,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ahbd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #cj1 #bjac ,ms4
 ,m5g 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,lance1 ,mr4      
,crd5as1 ,mr4 ,cony]s1 ,mr4 ,de,fazio1  
,ms4 ,gabb>d1 ,mr4 ,higg9s1 ,mr4        
,hors=d1 ,mr4 ,jones1 ,ms4 ,ku/]1 ,mr4  
,maffei1 ,mr4 ,mc,intyre1 ,mr4          
,o',r\rke1 ,ms4 ,s9ema1 ,mrs4           
,kirkpatrick1 ,ms4 ,slaught]1 & ,mr4    
,b>b]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to require !      
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to submit 
to ,congress an annual report on !      
p]=mance ( ! regional (fices ( !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,,va ,regional ,(fice ,acc\ntability    
,act4  #b4 ,annual report on p]=mance ( 
regional (fices ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans
 ,affairs ,section #ggcd ( title #ch1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 
! fir/ s5t5ce1 by ins]t+ be=e ! p]iod ! 

foll[+3 & on ! p]=mance ( any regional  
(fice t fails to meet its adm9i/rative  
goals2  7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#b71 by /rik+  
&2  7#c7 by r$esignat+ p>agraph 7#c7 z  
p>agraph 7#d72 &  7#d7 by ins]t+ aft]   
p>agraph 7#b7 ! foll[+ new p>agraph     
7#c73  7#c7 9 ! case ( any regional     
(fice t1 = ! ye> cov]$ by ! report1 did 
n meet ! adm9i/rative goal ( no claim   
p5d+ = m ?an #abe days & an accuracy    
rat+ ( #ih p]c5t--  7,a7 a sign$ /atem5t
 prep>$ by ! individual s]v+ z director 
( ! regional (fice z ( ! date ( !       
submittal ( ! report conta9+--  7i7 an  
explanation = :y ! regional (fice did n 
meet ! goal2  7ii7 a description ( !    
additional res\rces ne$$ to enable !    
regional (fice to rea* ! goal2 &  7iii7 
a description ( any additional actions  
plann$ = ! subsequ5t ye> t are propos$  
to enable ! regional (fice to meet !    
goal2 &  7,b7 a /atem5t prep>$ by ! ,"u 
,secret>y = ,b5efits expla9+ h[ !       
failure ( ! regional (fice to meet !    
goal affect$ ! p]=mance evaluation ( !  

director ( ! regional (fice2 &  4