for a veteran enrolled in the health care system established under section 1705(a) of title 38, United States Code, to receive an appointment for health care at a medical facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Such wait time shall be categorized by primary care, specialty care, and mental health services and include an explanation on the metrics used to determine such wait times. (b) Transparency The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall seek to enter into an agreement with the Comptroller General of the United States or an independent entity to conduct an assessment of the accuracy of the wait times published under subsection (a). The Secretary shall publish information regarding such assessment on the Internet website described in subsection (a). (c) Wait time defined In this section, the term wait time means, with respect to a veteran receiving an appointment at a medical facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs, the period beginning on the date on which the veteran first requests such appointment and ending on the date on which such appointment occurs. 6. Transfer authority (a) In general Chapter 1 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 117 the following new section: 117A. Transfer authority (a) In general In addition to any other provision of law authorizing the transfer of amounts by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in any fiscal year in which there is a shortfall, the Secretary may transfer covered amounts to accounts of the Department for purposes of mitigating or removing such shortfall. (b) Notification In any fiscal year in which there is a shortfall and the Secretary does not make a transfer under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate justifications for not making such transfer. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) The term covered amounts means amounts made available to the Secretary for awards or bonuses under chapter 45 or 53 of title 5, United States Code, or