II 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2072 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JUNE 10, 2014 
Received 
AN ACT 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
accountability of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Demanding Account-
ability for Veterans Act of 2014’’. 
SEC. 2. SCORING OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 
shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 
titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 
Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 
by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro-
vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 
vote on passage. 
SEC. 3. ACCOUNTABILITY OF SECRETARY OF VETERANS AF-
FAIRS TO INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE DE-
PARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 7 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 712. Accountability of Secretary to Inspector Gen-
eral 
‘‘(a) LIST OF MANAGERS.—(1) If the Inspector Gen-
eral of the Department of Veterans Affairs determines 
that the Secretary has not appropriately responded with 
significant progress to a covered report by the date speci-
fied in the action plan of the Secretary developed in re-
sponse to such covered report— 
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‘‘(A) the Inspector General shall notify the 
Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and 
House of Representatives and the Secretary of such 
failure to appropriately respond; and 
‘‘(B) not later than 15 days after such notifica-
tion, the Secretary shall submit to the Inspector 
General a list of the names of each responsible man-
ager and the matter in the action plan for which the 
manager is responsible. 
‘‘(2) The Inspector General may not make public the 
names of responsible managers submitted under para-
graph (1)(B). 
‘‘(b) PERFORMANCE OF RESPONSIBLE MANAGERS.— 
(1) The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) promptly notify each responsible manager 
of a covered issue by not later than seven days after 
the date on which the Secretary submits to the In-
spector General the name of the manager under sub-
section (a)(1)(B); 
‘‘(B) direct such manager to resolve such issue; 
and 
‘‘(C) provide such manager with appropriate 
counseling and a mitigation plan with respect to re-
solving such issue. 
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‘‘(2) The Secretary shall ensure that any performance 
review of a responsible manager includes an evaluation of 
whether the manager took appropriate actions during the 
period covered by the review to respond to the covered 
issue for which a request was made under subsection (a). 
‘‘(3) The Secretary may not pay to a responsible 
manager any bonus or award, including a performance 
award under section 5384 of title 5 if the covered issue 
for which a request was made under subsection (a) is un-
resolved. 
‘‘(c) ROLE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL.—Any authority 
of the Inspector General provided under this section is in 
addition to any responsibility or authority provided to the 
Inspector General in the Inspector General Act of 1978 
(5 U.S.C. App.). 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘covered issue’ means, with re-
spect to a responsible manager, an issue described in 
a covered report for which the manager is or was re-
sponsible. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘covered report’ means a report 
by the Inspector General of the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs that recommends actions to the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs (or other official or em-
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ployee of the Department) to address an issue in the 
Department with respect to public health or safety. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘responsible manager’ means an 
individual who— 
‘‘(A) is an employee of the Department; 
‘‘(B) is or was responsible for an issue in-
cluded in a covered report; and 
‘‘(C) in being so responsible, is or was em-
ployed in a management position, regardless of 
whether the employee is in the competitive civil 
service, Senior Executive Service, or other type 
of civil service.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 711 the following new 
item: 
‘‘712. Accountability of Secretary to Inspector General.’’. 
SEC. 4. SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS CONTRACT AU-
THORITY FOR TRANSFER OF VETERANS NON- 
DEPARTMENT MEDICAL FOSTER HOMES. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—Section 1720 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(h)(1) During the three-year period beginning on 
October 1, 2014, at the request of a veteran for whom 
the Secretary is required to provide nursing home care 
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under section 1710A of this title, the Secretary may trans-
fer the veteran to a medical foster home that meets De-
partment standards, at the expense of the United States, 
pursuant to a contract or agreement entered into between 
the Secretary and the medical foster home for such pur-
pose. A veteran who is transferred to a medical foster 
home under this subsection shall agree, as a condition of 
such transfer, to accept home health services furnished by 
the Secretary under section 1717 of this title. 
‘‘(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘med-
ical foster home’ means a home designed to provide non- 
institutional, long-term, supportive care for veterans who 
are unable to live independently and prefer a family set-
ting.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (h) of title 38, 
United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take 
effect on October 1, 2014. 
SEC. 5. CONDITIONS ON THE AWARD OF PER DIEM PAY-
MENTS BY THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS 
AFFAIRS FOR THE PROVISION OF HOUSING 
OR SERVICES TO HOMELESS VETERANS. 
(a) CONDITION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 
2012(c) of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows: 
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‘‘(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a per diem 
payment may not be provided under this section to a grant 
recipient or eligible entity unless the entity submits to the 
Secretary an annual certification, approved or verified by 
the authority having jurisdiction or a qualified third party, 
as determined by the Secretary, that the facility where the 
entity provides housing or services for homeless veterans 
using grant funds is in compliance with codes relevant to 
the operations and level of care provided, including appli-
cable provisions of the most recently published version of 
the Life Safety Code or International Building Code and 
International Fire Code (or such versions of such codes 
that have been adopted as State or local codes by the juris-
diction in which the facility is located), licensing require-
ments, fire and safety requirements, and any other re-
quirements in the jurisdiction in which the facility is lo-
cated regarding the condition of the facility and the oper-
ation of the entity providing such supportive housing or 
services. For purposes of this paragraph, if a facility 
where a grant recipient or eligible entity provides housing 
or services for homeless veterans using grant funds is lo-
cated in a jurisdiction without relevant code requirements, 
the Secretary shall determine code and inspection require-
ments to be applied to the facility.’’. 
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(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to an ap-
plication for a per diem payment under section 2012 
of title 38, United States Code, submitted on or 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) ANNUAL REPORT.—Section 2065(b) of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (6) as para-
graph (7); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol-
lowing new paragraph (6): 
‘‘(6) The Secretary’s evaluation of the safety 
and accessibility of facilities used to provide pro-
grams established by grant recipients or eligible enti-
ties under sections 2011 and 2012 of this title, in-
cluding the number of such grant recipients or eligi-
ble entities who have submitted a certification under 
section 2012(c)(1).’’. 
(c) TREATMENT OF CURRENT RECIPIENTS.—In the 
case of the recipient of a per diem payment under section 
2012 of title 38, United States Code, that receives such 
a payment during the year in which this Act is enacted, 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall require the recipi-
ent to submit the certification required under section 
2012(c)(1) of such title, as amended by subsection (a)(1), 
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by not later than two years after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. If the recipient fails to submit such certifi-
cation by such date, the Secretary may not make any addi-
tional per diem payments to the recipient under such sec-
tion 2012 until the recipient submits such certification. 
SEC. 6. EXTENSION OF LOAN GUARANTY FEE FOR CERTAIN 
SUBSEQUENT LOANS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Section 3729(b)(2) of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘October 1, 
2017’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2018’’; and 
(B) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘October 1, 
2017’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2018’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (C)— 
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘October 1, 
2017’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2018’’; and 
(B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘October 1, 
2017’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2018’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (D)— 
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘October 1, 
2017’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2018’’; and 
(B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘October 1, 
2017’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2018’’. 
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SEC. 7. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF VET-
ERANS AFFAIRS TO OBTAIN CERTAIN INFOR-
MATION FROM THE SECRETARY OF THE 
TREASURY OR THE COMMISSIONER OF SO-
CIAL SECURITY. 
Section 5317 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2016’’ and inserting 
‘‘May 31, 2017’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 9, 2014. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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