,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
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,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #cj1 #bjbd,mr4
 ,scott ,frankl9 ( ,florida 7= himself1 
,mrs4 ,*]filus-,mc,cormick1 & ,mr4 ,van 
,ord57 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !      
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to e/abli%
 a compreh5sive /&>d = tim+ betwe5      
ref]rals & appo9tm5ts = c>e f !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs & to      
submit a report ) respect to t /&>d1 & =
 o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,s*$ul+ =          
,community ,heal? & ,easy ,data to      
,und]/& = ,legislators to ,evaluate     
,s]vices ,act ( #bjbd or ! ,,s*$ules    
,act ( #bjbd4  #b4 ,e/abli%m5t (        
compreh5sive /&>d = tim+ betwe5 ref]ral 
& appo9tm5t = c>e f ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans
 ,affairs  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ( /&>d  7#a7 
,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans        
,affairs %all e/abli% a compreh5sive    
/&>d = tim+ betwe5 ! date on :i* a      

ref]ral = c>e = a vet]an "u ! laws      
adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y is ent]$ into ! 
c>e coord9ation sy/em ( ! ,dep>tm5t (   
,vet]ans ,affairs & ! date on :i* an    
appo9tm5t = c>e = ! vet]an occurs1 :e!r 
at a facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t or ?r\gh c>e
 9 ! community4  7#b7 ,modification ,!  
,secret>y may modify ! /&>d e/abli%$ "u 
p>agraph 7#a7 z ! appo9tm5t s*$ul+      
processes ( ! ,dep>tm5t = c>e at a      
facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t or ?r\gh c>e 9 ! 
community are updat$4  7#c7 ,publication
 ,n lat] ?an #cj days be=e e/abli%+ "u  
p>agraph 7#a7 or modify+ "u p>agraph    
7#b7 ! compreh5sive /&>d requir$ "u ?is 
subsection1 ! ,secret>y %all publi% su* 
/&>d 9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/] & on a publicly 
available int]net website ( ! ,dep>tm5t4
  7b7 ,report  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n less    
frequ5tly ?an qu>t]ly1 ! ,secret>y %all 
submit to ,congress a report on ! numb] 
& p]c5tage ( ref]rals f ! ,dep>tm5t to  
facilities ( ! ,dep>tm5t or provid]s 9 !
 community t meet ! /&>d "u subsection  
7a74  7#b7 ,elem5ts ,ea* report submitt$

 "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all include ! foll[+3
 7,a7 ,! numb] & p]c5tage ( total       
ref]rals f ea* facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t t 
meet1 = ! qu>t] cov]$ by ! report-- 7i7 
! /&>d "u subsection 7a72  7ii7 )       
respect to ref]rals to a facility ( !   
,dep>tm5t1 ! ?ree-bus9ess-day /&>d =    
s*$ul+ an appo9tm5t at a facility ( !   
,dep>tm5t2 &  7iii7 ) respect to        
ref]rals = c>e 9 ! community1 !         
sev5-cal5d>-day /&>d = s*$ul+ an        
appo9tm5t = c>e 9 ! community4  7,b7 ,! 
numb] & p]c5tage ( ref]rals f ea*       
facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t t meet ea* ( !   
/&>ds specifi$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a71      
disaggregat$ by ea* ( ! five1 or m1 mo/ 
9-dem& categories ( c>e provid$ at su*  
facility 7su* z m5tal heal?1 c>diology1 
neurology1 oncology1 etc474  7,c7 ,a li/
 ( all m$ical c5t]s ( ! ,dep>tm5t rank$ 
f be/ to wor/ 9 meet+ ! /&>d "u         
subsection 7a71 includ+ a disaggregat$  
li/ by ,/ate4  7#c7 ,annually includ$   
in=mation ,n less frequ5tly ?an         
annually1 ! ,secret>y %all include 9 !  

report requir$ "u p>agraph 7#a7-- 7,a7  
aggregat$ data = ! f\r-qu>t] p]iod      
prec$+ ! date ( ! report2  7,b7 a       
description ( /eps tak5 by ! ,dep>tm5t  
to improve ! timel9ess ( ! provision (  
c>e by ! ,dep>tm5t & an e/imate ( :5 !  
,dep>tm5t w be fully compliant ) ! /&>d 
"u subsection 7a74  7#d7 ,public        
availability ,! ,secret>y %all make ea* 
report requir$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 publicly
 available on a website ( ! ,vet]ans    
,heal? ,adm9i/ration4