[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 127 (Thursday, July 27, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S4580]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 669. Ms. DUCKWORTH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill H.R. 2810, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2018 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for 
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of 
Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, 
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the end of subtitle C of title VII, add the following:

     SEC. ___. IMPLEMENTATION OF GAO RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE 
                   MEDICAL FACILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                   AND THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall develop and submit to 
     Congress a comprehensive and detailed strategic 
     implementation plan to fully implement all 14 open 
     recommendations, as of such date of enactment, produced by 
     the Government Accountability Office in relation to its 
     report entitled ``VA and DOD Need to Address Ongoing 
     Difficulties and Better Prepare for Future Integrations'' 
     that was published on February 29, 2016.
       (b) Public Availability.--The Secretary of Defense and the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall each publish the 
     strategic implementation plan developed under subsection (a) 
     on the public Internet website of the Department of Defense 
     and the Department of Veterans Affairs, respectively.
       (c) Update.--Not later than 180 days after publication of 
     the strategic implementation plan under subsection (b), the 
     Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     shall develop and submit to Congress a comprehensive and 
     detailed status update report on the progress made in fully 
     implementing all open recommendations described in subsection 
     (a).
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