,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bcig  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #bc1 #bjbe,mr4   
,ricketts 7= himself & ,mr4 ,k+7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
require implem5tation by ! ,"u ,secret>y
 = ,heal? ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans      
,affairs ( c]ta9 recomm5dations relat+  
to ! provision ( heal? c>e ?r\gh        
community c>e provid]s1 & = o!r         
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,coord9at+ & ,align+       
,records to ,improve & ,normalize       
,gov]nance = ,our ,vet]ans ,heal? ,act (
 #bjbe or ! ,,c>+ = ,our ,vet]ans ,heal?
 ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4 ,implem5tation by   
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs ( c]ta9   
recomm5dations ) respect to c>e 9 !     
community  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,"u ,secret>y
 = ,heal? ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans      
,affairs %all ensure t ! ,(fice (       
,integrat$ ,vet]an ,c>e1 or successor   
(fice-- 7#a7 develops guidance = ! ef=ts

 ( m$ical c5t]s ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans
 ,affairs 9 obta9+ f9al m$ical          
docum5tation aft] a vet]an receives     
s]vices f a community c>e provid]       
pursuant to a ref]ral f t m$ical c5t]2  
7#b7 e/abli%es goals & relat$ p]=mance  
measures = m$ical c5t]s ( ! ,dep>tm5t 9 
obta9+ initial & f9al m$ical            
docum5tation f community c>e provid]s2  
7#c7 e/abli%es & monitors goals & relat$
 p]=mance measures = ! completion by su*
 provid]s ( core tra9+s & ensures t su* 
provid]s complete ! requir$ tra9+ c\rse2
 &  7#d7 takes /eps to ensure t ! ,(fice
 ( ,integrat$ ,vet]an ,c>e1 or successor
 (fice1 & any contractor = t ,(fice     
communicate cle> & accurate in=mation to
 su* provid]s reg>d+ ! core tra9+s      
recomm5d$ or requir$ by t ,(fice1       
includ+ :e!r su* tra9+ is recomm5d$ or  
requir$4  7b7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #abj  
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 & e #abj days !reaft] until !     
requirem5ts "u subsection 7a7 are fully 
implem5t$1 ! ,"u ,secret>y = ,heal? %all

 submit to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'    
,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on   
,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives a report on /eps tak5 by
 ! ,"u ,secret>y to implem5t ^?         
requirem5ts4