,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #egbd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #cj1        
#bjbj,mr4 ,emmer introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of 
,veterans ,affairs to develop objectives
 and performance measures for provision 
by the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs
 of same-day services1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,same-,day          
,accountability for ,veterans           
,enhancement ,act4  #b4 ,department of  
,veterans ,affairs objectives and       
performance measures for provision of   
same-day services  7a7 ,objectives and  
performance measures ,the ,secretary of 
,veterans ,affairs shall develop        
quantifiable objectives and performance 
measures designed to assess the effects 
of the provision of same-day services on
 the access of veterans to medical care 
and mental health services4  7b7        

,consultation ,in developing the        
objectives and performance measures     
under subsection 7a71 the ,secretary    
shall consult with the ,secretary of    
,health and ,human ,services1 the       
,secretary of ,defense1 veterans service
 organizations1 and other appropriate   
,department and non-,department         
stakeholders4  7c7 ,report to ,congress 
,not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act1 the      
,secretary shall submit to the          
,committees on ,veterans' ,affairs of   
the ,senate and ,house of               
,representatives a report that          
includes--  7#a7 the objectives and     
performance measures developed under    
subsection 7a72  7#b7 recommendations   
and best practices for the              
implementation of same-day services     
throughout the ,veterans ,health        
,administration and the reduction of    
veteran suicide rates4  7d7 ,periodic   
assessments ,not later than the last day
 of each fiscal year1 the ,secretary    

shall conduct an assessment of each     
medical center and community-based      
outpatient clinic of the ,department4   
,such assessments shall be made publicly
 available on a website of the          
,department4