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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1944 

To require directors of medical facilities of the Department of Veterans 

Affairs to submit annual pamphlets to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

on the status of such facilities, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 28, 2019 

Mrs. LESKO (for herself and Mrs. LEE of Nevada) introduced the following 

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

A BILL 

To require directors of medical facilities of the Department 

of Veterans Affairs to submit annual pamphlets to the 

Secretary of Veterans Affairs on the status of such facilities, 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 ‘‘VA Medical Center 

5 Facility Transparency Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. INFORMATION ON MEDICAL FACILITIES OF THE DE2 PARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 

3 (a) ANNUAL PAMPHLETS.—The Secretary of Vet4 erans Affairs shall ensure that each director of a medical 

5 facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs submits to 

6 the Secretary, the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the 

7 House of Representatives and the Senate, and the appro8 priate Members of Congress an annual concise, easy-to9 read pamphlet containing, with respect to the fiscal year 

10 covered by the pamphlet, the following: 

11 (1) Statistics regarding— 

12 (A) how many veterans were treated at the 

13 facility; 

14 (B) the most common illnesses or condi15 tions for which treatment was furnished; 

16 (C) the average wait time for veterans to 

17 receive treatment; and 

18 (D) other matters the director determines 

19 appropriate. 

20 (2) A description of any successes or achieve21 ments experienced by the facility, including actions 

22 taken to improve the facility and the care provided 

23 at the facility. 

24 (3) A brief plan to improve the facility, includ25 ing— 


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1 (A) any resources that the director antici2 pates requesting to carry out the plan; and 

3 (B) a summary of any resources received 

4 by the director during the previous fiscal year. 

5 (b) AVAILABILITY.—Each pamphlet under subsection 

6 (a) shall be made publicly available— 

7 (1) in a physical form at the relevant medical 

8 facility of the Department in a conspicuous location; 

9 and 

10 (2) in an electronic form on the internet website 

11 of the facility. 

12 (c) TIMING.—The pamphlets under subsection (a) 

13 shall be submitted during the first fiscal year beginning 

14 after the date that is 90 days after the date of the enact15 ment of this Act and not less frequently than once each 

16 fiscal year thereafter. 

17 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

18 (1) The term ‘‘appropriate Members of Con19 gress’’ means, with respect to a medical facility of 

20 the Department of Veterans Affairs about which a 

21 pamphlet is submitted under subsection (a), the 

22 Senators representing the State, and the Member, 

23 Delegate, or Resident Commissioner of the House of 

24 Representatives representing the district, that in25 cludes the medical facility. 


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1 (2) The term ‘‘resources’’ includes funding, hir2 ing authorities, additional staffing, personnel 

3 changes, construction, information technology, and 

4 other authorities, property, or services to improve a 

5 medical facility of the Department of Veterans Af6 fairs. 

7 (3) The term ‘‘State’’ means each of the several 

8 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth 

9 of Puerto Rico, and any territory or possession of 

10 the United States. 

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