,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gfe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,february #c1        
#bjba,mrs4 ,lesko 7for herself1 ,mrs4   
,lee of ,nevada1 ,mr4 ,luetkemeyer1 and 
,mrs4 ,hartzler7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to require directors of     
medical centers of the ,department of   
,veterans ,affairs to submit annual fact
 sheets to the ,secretary of ,veterans  
,affairs on the status of such          
facilities1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,,va ,medical ,center ,facility    
,transparency ,act4  #b4 ,information on
 medical facilities of the ,department  
of ,veterans ,affairs  7a7 ,fact sheets 
,the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs   
shall ensure that each director of a    
medical center of the ,department of    
,veterans ,affairs submits to the       
,secretary1 the ,committees on          
,veterans' ,affairs of the ,house of    

,representatives and the ,senate1 and   
the appropriate ,members of ,congress   
the following3 7#a7 ,an annual concise1 
easy-to-read fact sheet containing1 with
 respect to the year covered by the fact
 sheet3 7,a7 ,statistics regarding-- 7i7
 the number of veterans who were treated
 at a medical facility of the           
,department under the jurisdiction of   
the director2  7ii7 the number of       
appointments conducted by each such     
facility2  7iii7 the most common        
illnesses or conditions for which       
treatment was furnished2  7iv7 the      
satisfaction of veterans who were       
treated at each such facility2  7v7 how 
each such facility compares with other  
facilities with respect to the          
satisfaction of veterans who were       
treated at the facilities2 and  7vi7    
other matters the director determines   
appropriate4  7,b7 ,a description of any
 successes or achievements experienced  
by such facilities1 including-- 7i7     
actions taken to improve such           

facilities2  7ii7 actions taken to      
improve the access to and quality of the
 care provided at such facilities2 and  
7iii7 any other accomplishments         
determined appropriate by the director4 
7,c7 ,a description of special areas of 
emphasis or specialization by such      
facilities1 such as efforts aimed at    
meeting the needs of women veterans1    
suicide prevention and other mental     
health initiatives1 opioid abuse        
prevention and pain management1 or      
special efforts on veteran homelessness1
 or other matters as the director       
determines appropriate4  7,d7 ,a        
description of matters concerning such  
facilities that have previously been    
identified as deficient and needing     
remediation that are still in need of   
such remediation4  7#b7 ,a quarterly    
fact sheet containing1 with respect to  
the quarter covered by the fact sheet1  
the average wait time for veterans to   
receive treatment at the medical        
facility of the ,department under the   

jurisdiction of the director4  7b7      
,availability ,each fact sheet under    
subsection 7a7 shall be made publicly   
available-- 7#a7 in a physical form at  
the relevant medical facility of the    
,department in a conspicuous location2  
and  7#b7 in an electronic form on the  
internet website of the facility4  7c7  
,timing of fact sheets ,the fact sheets 
under subsection 7a7 shall be submitted 
during the first fiscal year beginning  
after the date that is #ahj days after  
the date of the enactment of this ,act  
and not less frequently than-- 7#a7 once
 each fiscal year thereafter with       
respect to the annual fact sheet under  
paragraph 7#a7 of such subsection2 and  
7#b7 once each fiscal quarter thereafter
 with respect to the quarterly fact     
sheet under paragraph 7#b7 of such      
subsection4  7d7 ,standardized format   
,the ,secretary shall establish a       
standard format for the fact sheets     
under subsection 7a7 to ensure that each
 director of a medical center of the    

,department carries out such subsection 
in a consistent manner4  7e7            
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,the
 term appropriate ,members of ,congress 
means1 with respect to a medical        
facility of the ,department of ,veterans
 ,affairs about which a fact sheet is   
submitted under subsection 7a71 the     
,senators representing the ,state1 and  
the ,member1 ,delegate1 or ,resident    
,commissioner of the ,house of          
,representatives representing the       
district1 that includes the facility4   
7#b7 ,the term ,state means each of the 
several ,states1 the ,district of       
,columbia1 the ,commonwealth of ,puerto 
,rico1 and any territory or possession  
of the ,united ,states4