S.Amdt. 742

SA 742. Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Mr. Tester) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1790, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 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 H of title X, add the following:

SEC. 1086. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW OF QUALITY RATING
SYSTEM FOR COMMUNITY LIVING CENTERS OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

(a) In General.--The Comptroller General of the United
States shall conduct a review of the quality rating system
for community living centers operated by the Department of
Veterans Affairs.
(b) Elements.--The review conducted under subsection (a)
shall include an assessment of the following:
(1) The data and information that underlie the quality
ratings for community living centers operated by the
Department.
(2) Trends in quality for such community living centers.
(3) The use of quality ratings by the Department to conduct
oversight of such community living centers.
(c) Report.--Not later than January 1, 2021, the
Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report on the
results of the review conducted under subsection (a).
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