,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #iiif  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #ae1 #bjbd,mr4
 ,yakym introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to make c]ta9     
improvem5ts to ! laws relat+ to pati5t  
advocacy = pati5ts :o receive heal? c>e 
furni%$ by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans       
,affairs1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,national ,vet]ans ,advocate ,act (     
#bjbd4  #b4 ,indep5d5t ,(fice ( !       
,national ,vet]ans' ,advocate 9         
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  7a7 ,9   
g5]al ,section #gcji;,a ( title #ch1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by 
/rik+ ! section head+ & ins]t+ ! foll[+ 
new section head+3  #gcji;,a4 ,(fice ( !
 ,national ,vet]ans' ,advocate  2  7#b7 
9 subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 by /rik+ )9 !   
,(fice ( ! ,"u ,secret>y = ,heal? &     
ins]t+ )9 ! ,(fice ( ! ,secret>y2  7,b7 
by /rik+ an (fice & ins]t+ an indep5d5t 

(fice2 &  7,c7 by /rik+ ,(fice ( ,pati5t
 ,advocacy & ins]t+ ,(fice ( ! ,national
 ,vet]ans' ,advocate2  7#c7 9 subsection
 7b7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+   
,(fice ( ,pati5t ,advocacy & ins]t+     
,(fice ( ! ,national ,vet]ans'          
,advocate2 &  7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#b7-- 7i7
 by /rik+ ,(fice ( ,pati5t ,advocacy &  
ins]t+ ,(fice ( ! ,national ,vet]ans'   
,advocate2  7ii7 by /rik+ by ! ,"u      
,secret>y = ,heal? & ins]t+ by !        
,secret>y2 &  7iii7 by /rik+ %all report
 directly to ! ,"u ,secret>y = ,heal? & 
ins]t+ %all be indep5d5t ( ! ,secret>y2 
7#d7 9 subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 by /rik+ ! 
subsection head+ & ins]t+ 7c7           
,functions4--2  7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#a7--  
7i7 by /rik+ function & ins]t+          
functions2  7ii7 by /rik+ is & ins]t+   
are2 &  7iii7 by ins]t+ be=e ! p]iod at 
! end ! foll[+3 & to monitor ,dep>tm5t  
processes & make recomm5dations to      
,congress on h[ to improve ! ,dep>tm5t's
 effici5cy & c>e = vet]ans2 &  7,c7 by  
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraphs3   

7#d7 ,on a qu>t]ly basis1 ! ,director   
%all submit to ! ,committees on         
,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & ,h\se ( 
,repres5tatives indep5d5t legislative   
recomm5dations = ! improvem5t ( heal?   
outcomes = vet]ans1 ! quality ( heal?   
c>e & b5efits provid$ by ! ,dep>tm5t1 & 
! co/ effici5cy ( ! ,dep>tm5t4 ,su*     
recomm5dations may n be review$ by !    
,secret>y or by any o!r (ficial ( !     
,dep>tm5t prior to submission4  7#e7 ,! 
,(fice %all h a designat$ publicly      
accessible website t includes access to 
! in=mation te*nology sy/em requir$ "u  
p>agraph 7#c74  2  7#e7 by r$esignat+   
subsection 7f7 z subsection 7g72 &  7#f7
 by ins]t+ aft] subsection 7e7 ! foll[+ 
new subsection 7f73  7f7 ,au?orization (
 appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section     
#be1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbe   
?r\gh #bjbi4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,!
 table ( sections at ! beg9n+ ( *apt]   
#gc ( su* title is am5d$ by /rik+ ! item
 relat+ to section #gcji;,a & ins]t+ !  

foll[+ new item3  #gcji;,a4 ,(fice ( !  
,national ,vet]ans' ,advocate4  4