,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cbgg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ac1 #bjai,mr4 
,kilmer 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,bilirakis1  
,mr4 ,rutherford1 ,mr4 ,webster of      
,florida1 and ,ms4 ,kuster of ,new      
,hampshire7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a   
,,bill  ,to improve the leasing projects
 of the ,department of ,veterans        
,affairs1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,handbook to improve leasing projects   
7a7 ,update ,not later than #ahj days   
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 and not less than once every      
five-year period thereafter1 the        
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall  
update the handbook of the ,department  
of ,veterans ,affairs titled ,planning  
and ,activating ,community ,based       
,outpatient ,clinics1 or a successor    
handbook1 to reflect current policies1  
best practices1 and clarify the roles   
and responsibilities of the personnel of

 the ,department involved in the leasing
 projects of the ,department4  7b7      
,,cboc ,the ,secretary shall ensure that
 the handbook specified in subsection   
7a7 defines community based outpatient  
clinic in the same manner as such term  
is defined in the ,veterans ,health     
,administration ,site ,tracking database
 7commonly known as ,,vast7 as of the   
date of the enactment of this ,act4  7c7
 ,use of handbook standards for         
oversight ,the ,secretary shall ensure  
that the ,veterans ,health              
,administration incorporates the best   
practices contained in the handbook     
specified in subsection 7a7 in          
conducting oversight of the medical     
centers of the ,department of ,veterans 
,affairs and the ,veterans ,integrated  
,service ,network4  #b4 ,provision of   
training regarding handbook to improve  
leasing projects ,not later than #ahj   
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,secretary shall provide 
guidance and training to employees of   

the ,veterans ,health ,administration   
for the use of the handbook specified in
 section #a7;a74 ,the ,secretary shall  
update such guidance and training       
together with each update of such       
handbook4