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Union Calendar No. 796 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1089 
[Report No. 118–947] 
To require directors of medical centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
to submit annual fact sheets to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on 
the status of such facilities, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 17, 2023 
Mrs. LESKO (for herself and Ms. LEE of Nevada) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
DECEMBER 24, 2024 
Additional sponsors: Mr. KUSTOFF, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Mr. 
EZELL, and Ms. SPANBERGER 
DECEMBER 24, 2024 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 17, 2023] 
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A BILL 
To require directors of medical centers of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs to submit annual fact sheets to the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs on the status of such facili-
ties, and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘VA Medical Center Fa-
cility Transparency Act’’. 
SEC. 2. INFORMATION ON MEDICAL FACILITIES OF THE DE-
PARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) FACT SHEETS.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall ensure that each director of a medical center of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs submits to the Secretary, 
the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives 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 each of the following: 
(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; 
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(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 
(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 access 
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 empha-
sis or specialization by such facilities, such as ef-
forts aimed at meeting the needs of women vet-
erans, suicide prevention and other mental 
health initiatives, opioid abuse prevention and 
pain management, or special efforts on veteran 
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homelessness, or other matters as the director de-
termines 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. 
(2) A quarterly fact sheet containing, with re-
spect to the quarter covered by the fact sheet, the aver-
age wait time for veterans to receive treatment at the 
medical facility of the Department under the jurisdic-
tion of the director. 
(b) AVAILABILITY.—Each fact sheet under subsection 
(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 frequently than— 
(1) once each fiscal year thereafter with respect 
to the annual fact sheet under paragraph (1) of such 
subsection; and 
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