,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #gfe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #c1          
#bjba,mrs4 ,lesko 7= h]self1 ,mrs4 ,lee 
( ,nevada1 ,mr4 ,luetkemey]1 & ,mrs4    
,h>tzl]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to require        
directors ( m$ical c5t]s ( ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ,vet]ans ,affairs to submit annual fact
 %eets to ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans        
,affairs on ! /atus ( su* facilities1 & 
= o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,,va ,m$ical ,c5t] 
,facility ,transp>5cy ,act4  #b4        
,in=mation on m$ical facilities ( !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  7a7 ,fact
 %eets ,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 
%all ensure t ea* director ( a m$ical   
c5t] ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  
submits to ! ,secret>y1 ! ,committees on
 ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (         
,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ate1 & !         
appropriate ,memb]s ( ,congress !       
foll[+3 7#a7 ,an annual concise1        

easy-to-read fact %eet conta9+1 )       
respect to ! ye> cov]$ by ! fact %eet3  
7,a7 ,/ati/ics reg>d+-- 7i7 ! numb] (   
vet]ans :o 7 treat$ at a m$ical facility
 ( ! ,dep>tm5t "u ! jurisdiction ( !    
director2  7ii7 ! numb] ( appo9tm5ts    
conduct$ by ea* su* facility2  7iii7 !  
mo/ common illnesses or conditions = :i*
 treatm5t 0 furni%$2  7iv7 !            
satisfaction ( vet]ans :o 7 treat$ at   
ea* su* facility2  7v7 h[ ea* su*       
facility comp>es ) o!r facilities )     
respect to ! satisfaction ( vet]ans :o 7
 treat$ at ! facilities2 &  7vi7 o!r    
matt]s ! director det]m9es appropriate4 
7,b7 ,a description ( any successes or  
a*ievem5ts exp]i5c$ by su* facilities1  
includ+-- 7i7 actions tak5 to improve   
su* facilities2  7ii7 actions tak5 to   
improve ! access to & quality ( ! c>e   
provid$ at su* facilities2 &  7iii7 any 
o!r accompli%m5ts det]m9$ appropriate by
 ! director4  7,c7 ,a description (     
special areas ( emphasis or             
specialization by su* facilities1 su* z 

ef=ts aim$ at meet+ ! ne$s ( wom5       
vet]ans1 suicide prev5tion & o!r m5tal  
heal? initiatives1 opioid abuse         
prev5tion & pa9 managem5t1 or special   
ef=ts on vet]an homelessness1 or o!r    
matt]s z ! director det]m9es            
appropriate4  7,d7 ,a description (     
matt]s conc]n+ su* facilities t h       
previ\sly be5 id5tifi$ z defici5t & ne$+
 rem$iation t are /ill 9 ne$ ( su*      
rem$iation4  7#b7 ,a qu>t]ly fact %eet  
conta9+1 ) respect to ! qu>t] cov]$ by !
 fact %eet1 ! av]age wait "t = vet]ans  
to receive treatm5t at ! m$ical facility
 ( ! ,dep>tm5t "u ! jurisdiction ( !    
director4  7b7 ,availability ,ea* fact  
%eet "u subsection 7a7 %all be made     
publicly available-- 7#a7 9 a physical  
=m at ! relevant m$ical facility ( !    
,dep>tm5t 9 a conspicu\s location2 &    
7#b7 9 an electronic =m on ! int]net    
website ( ! facility4  7c7 ,tim+ ( fact 
%eets ,! fact %eets "u subsection 7a7   
%all be submitt$ dur+ ! fir/ fiscal ye> 
beg9n+ aft] ! date t is #ahj days aft] !

 date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act & n less  
frequ5tly ?an-- 7#a7 once ea* fiscal ye>
 !reaft] ) respect to ! annual fact %eet
 "u p>agraph 7#a7 ( su* subsection2 &   
7#b7 once ea* fiscal qu>t] !reaft] )    
respect to ! qu>t]ly fact %eet "u       
p>agraph 7#b7 ( su* subsection4  7d7    
,/&>diz$ =mat ,! ,secret>y %all e/abli% 
a /&>d =mat = ! fact %eets "u subsection
 7a7 to ensure t ea* director ( a m$ical
 c5t] ( ! ,dep>tm5t c>ries out su*      
subsection 9 a consi/5t mann]4  7e7     
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,! t]m 
appropriate ,memb]s ( ,congress means1 )
 respect to a m$ical facility ( !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs ab\t :i* a
 fact %eet is submitt$ "u subsection    
7a71 ! ,s5ators repres5t+ ! ,/ate1 & !  
,memb]1 ,delegate1 or ,resid5t          
,commission] ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives
 repres5t+ ! di/rict1 t includes !      
facility4  7#b7 ,! t]m ,/ate means ea* (
 ! sev]al ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict (          
,columbia1 ! ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to      
,rico1 & any t]ritory or possession ( ! 

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