[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 102 (Tuesday, June 19, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S4042]
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  SA 2929. Mr. JONES (for himself, Mr. Tester, Mr. Nelson, Mrs. 
Gillibrand, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Brown, and Mr. Udall) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895, making appropriations for energy and 
water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the end of title II of division C, add the following:

     SEC. 2__. ANNUAL REPORT ON RATINGS OF NURSING HOMES OF THE 
                   DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 73 of title 38, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``Sec. 7330D. Annual report on ratings of nursing homes of 
       the Department

       ``(a) In General.--Not later than November 11 of each year, 
     the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
     Congress a report on the ratings of nursing homes of the 
     Department.
       ``(b) Data Included.--Each report required by subsection 
     (a) shall include data sets for long-term and short-term care 
     furnished by nursing homes of the Department, including with 
     respect to the following:
       ``(1) Pain.
       ``(2) Ulcers.
       ``(3) Use of anti-psychotic medication.
       ``(4) Use of catheters.
       ``(5) Patient wellbeing, such as a fall or major injury.
       ``(6) Ability to perform daily activities, such as bathing, 
     eating, and using the restroom.
       ``(7) Mobility limits of high-risk patients, such as 
     patients with severe ulcers or bed sores.
       ``(8) Physically restrained patients.
       ``(9) Patients with urinary tract infections.
       ``(c) Period Covered by Report.--Each report submitted 
     under subsection (a) shall include data covering the 5-year 
     period preceding the submittal of the report.
       ``(d) Prohibition on Use of Amounts to Withhold Data.--No 
     amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to the 
     Department may be used to withhold data regarding ratings of 
     nursing homes of the Department.
       ``(e) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this 
     section, the term `appropriate committees of Congress' 
     means--
       ``(1) the Committee on Veterans' Affairs and the Committee 
     on Appropriations of the Senate; and
       ``(2) the Committee on Veterans' Affairs and the Committee 
     on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 73 of such title is amended by inserting 
     after the item relating to section 7330C the following new 
     item:

``7330D. Annual report on ratings of nursing homes of the 
              Department.''.
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