,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hdab  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bi1 #bjbj  
,ms4 ,br[nley ( ,cali=nia introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (        
,vet]ans ,affairs to e/abli% goals = !  
timely deliv]y ( m$ical c>e &           
appo9tm5ts1 to make publicly available  
c]ta9 in=mation reg>d+ wait times "u !  
community c>e program ( ! ,dep>tm5t (   
,vet]ans ,affairs1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,,va ,community ,c>e ,wait ,"t        
,transp>5cy ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4 ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,vet]ans ,affairs goal = timely      
deliv]y ( appo9tm5ts ,! ,secret>y (     
,vet]ans ,affairs %all e/abli% a goal = 
! maximum numb] ( cal5d> days betwe5 !  
date on :i* a vet]an reque/s an         
appo9tm5t = m$ical c>e & ! date on :i*  
su* appo9tm5t occurs4 ,su* goal %all be 
! equival5t ( ! wait "t access /&>d 9   
effect "u section #agjc;,b ( title #ch1 

,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 & %all apply--     
7#a7 to m$ical c>e furni%$ by ,dep>tm5t 
( ,vet]ans ,affairs provid]s & m$ical   
c>e furni%$ by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans   
,affairs ?r\gh a non-,dep>tm5t provid]2 
&  7#b7 ) respect to vet]ans :o are     
consid]$ new pati5ts & vet]ans :o are   
consid]$ return+ pati5ts4  #c4 ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,vet]ans ,affairs transp>5cy reg>d+  
wait times "u community c>e program  7a7
 ,publication ( data ,n lat] ?an #ij    
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs   
%all make publicly available on an      
appropriate website ( ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,vet]ans ,affairs ! foll[+ in=mation3   
7#a7 ,! av]age wait times = new &       
return+ pati5ts seek+ c>e "u ! community
 c>e program ( ! ,dep>tm5t1 det]m9$ us+ 
! same metrics us$ to det]m9e ! publi%$ 
av]age wait times = c>e furni%$ directly
 by ,dep>tm5t m$ical facilities4  7#b7  
,! p]c5tage ( appo9tm5ts = c>e "u !     
community c>e program t occur )9 ! numb]
 ( days specifi$ = ! wait "t access /&>d

 applicable to ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans     
,affairs provid]s1 z 9 effect "u section
 #agjc;,b ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code4  7b7 ,pres5tation ( data ,data   
made available "u subsection 7a7 %all-- 
7#a7 be pres5t$ 9 a se>*able =mat1 by   
zip code & by m$ical specialty2 &  7#b7 
be pres5t$ alongside comp>able data =   
all ,dep>tm5t m$ical c5t]s & all m$ical 
specialties4