,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #eci  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #b           
7legislative day1 ,march #a71 #bjba,mrs4
 ,capito 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,manchin1   
,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mr4 ,braun1 and ,ms4    
,sinema7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a  
,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of    
,veterans ,affairs to submit to         
,congress a report on the use of video  
cameras for patient safety and law      
enforcement at medical centers of the   
,department of ,veterans ,affairs4  #a4 
,report on use of cameras at medical    
centers of the ,department of ,veterans 
,affairs  7a7 ,report required ,not     
later than one year 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    
analyzing the policies1 use1 and        
maintenance of cameras deployed by the  
,department for patient safety and law  
enforcement at medical centers of the   
,department4  7b7 ,elements ,the report 
required by subsection 7a7 shall include
 the following3 7#a7 ,a comprehensive   
review of the policies and procedures of
 the ,department regarding the use and  
maintenance of cameras at medical       
centers of the ,department with respect 
to the following3 7,a7 ,patient safety1 
including-- 7i7 an analysis of how      
cameras are used to monitor staff and   
patients2  7ii7 an analysis of the      
specific units within medical centers in
 which the use of cameras is prioritized
 to protect patient safety2  7iii7 an   

analysis of the procedures regarding the
 positioning of cameras2 and  7iv7 an   
analysis of the extent to which cameras 
monitor locations where drugs are stored
 to ensure that drugs are accounted for1
 and an assessment of whether that is a 
widely used practice4  7,b7 ,law        
enforcement1 including-- 7i7 how        
exterior cameras are used2  7ii7 how    
interior cameras are used2 and  7iii7 an
 analysis of locations1 interior and    
exterior1 in which use of cameras is    
prioritized4  7#b7 ,recommendations of  
the ,secretary to improve patient safety
 and law enforcement1 including-- 7,a7  
the placement and maintenance of cameras
 at medical centers of the ,department2 
7,b7 the storage of data from such      
cameras2  7,c7 the authority of         
supervisors at medical centers of the   
,department to review recordings from   
such cameras2  7,d7 the number of staff 
required to monitor live footage from   
such cameras at each medical center of  
the ,department2  7,e7 the funding      

necessary to address shortfalls with    
respect to the use of such cameras and  
the specific uses for such funding2 and 
7,f7 such other matters as the          
,secretary determines appropriate4  7c7 
,camera defined ,in this section1 the   
term camera means any video camera used 
at a medical center of the ,department  
of ,veterans ,affairs for purposes of   
patient safety or law enforcement4