3.0.0 5231 2023-01-11T13:33:02Z 2023-01-11T13:33:02Z House HR 2016-05-13 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 76 (Friday, May 13, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BOST:H.R. 5231.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.[Page H2386]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2016-05-26T17:44:44Z Referred to 2016-05-13T13:00:31Z Requiring Accountability and Inspections for Dining Service Act 114 2925 S 2016-05-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Identical bill House Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act 114 5325 HR 2016-09-29 Became Public Law No: 114-223. Related bill CRS 2016-05-26 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2016-05-13 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2016-05-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-05-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001295 Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] Mike Bost R IL 12 N O000170 Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16] Beto O'Rourke D TX 16 2016-12-08 False Armed Forces and National Security Department of Veterans Affairs Food industry and services Food supply, safety, and labeling Health facilities and institutions Public contracts and procurement Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2016-05-13 Introduced in House 2016-07-21T19:51:22Z Requiring Accountability and Inspections for Dining Service Act

This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide for annual inspections to ensure that VA medical facility kitchens and food service areas meet private hospital kitchen and food service area standards.

The VA shall seek to enter into an agreement with the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospital Organizations to conduct such inspections. If the VA is unable to enter into an agreement with the Commission, the VA shall seek such an agreement with a non-federal, not-for-profit entity with comparable expertise and objectivity.

If a VA facility kitchen or food service area fails such inspection, the VA shall implement a remediation plan within 48 hours and conduct a second inspection within 7 days. A facility kitchen or food service area that fails the second inspection shall be closed until: (1) remediation is completed, and (2) all kitchens and food service areas at that facility meet the standards.

The Veterans Integrated Service Network of a facility in which a kitchen or food service area is closed shall enter into a food service contract with a General Services Administration-approved vendor to provide food at such facility.

]]> Requiring Accountability and Inspections for Dining Service Act Display Title Requiring Accountability and Inspections for Dining Service Act Official Title as Introduced To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide for the inspection of kitchens and food service areas at medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs to ensure that the same standards for kitchens and food service areas at hospitals in the private sector are being met at kitchens and food service areas at medical facilities of the Department. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Requiring Accountability and Inspections for Dining Service Act Introduced in House 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr5231ih/xml/BILLS-114hr5231ih.xml 2016-05-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.