,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ahje  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bf1 #bjac ,ms4
 ,ku/] 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,m5g1 ,mr4       
,mc,intyre1 & ,mrs4 ,kirkpatrick7       
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 submit to ,congress
 an annual report on ! automatic        
process+ ( claims = comp5sation "u !    
laws adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !        
,vet]ans ,claims ,effici5cy ,?r\gh      
,automation ,act4  #b4 ,report on       
automatic process+ ( 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 ,annual report on automatic   
process+ ( claims ,! ,secret>y %all     
include 9 ! annual report to ,congress  

requir$ "u section #ebi ( ?is title a   
report on ! automatic process+ ( claims 
= comp5sation dur+ ! ye> prec$+ ! ye>   
dur+ :i* ! report is submitt$4 ,ea* su* 
report %all include1 = ! ye> cov]$ by ! 
report1 ea* ( ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,ea*      
m$ical condition = :i* claims relat+ to 
su* condition 7 process$ 9 an electronic
 automat$ fa%ion dur+ su* ye>4  7#b7 ,! 
feasibility ( process+ any additional   
m$ical conditions 9 an electronic       
automat$ fa%ion & any b>ri]s to s       
process+ additional m$ical conditions1  
includ+ any su* b>ri]s relat+ to !      
s*$ule = rat+ disabilities "u section   
#aaae ( ?is title4  7#c7 ,! numb] (     
claims = comp5sation relat+ to ea*      
m$ical condition submitt$ dur+ su* ye>4 
7#d7 ,= ea* m$ical condition1 ! p]c5tage
 ( claims d5i$ & ! p]c5tage ( claims    
approv$ dur+ su* ye>4  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 ,annual report on  

automatic process+ ( claims4  4