; (6) develop appropriate procedures for warnings during performance evaluations for employees who fail to meet performance standards; (7) utilize the quadrennial strategic plan required under section 7330C(b) of title 38; and (8) ensure that adequate agency resources are allocated for the design, implementation, and administration of that system. . (b) Technical and conforming amendment The table of chapters for part III of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to chapter 102 the following: 103. Department of Veterans Affairs Hiring Authorities 10301. . VI Improvement of telehealth services 601. Expanded telehealth from Department of Veterans Affairs (a) In general The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall enter into partnerships, and expand existing partnerships, between the Department of Veterans Affairs, organizations that represent or serve veterans, nonprofit organizations, private businesses, and other interested parties for the expansion of telehealth capabilities and the provision of telehealth services to veterans through the award of grants under subsection (c). (b) Preference for partnerships The Secretary shall give preference to entering into or expanding partnerships under subsection (a) with organizations that— (1) represent veterans in rural or highly rural areas (as determined through the use of the Rural-Urban Commuting Areas coding system of the Department of Agriculture)