; and (B) may waive such standards on an individual basis if no other alternate program or facility is available or such waiver is in the best interest of the veteran. . (b) Modification of access standards Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall develop or amend existing access standards of the Department of Veterans Affairs to ensure that access to mental health care under the Veterans Community Care Program under section 1703 of title 38, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a), is not more restrictive than the access standards for specialty care under such section. 4. Prohibition on certain limitations on access of veterans to care Section 1703(n) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: (3) In applying wait times or access standards under this section for purposes of determining eligibility of a covered veteran for care or services under this section, the Secretary may not determine that the veteran is ineligible for such care or services due solely to the fact that health care providers specified in subsection (c) are unable to provide such care or services in compliance with such wait times or access standards. (4) If multiple options are available to a covered veteran for care or services under this section, the Secretary shall permit the veteran to elect the option that the veteran prefers. . 5. Development of community care metrics (a) In general Section 1703(m)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) The review submitted under subparagraph (A) shall include, for the year covered by the review, the following: (i) The number of instances of care or services requested. (ii) The number of such requests that were approved. (iii) The number of such requests that were denied. (iv) The number of appeals under subsection (f) of such requests that were denied, including the final decision of such appeal. (v) The