To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a report on wait times for medical appointments at the South Texas Veterans Health Care System of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

SA 2789. Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. Cruz) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed by him 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 30 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a
report that includes, with respect to the South Texas
Veterans Health Care System of the Department of Veterans
Affairs, the following:
(1) A description of the nature and scope of any
foreseeable increase in wait times for medical appointments.
(2) An assessment of whether a shortage of health care
providers is the primary cause of any such increase in wait
times.
(3) An identification of any other causes of any such
increase in wait times.
(4) A description of any action taken by the Department to
correct any such increase in wait times.
(5) An assessment of any issues relating to access to care.
(6) A plan for how the Secretary will remedy any such
increase in wait times, including a detailed description of
steps to be taken and a timeline for completion.
(b) In this section, the term ``appropriate committees of
Congress'' means--
(1) the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs of the Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives.
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