[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3479-S3480]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 6364. Mr. RICKETTS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2027 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 appropriate place in title X, insert the following:

     SEC. 10__. IMPROVEMENT OF SUBMISSION OF MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION 
                   TO THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS BY 
                   COMMUNITY CARE PROVIDERS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
     ensure that each contract, agreement, or other arrangement 
     through which the Secretary furnishes hospital care, medical 
     services, or extended care services to eligible veterans 
     through non-Department of Veterans Affairs entities or 
     providers includes clear requirements, including requirements 
     regarding timeliness, regarding the submission of medical 
     documentation to the Secretary after a veteran receives such 
     care or services from the non-Department entity or provider.
       (b) Internal Measures.--The Secretary shall establish such 
     goals and related performance measures for medical centers of 
     the Department as the Secretary determines appropriate in 
     obtaining medical documentation from non-Department entities 
     or providers under subsection (a).
       (c) Training.--The Secretary may establish goals and 
     related performance measures for the completion by non-
     Department entities or providers of core training related to 
     the submission to the Secretary of medical documentation 
     under subsection (a) and may monitor the completion of such 
     training.
       (d) Outreach.--The Secretary shall ensure that 
     communications by the Secretary with non-Department entities 
     or providers contain clear and accurate information regarding 
     requirements for submitting medical documentation under 
     subsection (a) and completing the core training described in 
     subsection (c).
       (e) Submission of Goals, Measures, and Materials.--Not 
     later than one year after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, and not less frequently than annually thereafter

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     for the following five years, the Secretary shall submit to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives copies of any goals, performance measures, 
     training materials, or outreach materials pertaining to the 
     submission of medical documentation under this section.
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