[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 199 (Tuesday, November 16, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S8251]
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  SA 4672. Mr. KENNEDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be proposed 
to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 
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 G of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1064. 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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