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[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Freedom and Mobility in Consumer 
Banking Act''.

SEC. 2. FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE ACT AMENDMENTS.

    The Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1811 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 51. RIGHT TO CLOSE PERSONAL CHECKING AND SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.

    ``(a) In General.--An insured depository institution may not--
            ``(1) prohibit any person from closing a checking or 
        savings account, regardless of whether the balance in the 
        account is positive, zero, or negative; or
            ``(2) charge any fee to close any such account.
    ``(b) Time Limit.--An account at any insured depository institution 
shall be closed by the institution not later than 48 hours after 
receiving a request from the customer to close the account.
    ``(c) Methods of Requesting Closure of an Account.--
            ``(1) In general.--Any accountholder of an account at an 
        insured depository institution may request that the account be 
        closed in person, over the phone, or by other electronic or 
        remote means, as may be prescribed by regulation.
            ``(2) Exception for large accounts.--Notwithstanding 
        paragraph (1), any insured depository institution may require 
        an accountholder of an account which has an outstanding balance 
        of $25,000 or more on deposit at the depository institution to 
        close the account in person, to the extent the depository 
        institution has provided written notice of such requirement to 
        the account holder at any time prior to receiving a request 
        from the accountholder to close the account.
    ``(d) Repayment of Balances.--
            ``(1) In general.--Any balance in an account at an insured 
        depository institution that is closed by the institution 
        pursuant to a request by the accountholder shall repaid to the 
        accountholder in accordance with the following requirements:
                    ``(A) In person.--If the request is made in person, 
                the total amount of funds on deposit in the account 
                shall be paid to the accountholder at the time the 
                request is made at the consumer's option and without a 
                fee, by certified check provided to the consumer at the 
                time of the request, by electronic fund transfer 
                executed on that business day to an account designated 
                by the consumer, or by any other means offered by the 
                financial institution if requested by the consumer.
                    ``(B) Request made by other means.--If the request 
                is made over the phone, or by other electronic or 
                remote means, the total amount of funds on deposit in 
                the account shall promptly be remitted by the 
                institution to the accountholder at the consumer's 
                option and without a fee, by certified check issued on 
                the business day on which the request is received, by 
                electronic fund transfer executed on that business day 
                to an account designated by the consumer, or by any 
                other means offered by the financial institution if 
                requested by the consumer.
            ``(2) Time limit.--In any case, the payment by an insured 
        depository institution of the total amount of funds on deposit 
        in an account at the institution which the accountholder has 
        requested be closed shall be remitted to the accountholder 
        before the end of the 3 business day period beginning when the 
        accountholder submits such request.
    ``(e) Prohibition on Any Fees or Charges After Request To Close.--
No insured depository institution may impose any fees or charges on any 
deposit account at such institution after receiving a request in 
accordance with subsection (c) to close the account.
    ``(f) Prohibition on Reopening Account To Make Subsequent 
Payment.--No insured depository institution may reopen an account that 
the consumer has requested be closed in accordance with subsection (c) 
to apply subsequent debits, whether preauthorized or otherwise, or for 
any other reason, unless the consumer expressly requests that such 
account be reopened.
    ``(g) Notice of Subsequent Preauthorized Recurring Debits.--During 
the 30-day period beginning on the date an account at an insured 
depository institution is closed pursuant to a request by the 
accountholder, the insured depository institution shall promptly notify 
the customer if a preauthorized recurring debit is directed to the 
account.
    ``(h) Limitation on Reporting.--
            ``(1) Negative balance resulting from fees.--If, at the 
        time any account at an insured depository institution is 
        closed, the account has a negative balance resulting solely 
        from any fee assessed by the depository institution, the 
        insured depository institution may not report the fact of the 
        outstanding balance or any other adverse information with 
        respect to such account to any consumer reporting agency 
        described in section 603(f) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act if 
        such information could be used to adversely affect the 
        consumer's ability to open a transaction account at another 
        depository institution.
            ``(2) Treatment of negative balance resulting from 
        overdrafts.--If such information could be used to adversely 
        affect the consumer's ability to open a transaction account at 
        another depository institution, an insured depository 
        institution shall not report to any consumer reporting agency 
        (as defined in section 603 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act) 
        that an account had a negative balance at the time of the 
        closure of the account unless all of the following conditions 
        are met:
                    ``(A) Only if the negative balance is the result of 
                funds actually paid by the depository institution to a 
                third party.
                    ``(B) Only for the amount it actually paid to the 
                third party and not for any fees associated with the 
                transaction.
                    ``(C) Only to the extent the negative balance is 
                the result of credit extended through an overdraft line 
                of credit program where the fee or charge incurred in 
                connection with the overdraft is considered a finance 
                charge under the Truth In Lending Act.
            ``(3) Notice and opportunity for repayment of overdraft.--
        If an account of an accountholder at an insured depository 
        institution has a negative balance at the time the account is 
        closed, the insured depository institution--
                    ``(A) shall promptly notify the accountholder of 
                the fact of the negative balance and the amount due; 
                and
                    ``(B) may, after the end of the 30-day period 
                beginning on the date notice is provided to an 
                accountholder under subparagraph (A)--
                            ``(i) report the fact of the outstanding 
                        balance or any other adverse information with 
                        respect to such account to any consumer 
                        reporting agency, subject to the limitations in 
                        paragraph (2); and
                            ``(ii) take any other collection activity 
                        with respect to such outstanding balance.
    ``(i) Transfer of Direct Deposit Received After Notice of Closure 
and Payment.--If--
            ``(1) during the 30-day period beginning after any balance 
        in an account at an insured depository institution that is 
        closed by the institution pursuant to a request by the 
        accountholder has been repaid to the accountholder, a 
        previously scheduled amount intended for direct deposit into 
        such account is received by such institution, and
            ``(2) before the time such amount is received, the consumer 
        provides the insured depository institution with an account 
        number and insured depository institution routing number for a 
        successor transaction or savings account at another insured 
        depository institution,
the insured depository institution which receives such amount shall 
transfer such amount, without a fee and by electronic fund transfer, to 
the insured depository institution identified by the former 
accountholder for deposit in the transaction or savings account 
identified by such former accountholder.
    ``(j) Regulations.--The Federal banking agencies shall jointly 
prescribe regulations to carry out the purposes of this section.''.
[EX A]: Freedom and Mobility in Consumer Banking Act - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA) to prohibit an insured depository institution from: (1) prohibiting any person from closing a checking or savings account, regardless of its balance; or (2) charging a fee to close such an account.

Requires a depository institution to close an account within 48 hours after receiving a request from the customer to do so.

Permits an account holder to request that the account be closed in person, over the phone, or by other electronic or remote means, as may be prescribed by regulation.

Sets forth financial institution procedures for closing large accounts and repaying balances, as well as notice and opportunity for accountholder repayment of overdrafts.

Prohibits a depository institution from: (1) imposing fees or charges after receiving a request to close an account, or (2) reopening an account without express account holder request.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Access to Frontline Health Care Act 
of 2011''.

SEC. 2. FRONTLINE PROVIDERS LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM.

    Part D of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
254b et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating the second subpart XI (as added by 
        section 10333 of Public Law 111-148) as subpart XII;
            (2) by redesignating the second section 340H (as added by 
        such section 10333) as section 340I; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:

             ``Subpart XIII--Frontline Health Care Services

``SEC. 340J. FRONTLINE PROVIDERS LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish and carry out a 
Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program (in this section referred to 
as the `Loan Repayment Program') under which, pursuant to contracts in 
accordance with this section--
            ``(1) the Secretary agrees to make student loan repayments; 
        and
            ``(2) the individual agrees to serve as a health 
        professional for a period of full-time service of not less than 
        2 years at a health care facility serving a frontline care 
        scarcity area.
    ``(b) Eligibility.--To be eligible to participate in the Loan 
Repayment Program, an individual must--
            ``(1) submit an application to participate in the Loan 
        Repayment Program in such form and manner and at such time as 
        specified by the Secretary; and
            ``(2) sign and submit to the Secretary, at the time of 
        submittal of such application, a written contract (described in 
        subsection (d)).
    ``(c) Participation in Program.--
            ``(1) In general.--An individual becomes a participant in 
        the Loan Repayment Program only upon the approval of the 
        Secretary of the individual's application submitted under 
        subsection (b)(1) and the Secretary's acceptance of the 
        contract submitted by the individual under subsection (b)(2).
            ``(2) Preference.--In awarding contracts under this 
        section, the Secretary shall give preference to applicants who 
        have undertaken training or coursework in interdisciplinary 
        studies.
            ``(3) Recruitment for interdisciplinary programs.--The 
        Secretary shall--
                    ``(A) determine the frontline care scarcity areas 
                in which to place contract recipients under this 
                section; and
                    ``(B) in making such determination, give preference 
                to areas with a demonstrated program of 
                interdisciplinary health care, or with demonstrated 
                plans to initiate interdisciplinary approaches to 
                community health care.
            ``(4) Notice.--The Secretary shall provide written notice 
        to an individual promptly upon the Secretary's approving, under 
        paragraph (1), of the individual's participation in the Loan 
        Repayment Program.
    ``(d) Contract.--The contract described in this subsection is a 
written contract between the Secretary and an individual that 
contains--
            ``(1) an agreement that--
                    ``(A) the Secretary agrees to provide the 
                individual with student loan repayment (described in 
                subsection (e)) for a period of time as determined by 
                the Secretary, to pay off debts incurred during the 
                course of the study or program described in subsection 
                (g)(2)(B); and
                    ``(B) the individual agrees--
                            ``(i) to accept provision of such a student 
                        loan repayment to the individual; and
                            ``(ii) to provide frontline care services 
                        for a period of full-time service of not less 
                        than 2 years at a health care facility serving 
                        a frontline care scarcity area;
            ``(2) a provision that any financial obligation of the 
        United States arising out of a contract entered into under this 
        section and any obligation of the individual which is 
        conditioned thereon, is contingent upon funds being 
        appropriated for student loan repayment under this section;
            ``(3) a statement of the damages to which the United States 
        is entitled, under subsection (f), for the individual's breach 
        of the contract; and
            ``(4) such other statements as the Secretary deems 
        appropriate of the rights and liabilities of the Secretary and 
        of the individual, not inconsistent with the provisions of this 
        section.
    ``(e) Student Loan Repayment.--
            ``(1) Amount.--The amount of an annual student loan 
        repayment under this section on behalf of an individual shall 
        be determined by the Secretary, and shall take into 
        consideration the need to pay a sufficient amount to enable 
        recruiting of health care providers into the loan repayment 
        program under this section.
            ``(2) Payments directly to loan provider.--The Secretary 
        may contract with an individual's loan provider, for the 
        payment to the loan provider, on behalf of the individual, of 
        the amounts of a student loan repayment described in paragraph 
        (1).
    ``(f) Breach of Contract.--If an individual breaches a written 
contract under this section by failing to begin such individual's 
service obligation, or to complete such service obligation, the United 
States shall be entitled to recover from the individual an amount that 
is equal to the sum of--
            ``(1) the total amount which has been paid to the 
        individual, or on behalf of the individual, under the contract; 
        and
            ``(2) any amount of interest, as determined by the 
        Secretary.
    ``(g) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `frontline care scarcity area' means an 
        area, population group, or facility that--
                    ``(A) is designated as a health professional 
                shortage area under section 332; or
                    ``(B) is designated by the State in which the area 
                is located as having a shortage of frontline care 
                services.
            ``(2) The term `frontline care services' means health care 
        services--
                    ``(A) in the field of general surgery, optometry, 
                ophthalmology, chiropractic, physical therapy, 
                audiology, speech language pathology, pharmacies, 
                public health, podiatric medicine, dietetics, 
                occupational therapy, general pediatrics, respiratory 
                therapy, medical technology, otolaryngology, or 
                radiologic technology; and
                    ``(B) provided by a general surgeon, optometrist, 
                ophthalmologist, chiropractor, physical therapist, 
                audiologist, speech language pathologist, pharmacist, 
                public health professional, podiatric physician, 
                registered dietician, occupational therapist, 
                pediatrician, respiratory therapist, medical 
                technologist, otolaryngologist, or radiologic 
                technologist who has completed an appropriate course of 
                study or program, offered by an accredited institution 
                of higher education in the United States.
    ``(h) Implementation.--The Secretary shall begin implementation of 
the loan repayment program under this section within 180 days of the 
date of the enactment of this section.''.
[EX A]: Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish and carry out a Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program under which the Secretary agrees to make student loan repayments in exchange for a health professional providing frontline care services for two years in a frontline care scarcity area. Defines "frontline care services" as health care services in the fields of general surgery, optometry, ophthalmology, chiropractic, physical therapy, audiology, speech language pathology, pharmacies, public health, podiatric medicine, dietetics, occupational therapy, general pediatrics, respiratory therapy, medical technology, otolaryngology, or radiologic technology.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Accountability for Quality VA 
Healthcare Act''.

SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM ON PHYSICAL SECURITY AT DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
              AFFAIRS MEDICAL FACILITIES.

    (a) In General.--Beginning not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall carry 
out a pilot program to enhance the physical security of Department of 
Veterans Affairs medical facilities. At the medical facilities selected 
for the pilot program, the Secretary shall--
            (1) ensure that alarm systems effectively notify relevant 
        staff in the police command and control centers and the unit 
        nursing stations of the facility; and
            (2) require relevant medical center stakeholders to 
        coordinate and consult on--
                    (A) plans for new and renovated units; and
                    (B) any changes to physical security features, 
                including closed-circuit television cameras.
    (b) Locations.--The Secretary shall select five medical facilities 
of the Department to participate in the pilot program.
    (c) Termination.--The pilot program shall terminate on the date 
that is two years after the date on which the pilot program commences.
    (d) Report.--Not later than 30 days after the termination of the 
pilot program under subsection (c), the Secretary shall submit to 
Congress a report on the pilot program.

SEC. 3. REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS IMPROVEMENT OF 
              FACILITY ALIGNMENT.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit 
to Congress a report on the findings and recommendations of the report 
of the Government Accountability Office entitled ``VA Real Property: VA 
Should Improve Its Efforts to Align Facilities with Veterans' Needs''. 
The report submitted by the Secretary shall include the plan of the 
Secretary, including a time frame for completion, to specifically 
address the following recommendations:
            (1) To address identified limitations to the strategic 
        capital investment planning process, including limitations to 
        scoring and approval and access to information.
            (2) To assess the value of the Department of Veterans 
        Affairs Integrated Planning facility master plans as a 
        facility-planning tool, and based on conclusions contained in 
        the Government Accountability Office report, either discontinue 
        the development of such master plans or address the limitations 
        of such master plans.
            (3) To develop and distribute guidance for Veterans 
        Integrated Service Networks and facilities using best practices 
        on how to effectively communicate with stakeholders about 
        alignment change.
            (4) To develop and implement a mechanism to evaluate 
        Veterans Integrated Service Network and facility communication 
        efforts with stakeholders to ensure that such communication 
        efforts are working as intended and align with guidance and 
        best practices.
    (b) Public Availability.--Upon submittal of the report under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall make the report publicly available 
on an internet website of the Department.

SEC. 4. UPDATE OF HANDBOOK TO IMPROVE LEASING PROJECTS.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, and not less than once every five-year period thereafter, the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall update the handbook of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs titled ``Planning and Activating 
Community Based Outpatient Clinics'', or a successor handbook, to 
reflect current policies, best practices, and clarify the roles and 
responsibilities of the personnel of the Department involved in the 
leasing projects of the Department.

SEC. 5. IMPROVEMENT OF INSPECTIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
              MEDICAL FACILITIES AND IMPROVEMENT OF CARE FOR WOMEN 
              PROVIDED BY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The Department of Veterans Affairs has policies in 
        place to help ensure the privacy, safety, and dignity of women 
        veterans when they receive care at its medical facilities.
            (2) A Government Accountability Office report found many 
        instances of noncompliance with such policies.
            (3) Women veterans are the fastest growing cohort within 
        the veteran community.
            (4) Women serve in every branch of the Armed Forces and 
        represent nearly 15 percent of the members of the Armed Forces 
        currently serving on active duty and 18 percent of members of 
        the National Guard and reserve components.
            (5) The number of women veterans using the medical care 
        provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs is expected to 
        increase dramatically.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) female veterans are put at risk by a system that is 
        currently designed for men; and
            (2) the Department of Veterans Affairs should follow 
        through with commitments to ensure female veterans can access 
        services tailored to their needs.
    (c) Improvement of Inspections of Department of Veterans Affairs 
Medical Facilities and Improvement of Care for Women Provided by 
Department of Veterans Affairs.--
            (1) Improvement of inspections process.--The Secretary of 
        Veterans Affairs shall strengthen the environment of care 
        inspections process and oversight of such process by--
                    (A) expanding the list of requirements that 
                facility staff inspect for compliance to align with the 
                policy of the Veterans Health Administration;
                    (B) ensuring that all patient care areas of 
                Department medical facilities are inspected as 
                required;
                    (C) clarifying the roles and responsibilities of 
                Department medical facility staff responsible for 
                identifying and addressing compliance; and
                    (D) establishing a process to verify that 
                noncompliance information reported by facilities to the 
                Veterans Health Administration central office is 
                accurate and complete.
            (2) Improvement of care for women.--
                    (A) Monitoring of gender-specific care services.--
                To improve care for women veterans, the Secretary of 
                Veterans Affairs shall monitor women veterans' access 
                to gender-specific care services under current and 
                future community care contracts or agreements. Such 
                monitoring shall include an examination of appointment 
                scheduling and completion times, driving times to 
                appointments, and reasons appointments could not be 
                scheduled with community providers.
                    (B) Definitions.--In this subparagraph:
                            (i) The term ``gender-specific care 
                        services'' means mammography, maternity care, 
                        and gynecology.
                            (ii) The term ``community care contract or 
                        agreement'' means an agreement described in 
                        section 101(d) of the Veterans Access, Choice, 
                        and Accountability Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-
                        146), or other contract or agreement under 
                        which the Secretary furnishes hospital care and 
                        medical treatment to veterans at non-Department 
                        of Veterans Affairs health care facilities.

SEC. 6. IMPROVEMENT OF DELIVERY OF CARE AT DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
              AFFAIRS MEDICAL FACILITIES.

    (a) Wait Times.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall clearly 
identify measures for wait times for medical appointments in Department 
of Veterans Affairs medical facilities in a manner that reduces the 
likelihood of an individual misinterpreting such measures.
    (b) Scheduling.--The Secretary shall ensure that the term ``patient 
indicated date'' is clearly defined for purposes of the scheduling 
policy of the Veterans Health Administration and in related training 
documents. The Secretary shall take such steps as may be necessary to 
ensure such term is correctly implemented by employees who perform 
scheduling functions.
    (c) Staff Availability.--
            (1) Allocation; scheduling.--The Secretary shall develop a 
        policy requiring Department of Veterans Affairs medical 
        facilities to routinely assess the scheduling needs and 
        resources required to ensure that employees of such facilities 
        are allocated in such a manner as to adequately respond to the 
        demand for scheduling medical appointments.
            (2) Recruitment and retention.--The Secretary shall develop 
        a strategy to improve recruitment and retention of Department 
        of Veterans Affairs medical providers and employees who perform 
        scheduling functions for Department medical facilities. Such 
        strategy shall be designed to ensure adequate staffing of 
        Department medical facilities and shall emphasize recruitment 
        and retention in facilities located in rural areas.
    (d) Telephone Access.--The Secretary shall--
            (1) ensure that all Department medical facilities provide 
        oversight of telephone access and implement the best practices 
        outlined in the Department 2015 Telephone Access and Contact 
        Management Improvement Guide, or a successor guide; and
            (2) identify medical facilities that are using outdated 
        telephone technology and replace such technology with new 
        systems designed to improve telephone service and access to 
        health care.

SEC. 7. EVALUATIONS OF ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF VETERANS HEALTH 
              ADMINISTRATION AND REALIGNMENT OF VETERANS INTEGRATED 
              SERVICE NETWORKS.

    (a) Organizational Structure.--
            (1) Process.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, acting 
        through the Under Secretary for Health, shall implement a 
        process to consistently evaluate reviews described in paragraph 
        (3).
            (2) Matters included.--The process under paragraph (1) 
        shall include the following:
                    (A) Identification of the officials and the offices 
                of the Department of Veterans Affairs responsible for 
                evaluating and approving, and ensuring the 
                implementation of, recommendations made by reviews 
                described in paragraph (3), including--
                            (i) the roles of each such official and 
                        office; and
                            (ii) a description of how decisions are 
                        made and documented to approve such 
                        implementation.
                    (B) A description of how recommendations made by 
                reviews described in paragraph (3) should be evaluated.
                    (C) A description of how timelines should be 
                established to ensure recommendations are evaluated and 
                implemented in a timely manner and metrics to assess 
                the progress made with respect to such implementation.
            (3) Reviews described.--The reviews described in this 
        paragraph are reviews of the organizational structure of the 
        Veterans Health Administration conducted by the Secretary, the 
        Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs, the 
        Comptroller General of the United States, the Commission on 
        Care established by section 202 of the Veterans Access, Choice, 
        and Accountability Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-146; 128 Stat. 
        1773), or by an independent entity, as determined appropriate 
        by the Secretary.
            (4) First use.--The Under Secretary shall use the process 
        under paragraph (1) to evaluate the results of the evaluation 
        conducted under subsection (b)(1). The Under Secretary shall 
        make any required improvements to such process based on the 
        lessons learned by the Under Secretary resulting from such use.
    (b) Veterans Integrated Service Networks.--
            (1) Evaluation.--Consistent with the report of the 
        Comptroller General of the United States titled ``VA Health 
        Care: Processes to Evaluate, Implement, and Monitor 
        Organizational Structure Changes Needed'' (GAO-16-803), the 
        Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Health, shall 
        conduct an evaluation of all the Veterans Integrated Service 
        Networks, including with respect to--
                    (A) the implementation by the Secretary of 
                realignments to such Networks; and
                    (B) identifying deficiencies to such Networks that 
                require corrective action.
            (2) Assessment and implementation.--In accordance with 
        subsection (a)(4), the Under Secretary shall use the process 
        implemented under subsection (a) to assess the results of the 
        evaluation conducted under paragraph (1) and to implement 
        changes and other actions to improve the Veterans Integrated 
        Service Networks.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Under Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that 
includes a description of--
            (1) the process implemented under subsection (a)(1);
            (2) the deficiencies identified under paragraph (1) of 
        subsection (b); and
            (3) how the Under Secretary will carry out paragraph (2) of 
        such subsection.
    (d) Prohibition on New Appropriations.--No additional funds are 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, and this 
section shall be carried out using amounts otherwise made available for 
such purposes.

SEC. 8. ANNUAL REPORT REGARDING THE RECRUITMENT, HIRING, AND RETENTION 
              OF NURSES FOR THE VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs shall publish and submit to the Committees on 
Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
report regarding efforts to recruit, hire, and retain nurses for the 
Veterans Health Administration.
    (b) Elements.--The report under subsection (a) shall include 
details relating to--
            (1) efforts to recruit, hire, and retain nurses at each 
        medical facility of the Department;
            (2) resources provided by the Secretary to recruit, hire, 
        and retain nurses for the Veterans Health Administration; and
            (3) recommendations for legislation the Secretary considers 
        appropriate.

SEC. 9. REINSTATEMENT OF REPORTING REQUIREMENT REGARDING THE DEPARTMENT 
              OF VETERANS AFFAIRS HEALTH PROFESSIONALS EDUCATIONAL 
              ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

    Section 3003(a)(1) of the Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset 
Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-66; 31 U.S.C. 1113 note) shall not apply to 
the report required under section 7632 of title 38, United States Code.
[EX A]:
Accountability for Quality VA Healthcare Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a two-year pilot program to enhance the physical security of VA medical facilities. The VA shall periodically update its Planning and Activating Community Based Outpatient Clinics handbook to reflect current policies and clarify the responsibilities of VA leasing project personnel.  The VA shall: (1) strengthen its medical facility inspection process; and (2) monitor women veterans' access to gender-specific care services under community care contracts, including appointment scheduling and completion times. The VA shall: (1) clarify measures for medical appointment wait times in a manner that reduces the likelihood of misinterpretation, (2) ensure that &quot;patient indicated date&quot; (the earliest date the patient needs to be seen) is clearly defined for purposes of Veterans Health Administration (VHA) scheduling and related training documents, (3) improve recruitment and retention of scheduling staff and require facilities to routinely assess scheduling and resource needs, and (4) improve telephone access at its medical facilities.  The VA shall conduct evaluations of the VHA's organizational structure and the Veterans Integrated Service Networks (regional VA health care administrative areas).