,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #eci  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #b 7legislative   
day1 ,m>* #a71 #bjba,mrs4 ,capito 7=    
h]self1 ,mr4 ,man*91 ,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mr4
 ,braun1 & ,ms4 ,s9ema7 introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (     
,vet]ans ,affairs to submit to ,congress
 a report on ! use ( video cam]as =     
pati5t safety & law en=cem5t at m$ical  
c5t]s ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4
  #a4 ,report on use ( cam]as at m$ical 
c5t]s ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 
7a7 ,report requir$ ,n lat] ?an "o ye>  
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !  
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 9        
collaboration ) ! ,(fice ( ,op]ations1  
,security1 & ,prep>$ness ( ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ,vet]ans ,affairs1 ! ,vet]ans ,heal?   
,adm9i/ration1 & ! ,(fice ( ,con/ruction
 & ,facilities ,managem5t ( ! ,dep>tm5t1
 %all submit to ! ,committee on         
,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & !       

,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a report analyz+
 ! policies1 use1 & ma9t5ance ( cam]as  
deploy$ by ! ,dep>tm5t = pati5t safety &
 law en=cem5t at m$ical c5t]s ( !       
,dep>tm5t4  7b7 ,elem5ts ,! report      
requir$ by subsection 7a7 %all include !
 foll[+3 7#a7 ,a compreh5sive review ( !
 policies & proc$ures ( ! ,dep>tm5t     
reg>d+ ! use & ma9t5ance ( cam]as at    
m$ical c5t]s ( ! ,dep>tm5t ) respect to 
! foll[+3 7,a7 ,pati5t safety1 includ+--
 7i7 an analysis ( h[ cam]as are us$ to 
monitor /aff & pati5ts2  7ii7 an        
analysis ( ! specific units )9 m$ical   
c5t]s 9 :i* ! use ( cam]as is prioritiz$
 to protect pati5t safety2  7iii7 an    
analysis ( ! proc$ures reg>d+ !         
position+ ( cam]as2 &  7iv7 an analysis 
( ! ext5t to :i* cam]as monitor         
locations :]e drugs are /or$ to ensure t
 drugs are acc\nt$ =1 & an assessm5t (  
:e!r t is a widely us$ practice4  7,b7  
,law en=cem5t1 includ+-- 7i7 h[ ext]ior 
cam]as are us$2  7ii7 h[ int]ior cam]as 

are us$2 &  7iii7 an analysis (         
locations1 int]ior & ext]ior1 9 :i* use 
( cam]as is prioritiz$4  7#b7           
,recomm5dations ( ! ,secret>y to improve
 pati5t safety & law en=cem5t1 includ+--
 7,a7 ! placem5t & ma9t5ance ( cam]as at
 m$ical c5t]s ( ! ,dep>tm5t2  7,b7 !    
/orage ( data f su* cam]as2  7,c7 !     
au?ority ( sup]visors at m$ical c5t]s ( 
! ,dep>tm5t to review record+s f su*    
cam]as2  7,d7 ! numb] ( /aff requir$ to 
monitor live footage f su* cam]as at ea*
 m$ical c5t] ( ! ,dep>tm5t2  7,e7 !     
fund+ necess>y to address %ortfalls )   
respect to ! use ( su* cam]as & !       
specific uses = su* fund+2 &  7,f7 su*  
o!r matt]s z ! ,secret>y det]m9es       
appropriate4  7c7 ,cam]a def9$ ,9 ?is   
section1 ! t]m cam]a means any video    
cam]a us$ at a m$ical c5t] ( ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,vet]ans ,affairs = purposes ( pati5t
 safety or law en=cem5t4