,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #eghf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #f1 #bjbj,mr4
 ,gallego 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,joyce (     
,ohio1 ,mr4 ,lamb1 ,mr4 ,joyce (        
,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,gonzalez ( ,ohio1 & 
,mr4 ,timmons7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
direct ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  
to make c]ta9 in=mation publicly        
available on "o int]net website ( !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,,va ,quality ,heal? ,c>e ,acc\ntability
 & ,transp>5cy ,act4  #b4 ,improv$      
transp>5cy by ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans      
,affairs  7a7 ,publication ( /aff+ &    
quality ( c>e data ,n lat] ?an "o ye>   
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !  
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all make 
publicly available on ! ,access to ,c>e 
int]net website ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans
 ,affairs 7or a successor website7 !    
in=mation "u subsection 7b74  7b7       

,in=mation includ$  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!    
in=mation publi%$ on ! int]net website  
"u subsection 7a7 %all include-- 7,a7   
any num]ic indicators relat+ to timely  
c>e1 effective c>e1 safety1 &           
vet]an-c5t]$ c>e t ! ,secret>y collects 
at m$ical facilities ( ! ,dep>tm5t      
pursuant to section #agjc;,c ( title    
#ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2  7,b7 ! /aff+ 
& vacancy in=mation requir$ by          
subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh 7,d7 ( section  
#eje7;a77#a7 ( ! ,,va ,,mission ,act (  
#bjah 7,public ,law #aae-ahb2 #ch       
,u4,s4,c4 #cja note72  7,c7 ! pati5t    
wait times in=mation requir$ by         
subsection 7a7 ( section #bjf ( !       
,vet]ans ,access1 ,*oice1 &             
,acc\ntability ,act ( #bjad 7,public    
,law #aac-adf2 #abh ,/at4 #aghj72 &     
7,d7 ! pati5t safety1 quality ( c>e1 &  
outcome measures requir$ by subsection  
7b7 ( su* section4  7#b7 ,updates ,!    
,secret>y %all regul>ly update ! int]net
 website "u subsection 7a7 to ensure t !
 in=mation "u p>agraph 7#a7 is ! mo/    

curr5t in=mation requir$ by ! provisions
 ( law specifi$ 9 su* p>agraph4  7c7    
,requirem5ts ( int]net website ,9       
addition to ! requirem5ts ( section     
#bjf7;b77#d7 ( ! ,vet]ans ,access1      
,*oice1 & ,acc\ntability ,act ( #bjad   
7,public ,law #aac-adf2 #abh ,/at4      
#agha71 ! ,secret>y %all ensure t !     
int]net website "u subsection 7a7 meets 
! foll[+ requirem5ts3  7#a7 ,! int]net  
website is directly accessible f-- 7,a7 
! ma9 homepage ( ! publicly accessible  
int]net website ( ! ,dep>tm5t2 &  7,b7 !
 ma9 homepage ( ! publicly accessible   
int]net website ( ea* m$ical c5t] ( !   
,dep>tm5t4  7#b7 ,:]e practicable1 !    
int]net website is organiz$ & se>*able  
by ea* m$ical c5t] ( ! ,dep>tm5t4  7#c7 
,! int]net website is easily und]/&able 
& usable by ! g5]al public4  7d7        
,consultation & contract au?ority ,9    
c>ry+ out subsection 7c77#c71 !         
,secret>y--  7#a7 %all consult ) vet]ans
 s]vice organizations2 &  7#b7 may ent] 
into a contract to design ! int]net     

website "u subsection 7a7 ) a company1  
non-pr(it entity1 or o!r entity1        
specializ+ 9 website design t has       
sub/antial exp]i5ce 9 pres5t+ heal? c>e 
data & in=mation 9 a easily und]/&able &
 usable mann] to pati5ts & consum]s4    
7e7 ,accuracy ( data  7#a7 ,annual      
process ,n lat] ?an #ah mon?s aft] !    
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,secret>y %all develop & implem5t an    
annual process to audit a g5]alizable   
subset ( ! data conta9$ 9 ! int]net     
website "u subsection 7a7 to assess !   
accuracy & complet5ess ( ! data4  7#b7  
,crit]ia ,! ,secret>y %all ensure t ea* 
audit "u subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 det]m9es 
! ext5t t ! m$ical record in=mation1    
cl9ical in=mation1 data1 & docum5tation 
provid$ by ea* m$ical c5t] ( ! ,dep>tm5t
 t is us$ to calculate ! in=mation "u   
subsection 7b7 is accurate & complete2  
7,b7 id5tifies any defici5cies 9 !      
record+ ( m$ical record in=mation1      
cl9ical in=mation1 or data by m$ical    
c5t]s ( ! ,dep>tm5t t affects ! accuracy

 & complet5ess ( ! in=mation "u         
subsection 7b72 &  7,c7 provides        
recomm5dations to m$ical c5t]s ( !      
,dep>tm5t on h[ to-- 7i7 improve !      
accuracy & complet5ess ( ! m$ical record
 in=mation1 cl9ical in=mation1 data1 &  
docum5tation t is us$ to calculate !    
in=mation "u subsection 7b72 &  7ii7    
ensure t ea* m$ical c5t] ( ! ,dep>tm5t  
provides su* in=mation 9 a uni=m mann]4 
7#c7 ,indep5d5t validation ,! ,secret>y 
%all ent] into an agreem5t ) !          
,inspector ,g5]al ( ! ,dep>tm5t1 or an  
entity o!r ?an ! ,dep>tm5t select$ by ! 
,secret>y1 to validate ea* audit "u     
subsection 7a74  7#d7 ,annual reports ,n
 lat] ?an two ye>s aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & annually !reaft]1
 ! ,secret>y %all submit to ,congress a 
report on ! f9d+s ( ea* audit "u        
p>agraph 7#a71 includ+ ! indep5d5t      
validation ( ! audit conduct$ "u        
p>agraph 7#c74  7f7 ,comptroll] ,g5]al  
review ,n lat] ?an ?ree ye>s aft] ! date
 ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,comptroll] 

,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all conduct a 
review ( ! int]net website "u subsection
 7a7 to assess ! degree to :i* !        
,secret>y is comply+ ) ?is section & to 
provide recomm5dations to ! ,secret>y on
 h[ to improve ! int]net website4