,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fgif  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #ag1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,hors=d 7= himself1 ,mrs4     
,kiggans ( ,virg9ia1 ,mr4 ,bacon1 ,ms4  
,h\lahan1 ,ms4 ,goodl&]1 ,mr4 ,bi%op1   
,ms4 ,mc,bride1 & ,mr4 ,moylan7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a     
,,bill  ,to require ! ,secret>y (       
,def5se to e/abli% a digital sy/em = !  
submission ( compla9ts relat+ to access 
issues at milit>y m$ical treatm5t       
facilities1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !        
,milit>y ,c>e1 ,access1 ,report+1 &     
,evaluation ,act or ! ,milit>y ,,c>e    
,act4  #b4 ,digital sy/em = access      
assi/ance at milit>y m$ical treatm5t    
facilities  7a7 ,digital sy/em = access 
assi/ance ,n lat] ?an #ah mon?s aft] !  
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,secret>y ( ,def5se %all e/abli% a      
digital sy/em "u :i*--  7#a7 a cov]$    
b5efici>y :o receives heal? c>e at a    

milit>y m$ical treatm5t facility may    
electronically-- 7,a7 file a compla9t   
relat+ to access to c>e at su* milit>y  
m$ical treatm5t facility2 &  7,b7 view !
 /atus ( su* compla9t at any "t1 includ+
 ! /atus ( any int]im or f9al action    
tak5 to address ! compla9t2  7#b7 any   
compla9t fil$ "u p>agraph 7#a77;,a7 %all
 be promptly transmitt$ to an           
appropriate pati5t advocate ( !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se2 &  7#c7 compla9ts  
fil$ "u p>agraph 7#a77;,a7 ) respect to 
a milit>y m$ical treatm5t facility may  
be automatically aggregat$ & submitt$ to
 ! ,director ( ! ,def5se ,heal? ,ag5cy  
on a qu>t]ly basis4  7b7 ,report on     
compla9ts fil$ "u digital sy/em  7#a7   
,submission ,n lat] ?an ,m>* #a ( ea*   
ye> foll[+ ! e/abli%m5t ( ! sy/em "u    
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se   
%all submit to ! ,committees on ,arm$   
,s]vices ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & !
 ,s5ate a report on ! total numb] (     
compla9ts fil$ "u su* sy/em4  7#b7      
,elem5ts ,ea* report "u p>agraph 7#a7   

%all include1 = ea* milit>y m$ical      
treatm5t facility ) respect to :i* a    
compla9t 0 fil$ "u ! sy/em "u subsection
 7a71 ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,an id5tification (
 ! mo/ common access to c>e compla9ts   
fil$ by cov]$ b5efici>ies ) respect to  
su* facility4  7,b7 ,a comp>ison ( !    
numb] ( compla9ts s fil$ reg>d+ access  
to specialty c>e v]sus access to prim>y 
c>e4  7,c7 ,a comp>ison ( ! numb] (     
compla9ts s fil$ reg>d+ access to       
p$iatric v]sus non-p$iatric c>e4  7,d7  
,a comp>ison ( ! numb] ( compla9ts s    
fil$ reg>d+ adm9i/rative hurdles to     
access v]sus o!r access issues4  7,e7 ,a
 summ>y ( /eps tak5 at su* facility to  
r$uce access to c>e compla9ts by cov]$  
b5efici>ies4  7c7 ,cov]$ b5efici>y def9$
 ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m cov]$ b5efici>y  
means an individual enroll$ 9 a heal?   
c>e plan "u ! ,,tric>e program &        
eligible to receive c>e at a milit>y    
m$ical treatm5t facility4