; and (4) in subsection (q)(2)(A), by striking , disaggregated by and all that follows through subsection (b)(2)(D) . 3. Pilot program on expediting the Department of Veterans Affairs process for onboarding new medical providers (a) Pilot program authorized The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall carry out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of expediting the process of the Veterans Health Administration for onboarding new medical providers. Under the pilot program, the Secretary shall seek to reduce the length of time it takes to onboard medical providers to no more than 60 days. (b) Locations The Secretary shall select medical facilities at which to carry out the pilot program. In selecting such facilities, the Secretary shall give priority to medical facilities facing hiring shortages of licensed independent medical providers. (c) Onboarding process defined In this section, the term onboarding process means the process of bringing on a medical provider applicant after the medical provider is offered a tentative position, including certification of credentialing, background investigation, assessment of health status, and such other actions are necessary for starting employment. 4. Strategy to reduce duration of hiring process of Department of Veterans Affairs for licensed professional medical providers Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to Congress a strategy to reduce the duration of the hiring process of the Department of Veterans Affairs for licensed professional medical providers by half. Such strategy shall describe how the overall certification of credentials process for licensed professional medical providers can be expedited. 5. Improving accountability within Veterans Health Administration by requiring reporting of major adverse actions taken to national practitioner data bank and State licensing boards Section 7461 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new