,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #afbc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ah1 #bjac     
,mrs4 ,negrete ,mc,leod 7= h]self1 ,mr4 
,cook1 ,mr4 ,ruiz1 & ,ms4 ,ku/]7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to direct ! ,secret>y (   
,vet]ans ,affairs to make publicly      
available c]ta9 in=mation ab\t p5d+ &   
complet$ claims = comp5sation "u ! laws 
adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,,va ,claims ,effici5cy    
,?r\gh ,in=mation ,act ( #bjac4  #b4    
,public availability ( c]ta9 in=mation  
ab\t p5d+ & complet$ claims =           
comp5sation "u ! laws adm9i/]$ by !     
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  7a7 ,9   
g5]al ,sub*apt] ,i ( *apt] #ea ( title  
#ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by   
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new section3     
#eaji;,c4 ,in=mation ab\t p5d+ &        
complet$ claims  7a7 ,availability (    

in=mation ,! ,secret>y %all ma9ta9 on ! 
,int]net website ( ! ,dep>tm5t publicly 
accessible in=mation ab\t p5d+ &        
complet$ claims = comp5sation "u *apt]  
#aa ( ?is title4 ,su* in=mation %all    
include ea* ( ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,= ea*    
regional (fice--  7,a7 ! av]age numb] ( 
days betwe5 ! date ( ! submittal ( a    
claim & ! date ( ! decision ) respect to
 ! claim = ea* ( ! prec$+ #c-mon? &     
"o-ye> p]iod2  7,b7 ! av]age numb] (    
days su* a claim is p5d+ dur+ ! prec$+  
#c-mon? & "o-ye> p]iods2  7,c7 ! quality
 & accuracy rat+ ( ! claims adjudication
 process dur+ ! prec$+ #c-mon? & "o-ye> 
p]iods2  7,d7 ! numb] ( claims p5d+2    
7,e7 ! numb] ( p5d+ claims t h be5 p5d+ 
= m ?an #abe days2 &  7,f7 ! numb] (    
claims complet$ dur+--  7i7 ! curr5t    
mon?1 to date2  7ii7 ! mon? prec$+      
curr5t mon?2  7iii7 ! curr5t cal5d> ye>1
 to date2 &  7iv7 ! cal5d> ye> prec$+ ! 
curr5t cal5d> ye>2 &  7#b7 ,= ea* m$ical
 condition = :i* a claim = comp5sation  
is submitt$--  7,a7 ! av]age numb] (    

days betwe5 ! date ( ! submittal ( a    
claim relat+ to su* m$ical condition & !
 date ( ! decision ) respect to ! claim 
= ea* ( ! prec$+ #c-mon? & "o-ye> p]iod2
  7,b7 ! av]age numb] ( days su* a claim
 is p5d+ dur+ ! prec$+ #c-mon? & "o-ye> 
p]iods2  7,c7 ! quality & accuracy rat+ 
( ! claims adjudication process z appli$
 to claims relat+ to su* m$ical         
condition dur+ ! prec$+ #c-mon? & "o-ye>
 p]iods2  7,d7 ! numb] ( p5d+ claims    
relat+ to su* condition2  7,e7 ! numb] (
 su* p5d+ claims t h be5 p5d+ = m ?an   
#abe days2 &  7,f7 ! numb] ( claims     
relat+ to su* m$ical condition complet$ 
dur+--  7i7 ! curr5t mon?1 to date2     
7ii7 ! mon? prec$+ curr5t mon?2  7iii7 !
 curr5t cal5d> ye>1 to date2 &  7iv7 !  
cal5d> ye> prec$+ ! curr5t cal5d> ye>4  
7b7 ,updates ,! ,secret>y %all update ! 
in=mation on ! website "u subsection 7a7
 n less frequ5tly ?an once e sev5 days4 
4  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table (      
sections at ! beg9n+ ( su* *apt] is     
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ( ! items relat+ 

to su* sub*apt] ! foll[+ new item3      
#eaji;,c4 ,in=mation ab\t p5d+ &        
complet$ claims4  4