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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3686 

To direct the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs to 

make certain reports publicly available and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 6, 2015 

Mr. EMMER of Minnesota (for himself and Mr. WALZ) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

A BILL 

To direct the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs to make certain reports publicly available 

and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans Care and Re5 porting Enforcement Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN REPORTS OF IN2 SPECTOR GENERAL OF DEPARTMENT OF 

3 VETERANS AFFAIRS. 

4 Section 312 of title 38, United States Code, is 

5 amended by adding at the end the following new sub6 section: 

7 ‘‘(c)(1) In the case of any investigation of the Inspec8 tor General involving patient health and safety relating to 

9 hospital care or medical services provided by the Depart10 ment, the Inspector General shall— 

11 ‘‘(A) in the case of such an investigation that 

12 is administratively closed, provide a copy of the re13 port of the Inspector General on the investigation 

14 to— 

15 ‘‘(i) the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs 

16 of the Senate and House of Representatives; 

17 ‘‘(ii) the Member of Congress representing 

18 the district where the facility affected by the in19 vestigation is located; and 

20 ‘‘(iii) if relevant, the Member of Congress 

21 who referred the matter covered by the inves22 tigation to the Inspector General; 

23 ‘‘(B) in the case of any such investigation in24 volving a complaint that is referred to the Depart25 ment for investigation, provide notice of such referVerDate Sep 11 2014 07:12 Oct 08, 2015 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3686.IH H3686

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1 ral and of the facility or issue that is the subject of 

2 the underlying complaint to— 

3 ‘‘(i) the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs 

4 of the Senate and House of Representatives; 

5 ‘‘(ii) the Member of Congress representing 

6 the district where the facility affected by the in7 vestigation is located; and 

8 ‘‘(iii) if relevant, the Member of Congress 

9 who referred the matter covered by the inves10 tigation to the Inspector General; 

11 ‘‘(C) by not later than three days after the date 

12 on which the report of the Inspector General on the 

13 investigation is complete, make the report publicly 

14 available on the Internet website of the Inspector 

15 General for a period of not less than one year; and 

16 ‘‘(D) in the case of such an investigation relat17 ing to a medical facility of the Department, post a 

18 notice of the investigation at an appropriate place 

19 where it is likely to be seen by employees of the fa20 cility and on the Internet website of the facility for 

21 a period of not less than 30 days. 

22 ‘‘(2) In this subsection, the term ‘Member of Con23 gress’ means a Representative, a Senator, a Delegate to 

24 Congress, or the Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico.’’. 

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