S.Amdt. 6364

SA 6364. Mr. RICKETTS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2027 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 appropriate place in title X, insert the following:

SEC. 10__. IMPROVEMENT OF SUBMISSION OF MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION
TO THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS BY
COMMUNITY CARE PROVIDERS.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
ensure that each contract, agreement, or other arrangement
through which the Secretary furnishes hospital care, medical
services, or extended care services to eligible veterans
through non-Department of Veterans Affairs entities or
providers includes clear requirements, including requirements
regarding timeliness, regarding the submission of medical
documentation to the Secretary after a veteran receives such
care or services from the non-Department entity or provider.
(b) Internal Measures.--The Secretary shall establish such
goals and related performance measures for medical centers of
the Department as the Secretary determines appropriate in
obtaining medical documentation from non-Department entities
or providers under subsection (a).
(c) Training.--The Secretary may establish goals and
related performance measures for the completion by non-
Department entities or providers of core training related to
the submission to the Secretary of medical documentation
under subsection (a) and may monitor the completion of such
training.
(d) Outreach.--The Secretary shall ensure that
communications by the Secretary with non-Department entities
or providers contain clear and accurate information regarding
requirements for submitting medical documentation under
subsection (a) and completing the core training described in
subsection (c).
(e) Submission of Goals, Measures, and Materials.--Not
later than one year after the date of the enactment of this
Act, and not less frequently than annually thereafter

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for the following five years, the Secretary shall submit to
the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of
Representatives copies of any goals, performance measures,
training materials, or outreach materials pertaining to the
submission of medical documentation under this section.
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