,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ccjd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #b1  
#bjba,mr4 ,kennedy 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,warnock7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1       
,united ,states ,code1 to improve the   
ability of veterans to electronically   
submit complaints about the delivery of 
health care services by the ,department 
of ,veterans ,affairs4  #a4 ,short title
 ,this ,act may be cited as the ,patient
 ,advocate ,tracker ,act4  #b4 ,system  
for electronic submission of complaints 
about the delivery of health care       
services by the ,department of ,veterans
 ,affairs ,section #gcji;,a7c7 of title 
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by adding at the end the following new  
paragraph3  7#c7 ,beginning not later   
than #ah months after the date of the   
enactment of this paragraph1 the        
,director shall establish an information

 technology system that will allow a    
veteran 7or the designated              
representative of a veteran7 to         
electronically-- 7,a7 file a complaint  
that will be received by the appropriate
 patient advocate2 and  7,b7 at any time
 view the status of the complaint1      
including interim and final actions that
 have been taken to address the         
complaint4  4