,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hcgb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #bj1 #bjbf,ms4
 ,escobar 7for herself and ,mr4         
,luttrell7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a   
,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of    
,veterans ,affairs to provide to certain
 congressional committees a briefing on 
the medical center of the ,department of
 ,veterans ,affairs in ,el ,paso1       
,texas1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,short title  ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,el ,paso ,,va ,medical ,center    
,activation ,readiness ,act of #bjbf4   
#b4 ,briefing on medical center of      
,department of ,veterans ,affairs in ,el
 ,paso1 ,texas  7a7 ,in general ,not    
later than #ahj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall  
provide to the appropriate congressional
 committees a briefing on the medical   
center of the ,department of ,veterans  

,affairs under construction in ,el      
,paso1 ,texas1 which shall include      
information on the following with       
respect to such center3 7#a7 ,staffing  
requirements and recruitment plans1     
including with respect to both clinical 
and support staff4  7#b7 ,workforce     
stability and hiring capacity1 including
 any impacts of workforce restructuring1
 hiring limitations1 or reductions in   
force on the ability of the ,secretary  
to recruit1 retain1 and fully staff the 
medical center4  7#c7 ,the timeline for 
the procurement and installation of     
medical equipment4  7#d7 ,the specialty 
care services to be furnished to        
veterans4  7#e7 ,the demand for care in 
the area to be served4  7#f7 ,any plans 
to transfer the care of veterans from   
other facilities or providers4  7#g7    
,any plans to coordinate with medical   
facilities of the ,department of        
,defense1 including the ,william        
,beaumont ,army ,medical ,center1 to    
ensure continuity of care4  7#h7 ,any   

access or travel issues for recipients  
of care from both rural and urban       
communities and plans to address such   
issues1 including through coordination  
with transportation providers and       
municipalities and other government     
entities4  7b7 ,appropriate             
congressional committees defined ,in    
this section1 the term appropriate      
congressional committees means--  7#a7  
the ,committees on ,veterans' ,affairs  
of the ,senate and ,house of            
,representatives2 and  7#b7 the         
,committees on ,appropriations of the   
,senate and ,house of ,representatives4