[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 167 (Tuesday, November 10, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S7918]
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  SA 2791. Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. Cruz) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2763 proposed by Mr. Kirk (for 
himself, Mr. Tester, and Ms. Mikulski) to the bill H.R. 2029, making 
appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2016, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       Sec. ___. (a) Not later than 30 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a 
     report that includes, with respect to the South Texas 
     Veterans Health Care System of the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, the following:
       (1) A description of the nature and scope of any 
     foreseeable increase in wait times for medical appointments.
       (2) An assessment of whether a shortage of health care 
     providers is the primary cause of any such increase in wait 
     times.
       (3) An identification of any other causes of any such 
     increase in wait times.
       (4) A description of any action taken by the Department to 
     correct any such increase in wait times.
       (5) An assessment of any issues relating to access to care.
       (6) A plan for how the Secretary will remedy any such 
     increase in wait times, including a detailed description of 
     steps to be taken and a timeline for completion.
       (b) In this section, the term ``appropriate committees of 
     Congress'' means--
       (1) the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives.
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