; and (2) take reasonable actions to provide direct notice to veterans eligible to participate in such pilot programs. (f) Waiver of authorities (1) Subject to reporting under paragraph (2) and approval under paragraph (3), in implementing a pilot program under this section, the Secretary may waive such requirements in subchapters I, II, and III of this chapter as the Secretary determines necessary solely for the purposes of carrying out this section with respect to testing models described in subsection (a). (2) Before waiving any authority under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the minority leader of the House of Representatives, the majority leader of the Senate, the minority leader of the Senate, and each standing committee with jurisdiction under the rules of the Senate and of the House of Representatives to report a bill to amend the provision or provisions of law that would be waived by the Department, a report describing in detail the following: (A) The specific authorities to be waived under the pilot program. (B) The standard or standards to be used in the pilot program in lieu of the waived authorities. (C) The reasons for such waiver or waivers. (D) A description of the metric or metrics the Secretary will use to determine the effect of the waiver or waivers upon the access to and quality, timeliness, or patient satisfaction of care and services furnished through the pilot program. (E) The anticipated cost savings, if any, of the pilot program. (F) The schedule for interim reports on the pilot program describing the results of the pilot program so far and the feasibility and advisability of continuing the pilot program. (G) The schedule for the termination of the pilot program and the submission of a final report on the pilot program describing the result of the pilot program and the feasibility and advisability of making the pilot program permanent. (H) The estimated budget of the pilot program. (3) (A) Upon receipt of a report submitted under