resources that the 
director anticipates requesting to carry
 out the plan2 and  7,b7 a summary of   
any resources received by the director  
during the previous fiscal year4  7b7   
,availability ,each pamphlet under      

subsection 7a7 shall be made publicly   
available--  7#a7 in a physical form at 
the relevant medical facility of the    
,department in a conspicuous location2  
and  7#b7 in an electronic form on the  
internet website of the facility4  7c7  
,timing ,the pamphlets under subsection 
7a7 shall be submitted during 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   
thereafter4  7d7 ,definitions ,in this  
section3 7#a7 ,the term appropriate     
,members of ,congress means1 with       
respect to a medical facility of the    
,department of ,veterans ,affairs about 
which a pamphlet is submitted under     
subsection 7a71 the ,senators           
representing the ,state1 and the        
,member1 ,delegate1 or ,resident        
,commissioner of the ,house of          
,representatives representing the       
district1 that includes the medical     
facility4  7#b7 ,the term resources     

includes funding1 hiring authorities1   
additional staffing1 personnel changes1 
construction1 information technology1   
and other authorities1 property1 or     
services to improve a medical facility  
of the ,department of ,veterans         
,affairs4  7#c7 ,the term ,state means  
each of the several ,states1 the        
,district of ,columbia1 the             
,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 and any 
territory or possession of the ,united  
,states4