; and (ii) re-evaluate payment rates annually to account for current economic conditions and current costs of assisted living services. (e) Continuity of care Upon the termination of the pilot program under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall— (1) provide to all veterans participating in the pilot program at the time of such termination the option to continue to receive assisted living services at the site they were assigned to under the pilot program, at the expense of the Department; and (2) for such veterans who do not opt to continue to receive such services— (A) ensure such veterans do not experience lapses in care; and (B) provide such veterans with information on, and furnish such veterans with, other extended care services based on their preferences and best medical interest. (f) Determination of quality The Secretary shall determine a method for assessment of quality of care provided to veterans participating in the pilot program under subsection (a)(1) and shall communicate that method to providers of services under the pilot program. (g) Annual report Not later than one year after the initiation of the pilot program under subsection (a)(1), and annually thereafter for the duration of such pilot program, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the pilot program that includes— (1) an identification of Veterans Integrated Services Networks and facilities of the Department participating in the pilot program and assisted living facilities and State homes at which veterans are placed under the pilot program; (2) the number of participants in the pilot program, disaggregated by facility; (3) general demographic information of participants in the pilot program, including average age, sex, and race or ethnicity; (4) disability status of participants in the pilot program