S.Amdt. 2929

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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