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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Sustainable Revenue for Oregon 
Counties Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) more than half of the land in the State of Oregon is 
        owned by the Federal Government;
            (2) in many counties of the State, significant portions of 
        the land of the counties (often significantly more than half of 
        the land of the counties) is owned by the Federal Government;
            (3) the land described in paragraph (2) includes Forest 
        Service land and Oregon and California grant land;
            (4) the counties described in paragraph (2) are unable to 
        derive revenue from property taxes on land owned by the Federal 
        Government;
            (5) historically, payments made by the Federal Government 
        based on revenues from harvesting timber (including Oregon and 
        California grant land and Forest Service payments) have 
        provided a revenue substitute for property taxes;
            (6) the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-
        Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 500 note; Public Law 106-
        393) augmented the payments described in paragraph (5) because 
        of a significant decline in timber harvest revenues;
            (7) Congress extended the payments described in paragraph 
        (6) for 1 year in 2007, and for 4 years effective beginning in 
        2008, to provide time to develop a long-term sustainable 
        alternative to the payments described in paragraph (6);
            (8) the prospects for a long-term extension are uncertain 
        because of concerns regarding Federal budget deficits and long-
        term financial assistance to local governments of the State;
            (9) counties of the State that have historically received 
        the payments described in paragraph (5) are in need of a 
        sustainable, long-term revenue source;
            (10) there are opportunities for the conduct of activities 
        in the Federal forest land of the counties of the State that 
        could be structured to be economically and environmentally 
        sustainable, including--
                    (A) the harvesting of timber (including thinning to 
                restore forest health) in a sustainable manner and in 
                sustainable quantities;
                    (B) the removal of biomass material from the forest 
                land for--
                            (i) the generation of electricity; and
                            (ii) the production of cellulosic biofuels;
                    (C) the conduct of activities that could--
                            (i) increase the sequestration by the 
                        forest land of atmospheric carbon; or
                            (ii) provide other ecosystem services for 
                        communities, such as clean water; and
                    (D) the conduct of recreational activities;
            (11) other sources of revenue, including State and local 
        revenue sources, should also be considered in selecting a 
        sustainable, long-term revenue source; and
            (12) payments made by the Federal Government could be 
        continued under a variety of different payment methodologies.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Secretaries concerned.--The term ``Secretaries 
        concerned'' means--
                    (A) the Secretary of Agriculture; and
                    (B) the Secretary of the Interior.
            (2) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Oregon.
            (3) Task force.--The term ``Task Force'' means the Oregon 
        Task Force on Sustainable Revenue for Counties established by 
        section 4(a).

SEC. 4. TASK FORCE.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established a task force to be known 
as the ``Oregon Task Force on Sustainable Revenue for Counties''.
    (b) Membership.--
            (1) Composition.--The Task Force shall be composed of 15 
        members, of whom--
                    (A) 4 members shall be appointed by the Secretaries 
                concerned, of whom--
                            (i) each shall represent a county of the 
                        State; and
                            (ii) 2 shall represent counties in which 
                        there is located Oregon and California grant 
                        land;
                    (B) 1 member shall be appointed by the Governor of 
                the State as the representative of the Governor of the 
                State;
                    (C) 1 member shall be appointed by the Secretaries 
                concerned from among persons who are experts in 
                economics (including natural resource economics);
                    (D) 1 member shall be appointed by the Secretaries 
                concerned from among persons who are experts in 
                sustainable forestry practices;
                    (E) 1 member shall be appointed by the Secretaries 
                concerned from among persons who are experts in 
                scientific and economic aspects of biomass energy;
                    (F) 1 member shall be appointed by the Secretaries 
                concerned from among persons who are experts in the 
                scientific aspects of ecosystem services that are 
                provided by temperate forests (including, at a minimum, 
                the scientific aspects of carbon sequestration);
                    (G) 1 member shall be appointed by the Secretaries 
                concerned from among persons who are experts in fields 
                relating to wildlife habitat, endangered species, and 
                biodiversity;
                    (H) 1 member shall be appointed by the Secretaries 
                concerned as a representative of the forest products 
                industry located in the State;
                    (I) 1 member shall be appointed by the Secretaries 
                concerned as a representative of regionally or locally 
                recognized conservation organizations located in the 
                State;
                    (J) 1 member shall be appointed by the Secretaries 
                concerned as a representative of--
                            (i) organized labor; or
                            (ii) nontimber forest product harvester 
                        groups;
                    (K) 1 member shall be appointed by the Secretaries 
                concerned as a representative of persons who 
                participate in or provide recreational activities or 
                are engaged in related activities; and
                    (L) 1 member shall be appointed by the Secretaries 
                concerned as a representative of Indian tribes that are 
                located in the State.
            (2) Date of appointments.--The appointment of a member of 
        the Task Force shall be made not later than 60 days after the 
        date of enactment of this Act.
    (c) Term; Vacancies.--
            (1) Term.--A member shall be appointed for the life of the 
        Task Force.
            (2) Vacancies.--A vacancy on the Task Force--
                    (A) shall not affect the powers of the Task Force; 
                and
                    (B) shall be filled in the same manner as the 
                original appointment was made.
    (d) Initial Meeting.--Not later than 30 days after the date on 
which all members of the Task Force have been appointed, the Task Force 
shall hold the initial meeting of the Task Force.
    (e) Meetings.--
            (1) In general.--The Task Force shall meet at the call of 
        the Chairperson.
            (2) Public access.--Each meeting of the Task Force shall be 
        open to the public.
    (f) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Task Force shall 
constitute a quorum, but a lesser number of members may hold hearings.
    (g) Chairperson and Vice Chairperson.--The Task Force shall select 
a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson from among the members of the Task 
Force.

SEC. 5. DUTIES.

    (a) Consideration and Review of Revenue Sources.--
            (1) In general.--The Task Force shall consider and review 
        concepts for the establishment of a long-term revenue source 
        for counties located in the State that have historically 
        received Federal funds.
            (2) Revenue sources.--In conducting the consideration and 
        review under paragraph (1), in accordance with paragraph (3), 
        the Task Force shall consider--
                    (A) revenue sources proposed by relevant 
                legislation or administrative actions;
                    (B) payments based on timber harvests (including 
                thinning to restore forest health) carried out at 
                sustainable levels;
                    (C) payments based on revenues that each county of 
                the State could have received through property taxation 
                if the land owned by the Federal Government located in 
                the county was privately held and subject to a property 
                tax;
                    (D) revenue based on--
                            (i) a portion of the proceeds from sales of 
                        material collected from public land located in 
                        the State for the production of biomass 
                        electricity or cellulosic liquid transportation 
                        fuels;
                            (ii) user fees for recreational activities 
                        carried out on public land located in the 
                        State;
                            (iii) payments for increases in carbon 
                        sequestration; and
                            (iv) land exchanges or transfers that could 
                        provide compensation for nontaxable Federal 
                        land located in counties of the State;
                    (E) local sources of revenue that could be used to 
                reduce or eliminate the reliance of counties of the 
                State on Federal funds (including taxes, user fees, or 
                economic development activities that could increase the 
                revenue base of the counties of the State);
                    (F) payments made by the Federal Government to the 
                counties of the State, including--
                            (i) guaranteed payments that are to be 
                        established at a reduced level and not based on 
                        timber harvest revenues; and
                            (ii) guaranteed payments that are to be 
                        established--
                                    (I) at a level similar to the level 
                                of payments reauthorized in 2008;
                                    (II) in part by timber harvest 
                                revenues; and
                                    (III) with the use of additional 
                                Federal funds to the extent that timber 
                                harvest revenues described in subclause 
                                (II) do not meet the guaranteed level 
                                of payment; and
                    (G) any other revenue source that the Task Force 
                determines to be appropriate for consideration and 
                review.
            (3) Factors.--In considering each revenue source under 
        paragraph (2), the Task Force shall take into account--
                    (A) the long-term sustainability of each revenue 
                source considered under paragraph (2);
                    (B) the relative value, long-term sustainability, 
                and any other implication of the relative reliance of 
                the counties of the State on revenues arising from 
                Federal forests located in the counties, as compared to 
                other local revenue sources;
                    (C) the potential long-term effects of each revenue 
                source considered under paragraph (2) on the economies 
                of the counties of the State;
                    (D) revenue sources that are used by other cities 
                or counties of the State;
                    (E) the environmental effects of each revenue 
                source considered under paragraph (2);
                    (F) the effect of each revenue source considered 
                under paragraph (2) on local revenue streams and county 
                services; and
                    (G) comments submitted to the Task Force by a 
                stakeholder relating to any issue or proposal 
                considered by the Task Force.
    (b) Hearings.--
            (1) In general.--The Task Force shall hold such hearings, 
        meet and act at such times and places, take such testimony, and 
        receive such evidence as the Task Force considers advisable to 
        receive the input and determine the opinions of the public and 
        stakeholders with respect to the establishment of a 
        sustainable, long-term revenue source for the counties of the 
        State.
            (2) Incorporation of public and stakeholder input.--In 
        preparing the report required under subsection (c), the Task 
        Force shall incorporate into the recommendations of the Task 
        Force required under subsection (c)(2), to the maximum extent 
        practicable, the public and stakeholder input received under 
        paragraph (1).
    (c) Report.--Not later than 9 months after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Task Force shall submit to the Committee on Natural 
Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources of the Senate a report that contains--
            (1) a detailed statement of the findings and conclusions of 
        the Task Force;
            (2) a description of not less than 2 policy scenarios for 
        providing sustainable revenue to the counties of the State that 
        are recommended by not less than \3/5\ of the members of the 
        Task force for consideration by the Federal Government, the 
        State, and the counties of the State as the Task Force 
        considers appropriate (including such legislation and 
        administrative actions necessary to implement each policy 
        scenario);
            (3) a description of the opinion of each member of the Task 
        Force regarding each policy scenario described in paragraph 
        (2);
            (4) a description of the minority views of each member of 
        the Task Force who does not support any policy scenario 
        described in paragraph (2);
            (5) a description of each revenue source considered but not 
        recommended by the Task Force under paragraph (2), including--
                    (A) an explanation of each reason why the Task 
                Force did not recommend the policy scenario; and
                    (B) a description of the minority views of each 
                member of the Task Force relating to the decision by 
                the Task Force not to recommend the policy scenario; 
                and
            (6) a summary of comments received by the Task Force under 
        subsections (a)(3)(G) and (b)(1).
    (d) Required Hearings.--Not later than 60 days after the date on 
which each committee described in subsection (c) receives the report 
required under that subsection, each committee shall hold a hearing to 
evaluate the recommendations contained in the report.

SEC. 6. POWERS.

    (a) Information From Federal Agencies.--
            (1) In general.--The Task Force may secure directly from a 
        Federal agency such information as the Task Force considers 
        necessary to carry out this Act.
            (2) Provision of information.--On request of the 
        Chairperson of the Task Force, the head of the agency shall 
        provide the information to the Task Force.
    (b) Postal Services.--The Task Force may use the United States 
mails in the same manner and under the same conditions as other 
agencies of the Federal Government.
    (c) Gifts.--The Task Force may accept, use, and dispose of gifts or 
donations of services or property.

SEC. 7. TASK FORCE PERSONNEL MATTERS.

    (a) Compensation of Members.--Each member of the Task Force shall 
serve without compensation.
    (b) Travel Expenses.--A member of the Task Force shall be allowed 
travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates 
authorized for an employee of an agency under subchapter I of chapter 
57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from the home or regular 
place of business of the member in the performance of the duties of the 
Task Force.
    (c) Detail of Federal Government Employees.--
            (1) In general.--An employee of the Federal Government may 
        be detailed to the Task Force without reimbursement.
            (2) Civil service status.--The detail of the employee shall 
        be without interruption or loss of civil service status or 
        privilege.
    (d) Procurement of Temporary and Intermittent Services.--The 
Chairperson of the Task Force may procure temporary and intermittent 
services in accordance with section 3109(b) of title 5, United States 
Code, at rates for individuals that do not exceed the daily equivalent 
of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level V of the Executive 
Schedule under section 5316 of that title.

SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary 
to carry out this Act, to remain available until expended.

SEC. 9. TERMINATION OF TASK FORCE.

    The Task Force shall terminate 120 days after the date on which the 
Task Force submits the report of the Task Force under section 5(c).
answer:
Sustainable Revenue for Oregon Counties Act of 2009 - Establishes the Oregon Task Force on Sustainable Revenue for Counties to consider and review concepts for the establishment of a long-term revenue source for counties in Oregon that have historically received federal funds.

Directs the Task Force, in conducting the consideration and review, to consider: (1) revenue sources proposed by relevant legislation or administrative actions; (2) payments based on timber harvests, including thinning to restore forest health, carried out at sustainable levels; (3) payments based on the revenues each county could have received through property taxation if the land owned by the federal government was privately held and subject to a property tax; (4) revenue based on a portion of the proceeds from sales of material collected from public land in Oregon for the production of biomass electricity or cellulosic liquid transportation fuels, user fees for recreational activities on such land, payments for increases in carbon sequestration, and land exchanges or transfers that could provide compensation for nontaxable federal land in the counties; (5) local revenue sources that could be used to reduce or eliminate reliance of the counties on federal funds; (6) federal payments made by the government to the counties, including specified guaranteed payments; and (7) any other revenue source appropriate for review.

Requires the Task Force to hold hearings on the establishment of a sustainable, long-term revenue source for the counties.


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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.''.
answer:
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.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Veterans Affairs 
Disease Reporting and Oversight Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT THAT VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION REPORT CASES OF 
              INFECTIOUS DISEASES AT FACILITIES OF THE ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 73 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 7330B. Reporting of infectious diseases
    ``(a) Reporting.--(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), not 
later than 24 hours after the director of a Veterans Integrated Service 
Network confirms the presence of a notifiable infectious disease at a 
facility under the jurisdiction of the director, the director shall 
submit notice of such presence to the following:
            ``(A) The Central Office of the Department.
            ``(B) The Director of the Centers for Disease Control and 
        Prevention.
            ``(C) The State in which the facility is located and if the 
        State has an agency or department that handles matters relating 
        to such notifiable infectious disease, the head of such agency 
        or department.
            ``(D) The county in which the facility is located and if 
        the county has an agency or department that handles matters 
        relating to such notifiable infectious disease, the head of 
        such agency or department.
            ``(E) For each individual who has contracted the notifiable 
        infectious disease at the facility or is at risk of contracting 
        such notifiable infectious disease--
                    ``(i) the individual and the individual's next of 
                kin;
                    ``(ii) the individual's primary health care 
                provider; and
                    ``(iii) the county in which the individual resides 
                and if the county has an agency or department that 
                handles matters relating to such notifiable infectious 
                disease, the head of such agency or department.
            ``(F) Each employee of the Department who is employed at 
        such facility.
    ``(2) If the State in which a facility described in paragraph (1) 
is located requires that a notifiable infectious disease confirmed at 
such facility be reported to the State more quickly than required under 
paragraph (1) or requires that a suspected presence of a notifiable 
infectious disease at such facility be reported before waiting for 
confirmation of such presence, the director concerned shall comply with 
such State requirement.
    ``(3) Not later than 24 hours after submitting a notice under 
paragraph (1), the director concerned shall confirm that such notice is 
received.
    ``(b) Notifiable Infectious Disease.--For purposes of this section, 
a notifiable infectious disease is any infectious disease that is--
            ``(1) on the list of nationally notifiable diseases 
        published by the Council of State and Territorial 
        Epidemiologists and the Centers for Disease Control and 
        Prevention; or
            ``(2) covered by a provision of law of a State that 
        requires the reporting of infectious diseases.
    ``(c) Plan To Prevent Spread.--(1) Not later than seven days after 
the director of a Veterans Integrated Service Network confirms the 
presence of a notifiable infectious disease at a facility under the 
jurisdiction of such director, the director shall develop and implement 
an action plan to manage and control the potential spread of the 
notifiable infectious disease.
    ``(2) The plan developed and implemented under paragraph (1) shall 
also provide details on the role of partnering Federal, State, and 
local government entities in the management and control of the 
potential spread of the notifiable infectious disease.
    ``(d) Recordkeeping.--The director of each Veterans Integrated 
Service Network shall keep records of each notice submitted under 
subsection (a)(1) for a period of not less than 10 years.
    ``(e) Annual Reports by Inspector General.--Not less frequently 
than once each year, the Inspector General of the Department shall 
submit to Congress a report on the compliance of the directors of the 
Veterans Integrated Service Networks with the requirements of this 
section.
    ``(f) Enforcement and Disciplinary Action.--(1) In any case in 
which the Inspector General of the Department suspects that a director 
of a Veterans Integrated Service Network has failed to comply with an 
applicable provision of this section, the Inspector General shall 
conduct an investigation to determine whether such director failed to 
comply with an applicable provision of this section.
    ``(2) If the Inspector General determines under paragraph (1) that 
a director has failed to comply with a provision of this section, the 
Secretary shall suspend such director for such period as the Secretary 
considers appropriate under subchapter I or subchapter II of chapter 75 
of title 5, as the case may be.
    ``(3) Paragraph (2) shall not be construed to prevent the Secretary 
from imposing, in addition to suspension under paragraph (2), such 
other disciplinary action on the director as the Secretary considers 
appropriate and for which the Secretary is otherwise authorized.''.
    (b) Internal Communication.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary for Health of the 
Veterans Health Administration shall issue a directive to the Pathology 
Team, the Infection Prevention Team, and the Facilities Management Team 
of the Veterans Health Administration and such other groups within the 
Administration as the Under Secretary considers appropriate on the 
actions that should be taken in any case in which a notifiable 
infectious disease (as such term is used in section 7330B of title 38, 
United States Code, as added by subsection (a)) is discovered in a 
facility of the Veterans Health Administration.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 73 of such title is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 7330A the following new item:

``7330B. Reporting of infectious diseases.''.
answer:

Department of Veterans Affairs Disease Reporting and Oversight Act of 2013 - Requires the director of a Veterans Integrated Service Network, within 24 hours after confirming the presence of a notifiable infectious disease (any infectious disease that is either on a specified published list of nationally notifiable diseases or that is covered by a provision of law of a state that requires the reporting of infectious diseases) at a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facility under that director's jurisdiction, to notify: (1) the Central Office of the VA; (2) the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; (3) the state and county in which the facility is located; (4) each individual at the facility who has contracted the disease or is at risk of doing so, as well as the individual's next of kin, the individual's primary health care provider, and the county in which the individual resides; and (5) each VA employee of such facility. Requires such director to comply with any earlier notification required by the state concerned. Requires such director to: (1) confirm receipt of such notification, (2) develop and implement an action plan to manage and control the potential spread of the disease, and (3) keep records of any such notifications for at least 10 years. Requires an annual report from the VA Inspector General to Congress on directors' compliance with the requirements of this Act. Provides for Inspector General enforcement and appropriate director disciplinary action with respect to such requirements. Directs the Under Secretary for Health of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) to issue a directive to the VHA's pathology team, infection prevention team, facilities management team, and other appropriate VHA groups on the actions to be taken when a notifiable infectious disease is discovered in a VHA facility.