S.Amdt. 5073

SA 5073. Mr. KENNEDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 5051 proposed by Mr. Tester (for himself and Mr. Moran)
to the bill H.R. 3967, to improve health care and benefits for veterans
exposed to toxic substances, and for other purposes; which was ordered
to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of title I, add the following:

Subtitle C--Other Health Care Matters

SEC. 121. SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF COMPLAINTS
ABOUT THE DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES BY
THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

Section 7309A(c) is amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
``(3) Beginning not later than 18 months after the date of
the enactment of this paragraph, the Director shall establish
an information technology system that will allow a veteran
(or the designated representative of a veteran) to
electronically--
``(A) file a complaint that will be received by the
appropriate patient advocate; and
``(B) at any time view the status of the complaint,
including interim and final actions that have been taken to
address the complaint.''.
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