[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 167 (Tuesday, November 10, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7931-S7932]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2797. Mr. BLUNT (for himself and Mrs. McCaskill) 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 end of title II, add the following:
       Sec. 2__.  Not later than 30 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     shall submit to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives a report on leadership at medical centers of 
     the Department of Veterans Affairs that includes, with 
     respect to each medical center of the Department that has not 
     had a permanent Director for a period of more than 30 days as 
     of the date of submittal of the report, the following:
       (1) A description of the nature and scope of the lack of 
     permanent leadership at the medical center.
       (2) An assessment of whether the lack of permanent 
     leadership at the medical center

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     is related to an increase in wait times for medical 
     appointments at the medical center.
       (3) An assessment of whether the lack of permanent 
     leadership at the medical center is related to 
     inconsistencies in the quality of health care delivered and 
     the environment in which health care is delivered.
       (4) A description of any action taken by the Department to 
     correct the lack of permanent leadership at the medical 
     center.
       (5) A plan for how the Secretary will remedy the lack of 
     permanent leadership at the medical center, including a 
     detailed description of steps to be taken and a timeline for 
     completion.
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