SEC. 2. INFORMATION ON MEDICAL FACILITIES OF THE DE-
PARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) FACT SHEETS.—The Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs shall ensure that each director of a medical center 
of the Department of Veterans Affairs submits to the Sec-
retary, the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate, and the appropriate 
Members of Congress the following: 
(1) An annual concise, easy-to-read fact sheet 
containing, with respect to the year covered by the 
fact sheet: 
(A) Statistics regarding— 
(i) the number of veterans who were 
treated at a medical facility of the Depart-
ment under the jurisdiction of the director; 
(ii) the number of appointments con-
ducted by each such facility; 
(iii) the most common illnesses or con-
ditions for which treatment was furnished; 
(iv) the satisfaction of veterans who 
were treated at each such facility; 
(v) how each such facility compares 
with other facilities with respect to the sat-
isfaction of veterans who were treated at 
the facilities; and 
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(vi) other matters the director deter-
mines appropriate. 
(B) A description of any successes or 
achievements experienced by such facilities, in-
cluding— 
(i) actions taken to improve such fa-
cilities; 
(ii) actions taken to improve the ac-
cess to and quality of the care provided at 
such facilities; and 
(iii) any other accomplishments deter-
mined appropriate by the director. 
(C) A description of special areas of em-
phasis or specialization by such facilities, such 
as efforts aimed at meeting the needs of women 
veterans, suicide prevention and other mental 
health initiatives, opioid abuse prevention and 
pain management, or special efforts on veteran 
homelessness, or other matters as the director 
determines appropriate. 
(D) A description of matters concerning 
such facilities that have previously been identi-
fied as deficient and needing remediation that 
are still in need of such remediation. 
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(2) A quarterly fact sheet containing, with re-
spect to the quarter covered by the fact sheet, the 
average wait time for veterans to receive treatment 
at the medical facility of the Department under the 
jurisdiction of the director. 
(b) AVAILABILITY.—Each fact sheet under sub-
section (a) shall be made publicly available— 
(1) in a physical form at the relevant medical 
facility of the Department in a conspicuous location; 
and 
(2) in an electronic form on the internet website 
of the facility. 
(c) TIMING
OF FACT SHEETS.—The fact sheets 
under subsection (a) shall be submitted during the first 
fiscal year beginning after the date that is 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act and not less fre-
quently than— 
(1) once each fiscal year thereafter with respect 
to the annual fact sheet under paragraph (1) of such 
subsection; and 
(2) once each fiscal quarter thereafter with re-
spect to the quarterly fact sheet under paragraph 
(2) of such subsection. 
(d) STANDARDIZED FORMAT.—The Secretary shall 
establish a standard format for the fact sheets under sub-
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section (a) to ensure that each director of a medical center 
of the Department carries out such subsection in a con-
sistent manner. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate Members of Con-
gress’’ means, with respect to a medical facility of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs about which a 
fact sheet is submitted under subsection (a), the 
Senators representing the State, and the Member, 
Delegate, or Resident Commissioner of the House of 
Representatives representing the district, that in-
cludes the facility. 
(2) The term ‘‘State’’ means each of the several 
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth 
of Puerto Rico, and any territory or possession of 
the United States. 
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