[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5754 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5754

   To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the ability of 
  veterans to electronically submit complaints about the delivery of 
      health care services by the Department of Veterans Affairs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 27, 2021

 Mrs. McClain (for herself, Ms. Slotkin, Mr. Moolenaar, Mrs. Dingell, 
 Mr. Posey, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Hice of Georgia, Mrs. Rodgers 
  of Washington, Mr. Mann, Mr. Hudson, and Mr. Veasey) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
                                Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the ability of 
  veterans to electronically submit complaints about the delivery of 
      health care services by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Patient Advocate Tracker Act''.

SEC. 2. SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 
              DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES BY THE DEPARTMENT OF 
              VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    Section 7309A(c) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(3) Beginning not later than 18 months after the date of the 
enactment of this paragraph, the Director shall establish an 
information technology system that will allow a veteran (or the 
designated representative of a veteran) to electronically--
            ``(A) file a complaint that will be received by the 
        appropriate patient advocate; and
            ``(B) at any time view the status of the complaint, 
        including interim and final actions that have been taken to 
        address the complaint.''.
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