,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dggh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #a1   
#bjbj ,mrs4 ,capito 7for herself and    
,mr4 ,manchin7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary 
of ,veterans ,affairs to submit to      
,congress a report on the use of        
security cameras in medical centers of  
the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs4  
#a4 ,report on use of security cameras  
in medical centers of ,department of    
,veterans ,affairs  7a7 ,in general ,not
 later than #ahj days after the date of 
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs1 in    
collaboration with the ,office of       
,operations1 ,security1 and             
,preparedness of the ,department of     
,veterans ,affairs1 the ,veterans       
,health ,administration1 and the ,office
 of ,construction and ,facilities       
,management of the ,department1 shall   

submit to the ,committee on ,veterans'  
,affairs of the ,senate and the         
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs of the
 ,house of ,representatives a report    
regarding the policies and procedures of
 the ,department relating to the usage  
and placement of security cameras       
throughout medical centers of the       
,department and the role such cameras   
play in patient safety1 security of the 
medical center1 and maintaining patient 
privacy4  7b7 ,elements ,the report     
required by subsection 7a7 shall include
 the following3  7#a7 ,a specification  
of the policies and procedures of the   
,department regarding the use of        
security cameras at medical centers of  
the ,department with respect to the     
following3 7,a7 ,how the ,department    
uses security cameras to protect        
patients1 including--  7i7 an           
identification of the specific units    
within medical centers in which the use 
of security cameras is prioritized to   
protect patient safety2  7ii7 a         

description of the procedures that are  
in place to position security cameras to
 ensure that staff of the ,department   
are properly caring for patients2  7iii7
 a description of how the ,department   
uses security cameras to monitor staff2 
7iv7 a description of the extent to     
which medical centers install security  
cameras to monitor all locations where  
drugs are stored to ensure that drugs   
are accounted for1 and an assessment of 
whether this is a widely used practice2 
and  7v7 a description of improvements  
that can be made by the ,department     
regarding the placement of security     
cameras and the storage of data from    
such cameras to better hold staff       
accountable and ensure the safety of    
patients4  7,b7 ,the extent to which the
 ,department requires the use of        
security cameras at medical centers to  
enhance overall security1 including--   
7i7 a description of how exterior       
security cameras are used2  7ii7 a      
description of how interior security    

cameras are used2 and  7iii7 an         
identification of the locations1        
interior and exterior1 in which the     
,department prioritizes the use of      
security cameras4  7,c7 ,the patient    
privacy policy of the ,department with  
respect to the placement of security    
cameras1 including--  7i7 the extent to 
which the ,department authorizes        
security cameras to be placed outside of
 patient rooms to monitor who enters the
 room2 and  7ii7 an identification of   
areas within medical centers where the  
use of security cameras is banned4  7#b7
 ,recommendations for improving patient 
security and ensuring that staff is held
 accountable1 including-- 7,a7          
recommendations with respect to--  7i7  
how the ,department could better use    
security cameras to protect the safety  
of patients2  7ii7 the manner in which  
the ,department can better authorize    
direct supervisors to monitor footage   
from security cameras2  7iii7 specific  
units within medical centers in which   

the use of security cameras should be   
required to hold staff accountable2     
7iv7 the amount of funding necessary to 
address shortfalls with respect to      
security cameras and the specific uses  
for such funding2 and  7v7 the number of
 staff that each medical center should  
have monitoring footage from security   
cameras at all times2 and  7,b7         
reasoning as to whether or not the      
,secretary would recommend that every   
hallway of each medical center have at  
least one security camera4  7#c7 ,such  
other matters as the ,secretary         
considers necessary4