To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a report on the implementation by the Department of Veterans Affairs of section 101 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 in rural areas.

SA 2787. Mr. SULLIVAN 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 appropriate place, insert the following:
Sec. ___. (a) Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
shall submit to Congress a report on the implementation by
the Department of Veterans Affairs of section 101 of the
Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014
(Public Law 113-146; 38 U.S.C. 1701 note) in rural areas.
(b) The report required by subsection (a) shall include the
following:
(1) An identification of average wait times for veterans in
rural areas to receive health care under such section 101,
measured from when the veteran first calls the Department to
schedule an appointment.
(2) An assessment of utilization rates for health care
provided under such section 101 in rural areas.
(3) An assessment of the accessibility of veterans in rural
areas to primary and specialty care at medical centers of the
Department and from non-Department health care providers
under such section 101.
(4) An identification of the number of health care
providers providing health care under such section 101 in
each Veterans Integrated Service Network.
(5) An assessment of the status of any pilot programs
created by the Department to provide care under such section
101 in rural areas.
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