,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bcig  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bc1     
#bjbe,mr4 ,ricketts 7for himself and    
,mr4 ,king7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to require implementation 
by the ,under ,secretary for ,health of 
the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs of
 certain recommendations relating to the
 provision of health care through       
community care providers1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,coordinating and   
,aligning ,records to ,improve and      
,normalize ,governance for ,our         
,veterans ,health ,act of #bjbe or the  
,,caring for ,our ,veterans ,health ,act
 of #bjbe4  #b4 ,implementation by      
,department of ,veterans ,affairs of    
certain recommendations with respect to 
care in the community  7a7 ,in general  
,the ,under ,secretary for ,health of   
the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs   

shall ensure that the ,office of        
,integrated ,veteran ,care1 or successor
 office-- 7#a7 develops guidance for the
 efforts of medical centers of the      
,department of ,veterans ,affairs in    
obtaining final medical documentation   
after a veteran receives services from a
 community care provider pursuant to a  
referral from that medical center2  7#b7
 establishes goals and related          
performance measures for medical centers
 of the ,department in obtaining initial
 and final medical documentation from   
community care providers2  7#c7         
establishes and monitors goals and      
related performance measures for the    
completion by such providers of core    
trainings and ensures that such         
providers complete the required training
 course2 and  7#d7 takes steps to ensure
 that the ,office of ,integrated        
,veteran ,care1 or successor office1 and
 any contractor for that ,office        
communicate clear and accurate          
information to such providers regarding 

the core trainings recommended or       
required by that ,office1 including     
whether such training is recommended or 
required4  7b7 ,report ,not later than  
#abj days after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act1 and every #abj  
days thereafter until the requirements  
under subsection 7a7 are fully          
implemented1 the ,under ,secretary for  
,health shall submit to the ,committee  
on ,veterans' ,affairs of the ,senate   
and the ,committee on ,veterans'        
,affairs of the ,house of               
,representatives a report on steps taken
 by the ,under ,secretary to implement  
those requirements4