,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cejd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ah1 #bjbc,mrs4  
,kiggans ( ,virg9ia introduc$ ! foll[+  
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
direct ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  
to submit to ea* ( ! ,committees on     
,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives an annual report      
reg>d+ security at m$ical c5t]s ( !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,,va ,m$ical ,c5t]         
,security ,report ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4    
,annual review ( security at m$ical     
c5t]s ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 
7a7 ,annual survey ,n lat] ?an "o ye>   
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 &  
annually !reaft] = ea* ( ! foll[+ five  
ye>s1 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 9
 coord9ation ) ! ,director ( ! ,(fice ( 
,security & ,law ,en=cem5t ( ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 %all conduct an   
annual survey ( cov]$ employees to      

collect in=mation reg>d+ security at ea*
 m$ical c5t] ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans   
,affairs4 ,ea* annual survey %all       
include que/ions ab\t-- 7#a7 ! type &   
frequ5cy ( crim9al activity exp]i5c$ at 
! m$ical c5t] dur+ ! #ab mon?s prior to 
! date ! cov]$ employee completes !     
survey2  7#b7 ! numb] ( vacant positions
 = ,dep>tm5t police (fic]s at ! m$ical  
c5t]1 & ! numb] ( days ea* vacant       
position has be5 vacant2  7#c7 !        
availability & adequacy ( cov]$         
equipm5t2  7#d7 ! availability &        
adequacy ( res\rces1 classes1 or o!r "t 
set aside = tra9+ ,dep>tm5t police      
(fic]s :o "w at ! m$ical c5t] ab\t any  
skill or tactic relat$ to law en=cem5t1 
includ+ ! prop] use ( =ce1 fire>ms      
qualifications & tra9+1 proc$ures =     
respond+ to an active ?reat1 & any o!r  
tra9+ requir$ = ,dep>tm5t police (fic]s2
  7#e7 any security weakness2  7#f7 an  
analysis ( ! relation%ip betwe5 ! m$ical
 c5t] 7includ+ ! ,dep>tm5t police (fic]s
 :o "w at ! m$ical c5t]7 & local law    

en=cem5t ag5cies2  7#g7 ef=ts by !      
m$ical c5t] p]sonnel to address & r$uce 
crim9al activity at1 or 9 close         
proximity to1 ! m$ical c5t]2 &  7#h7    
recomm5dations = ! ,secret>y to bett]   
address & r$uce crim9al activity at1 or 
9 close proximity to1 m$ical c5t]s4  7b7
 ,report ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date 
( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & annually     
!reaft] = ea* ( ! foll[+ five ye>s1 !   
,secret>y %all submit to ea* ( !        
,committees on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !   
,s5ate & ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives an   
annual report reg>d+ security at m$ical 
c5t]s ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 
t includes-- 7#a7 ! results ( ! annual  
survey describ$ "u subsection 7a7 = !   
ye> cov]$ by ! report2  7#b7 an         
analysis1 made 9 coord9ation ) !        
,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,security & ,law 
,en=cem5t ( su* ,dep>tm5t & ea* director
 & police *ief ( a ,vet]ans ,integrat$  
,s]vice ,network1 ( ! results ( ! annual
 survey describ$ "u subsection 7a7 = !  
ye> cov]$ by ! report2  7#c7 a plan (   

action t describes h[ ! ,secret>y plans 
to address any security weakness        
id5tifi$ 9 ! results ( ! annual survey &
 includes cle>ly /at$ goals ) measurable
 b5*m>ks = ea* goal & deadl9es = ea*    
b5*m>k2 &  7#d7 a li/ ( ea* vacant      
position = police *ief or deputy police 
*ief at any su* m$ical c5t]1 & ! numb] (
 days ! position has be5 vacant4  7c7   
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,! t]m 
cov]$ equipm5t means any item issu$ by !
 ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to a     
,dep>tm5t police (fic] 7includ+ batons1 
fire>ms1 pepp] spray1 balli/ic ve/s1    
body-worn cam]as1 & radios7 = use 9 !   
provision ( s]vices "u section #ijb (   
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7 ,!
 t]m cov]$ employee means any employee (
 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs :o is  
employ$ at a m$ical c5t] ( ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ,vet]ans ,affairs z a police *ief1 a   
facility em]g5cy managem5t lead]1 a     
m$ical c5t] director1 or a p]son c>ry+  
out ! responsibilities ( "o ( ^!        
positions 9 an act+ capacity4  7#c7 ,!  

t]m ,dep>tm5t police (fic] has ! mean+  
giv5 to su* t]m "u section #ijb ( title 
#ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#d7 ,! t]m  
security weakness means a defici5cy 9 ! 
facilities1 /aff+1 or cov]$ equipm5t at 
a m$ical c5t] t a cov]$ employee at !   
m$ical c5t] det]m9es pres5ts a risk to !
 safety ( pati5ts or /aff1 includ+ an   
unsecur$ door1 inop]able security cam]a1
 unsecur$ police op]ations room1 a lack 
( security pres5ce at an entrance to !  
m$ical c5t]1 & a lack ( security pres5ce
 9 an area ( ! m$ical c5t] or ! gr\nds (
 ! m$ical c5t] t ! director ( ! m$ical  
c5t] det]m9es requires an increas$      
security pres5ce4