1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Survey Our Servicemembers Act or the SOS Act . 2. Survey of veteran experiences with Department of Veterans Affairs medical care (a) In general The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall seek to enter into a contract with a non-government entity with significant experience conducting scientifically verifiable surveys and research to conduct an annual survey of a statistically significant sample of veterans who reside in the geographic area served by each of the medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs to determine the nature of the experiences of such veterans in obtaining hospital care and medical services furnished by the Secretary at each such medical facility. Each such survey shall be conducted using scientific and verifiable methods. Such contract shall provide that the non-government entity shall conduct such annual surveys during the five-year period beginning on the date on which the Secretary enters into the contract with the non-government entity. (b) Contents The contract entered into under subsection (a) shall provide that each survey conducted pursuant to the contract shall be specific to a medical facility of the Department and shall include questions relating to the experiences of veterans in requesting and receiving appointments for hospital care and medical services furnished by the Secretary at that medical facility, including questions relating to, with respect to veterans who have received hospital care or medical services at non-Department facilities— (1) the factors considered by the veteran with respect to choosing whether to receive hospital care or medical services at a facility of the Department or at a non-Department facility; (2) the quality of hospital care or medical services the veteran has received at non-Department facilities