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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1510 

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a report 

on the use of cameras in medical centers of the Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 2, 2021 

Mr. MCKINLEY (for himself, Mr. TRONE, Mr. MOONEY, Mrs. MILLER of West 

Virginia, Mr. RESCHENTHALER, and Mr. BOST) introduced the following 

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

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to 

Congress a report on the use of cameras in medical 

centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

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

3 SECTION 1. REPORT ON USE OF CAMERAS IN MEDICAL 

4 CENTERS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VET5 ERANS AFFAIRS. 

6 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Veterans 

7 Affairs, in collaboration with the Office of Operations, Se8 curity, and Preparedness of the Department of Veterans 

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1 fice of Construction and Facilities Management of the De2 partment, shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Af3 fairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 

4 report analyzing the policies, use, and maintenance of 

5 cameras deployed by the Department for patient safety 

6 and law enforcement at medical centers of the Depart7 ment. 

8 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection 

9 (a) shall include the following: 

10 (1) A comprehensive review of the policies and 

11 procedures of the Department regarding the use and 

12 maintenance of cameras with respect to the fol13 lowing: 

14 (A) Patient safety, including— 

15 (i) an analysis of how cameras are 

16 used to monitor staff and patients; 

17 (ii) an analysis of the specific units 

18 within medical centers in which the use of 

19 cameras is prioritized to protect patient 

20 safety; 

21 (iii) an analysis of the procedures re22 garding the positioning of cameras; and 

23 (iv) an analysis of the extent to which 

24 cameras monitor locations where drugs are 

25 stored to ensure that drugs are accounted 


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1 for, and an assessment of whether this is 

2 a widely used practice. 

3 (B) Law enforcement of medical centers of 

4 the Department, including— 

5 (i) how exterior cameras are used; 

6 (ii) how interior cameras are used; 

7 and 

8 (iii) an analysis of locations, interior 

9 and exterior, in which camera use is 

10 prioritized. 

11 (2) Recommendations of the Secretary to im12 prove patient safety and law enforcement, includ13 ing— 

14 (A) the placement and maintenance of 

15 cameras; 

16 (B) the storage of data from such cameras; 

17 (C) the authority of supervisors at medical 

18 centers of the Department to review recordings 

19 from cameras; 

20 (D) the number of staff required to mon21 itor live footage from cameras at each medical 

22 center of the Department; 

23 (E) the funding necessary to address 

24 shortfalls with respect to cameras and the spe25 cific uses for such funding; and 


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1 (F) such other matters the Secretary de2 termines appropriate. 

3 (c) DEADLINE.—The Secretary shall submit the re4 port required by this section not later than one year after 

5 the date of enactment of this Act. 

6 (d) CAMERA DEFINED.—In this section, the term 

7 ‘‘camera’’ means any video camera used in a medical cen8 ter of the Department of Veterans Affairs for purposes 

9 of patient safety or law enforcement. 

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