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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3686 
To direct the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs to 
make certain reports publicly available and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 6, 2015 
Mr. EMMER of Minnesota (for himself and Mr. WALZ) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To direct the Inspector General of the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs to make certain reports publicly available 
and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Veterans Care and Re-
porting Enforcement Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN REPORTS OF IN-
SPECTOR GENERAL OF DEPARTMENT OF 
VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
Section 312 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(c)(1) In the case of any investigation of the Inspec-
tor General involving patient health and safety relating to 
hospital care or medical services provided by the Depart-
ment, the Inspector General shall— 
‘‘(A) in the case of such an investigation that 
is administratively closed, provide a copy of the re-
port of the Inspector General on the investigation 
to— 
‘‘(i) the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs 
of the Senate and House of Representatives; 
‘‘(ii) the Member of Congress representing 
the district where the facility affected by the in-
vestigation is located; and 
‘‘(iii) if relevant, the Member of Congress 
who referred the matter covered by the inves-
tigation to the Inspector General; 
‘‘(B) in the case of any such investigation in-
volving a complaint that is referred to the Depart-
ment for investigation, provide notice of such refer-
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ral and of the facility or issue that is the subject of 
the underlying complaint to— 
‘‘(i) the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs 
of the Senate and House of Representatives; 
‘‘(ii) the Member of Congress representing 
the district where the facility affected by the in-
vestigation is located; and 
‘‘(iii) if relevant, the Member of Congress 
who referred the matter covered by the inves-
tigation to the Inspector General; 
‘‘(C) by not later than three days after the date 
on which the report of the Inspector General on the 
investigation is complete, make the report publicly 
available on the Internet website of the Inspector 
General for a period of not less than one year; and 
‘‘(D) in the case of such an investigation relat-
ing to a medical facility of the Department, post a 
notice of the investigation at an appropriate place 
where it is likely to be seen by employees of the fa-
cility and on the Internet website of the facility for 
a period of not less than 30 days. 
‘‘(2) In this subsection, the term ‘Member of Con-
gress’ means a Representative, a Senator, a Delegate to 
Congress, or the Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico.’’. 
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