,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aacd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #bf1 #bjbe,mr4    
,cram] 7= himself & ,ms4 ,ros57         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
improve ! ,(fice ( ,pati5t ,advocacy ( !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,/r5g!n+ ,,va ,pati5t ,advocacy = ,rural
 ,vet]ans ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4 ,improvem5t
 ( ,(fice ( ,pati5t ,advocacy (         
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs ,section  
#gcji;,a ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+    
subsection 7f7 z subsection 7i72 &  7#b7
 by ins]t+ aft] subsection 7e7 ! foll[+ 
new subsections3  7f7 ,coord9ation ( c>e
 9 rural & highly rural areas  7#a7 ,!  
director ( a m$ical c5t] ( ! ,dep>tm5t  
%all designate n few] ?an "o pati5t     
advocate to s]ve z ! coord9ator =       
vet]ans 9 rural & highly-rural areas    

s]v$ by t m$ical c5t] :o are receiv+ c>e
 ?r\gh ! broad] network ( c>e furni%$ by
 ! ,dep>tm5t ?r\gh community-bas$       
outpati5t cl9ics or ! community c>e     
network4  7#b7 ,an individual designat$ 
"u p>agraph 7#a7 %all c>ry out !        
functions ( ! pati5t advocate position  
specific to support+ vet]ans 9 rural &  
highly-rural areas receiv+ c>e at       
locations outside ( a m$ical c5t] ( !   
,dep>tm5t4  7#c7 ,to ! maximum ext5t    
practicable1 ! director ( a m$ical c5t] 
%all designate exi/+ /aff ( ! m$ical    
c5t] to c>ry out p>agraph 7#a74  7g7    
,inclusion ( m$ical c5t] directors 9 *a9
 ( report+ ,! ,director %all ensure t a 
pati5t advocate at a m$ical c5t] ( !    
,dep>tm5t reports to ! director ( t     
m$ical c5t] at "s po9t along ! report+  
l9e = ! pati5t advocate4  7h7 ,annual   
report on in=mation 9 ,pati5t ,advocate 
,track+ ,sy/em  7#a7 ,n less frequ5tly  
?an annually1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to
 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! 
,s5ate1 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'       

,affairs ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 & 
! ,director ( ea* ,vet]ans ,integrat$   
,s]vice ,network a report outl9+        
in=mation g5]at$ ?r\gh ! ,pati5t        
,advocate ,track+ ,sy/em1 or successor  
sy/em4  7#b7 ,ea* report requir$ "u     
p>agraph 7#a7 %all include de-id5tifi$  
data f ! ,pati5t ,advocate ,track+      
,sy/em1 or successor sy/em1 reg>d+--    
7,a7 common issues report$2  7,b7       
resolution times = su* issues2  7,c7    
resolution times = reque/s = in=mation2 
&  7,d7 complim5ts or compla9ts receiv$ 
"u su* sy/em4  4