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,mrs4 ,mc,carthy ( ,new ,york1 ,ms4     
,frankel ( ,florida1 ,ms4 ,lee (        
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,heck ( ,nevada1 ,ms4   
,br[n ( ,florida1 ,mrs4 ,bu/os1 ,mr4    
,bi%op ( ,new ,york1 & ,mr4 ,kilm]7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (        
,vet]ans ,affairs to c>ry out a pilot   
program to e/abli% claims adjudication  
c5t]s ( excell5ce4  #a4 ,dep>tm5t (     
,vet]ans ,affairs pilot program on      
claims adjudication c5t]s ( excell5ce   
7a7 ,pilot program ,! ,secret>y %all    
c>ry out a ?ree-ye> pilot program "u :i*
 ! ,secret>y %all e/abli% 9 ! ,dep>tm5t 
( ,vet]ans ,affairs #ab claims          
adjudication c5t]s ( excell5ce 9        
accordance ) ?is section4  7b7          
,selection ( locations ,! ,secret>y %all

 select ! ?ree highe/ p]=m+ regional    
(fices 9 ea* ( ! f\r areas ( ! ,vet]ans 
,b5efits ,adm9i/ration z ! locations ( !
 c5t]s ( excell5ce4 ,to det]m9e :i* ( ! 
regional (fices are ! ?ree highe/ p]=m+1
 ! ,secret>y %all evaluate ! quality &  
accuracy rat+s ( ea* ( ! regional (fices
 & ! av]age numb] ( days a claim        
submitt$ to ea* ( ! regional (fices is  
p5d+4  7c7 ,focus ( c5t]s  7#a7         
,selection ( m$ical conditions ,ea* c5t]
 ( excell5ce e/abli%$ "u ?is section    
%all focus on adjudicat+ claims relat+  
to "o m$ical condition select$ by !     
,secret>y4 ,! ,secret>y %all select     
m$ical conditions = su* purpose t are   
among ! mo/ complex & "t consum+1 =     
purposes ( adjudication1 & t occur      
commonly en\gh to support ! "w ( !      
c5t]s4  7#b7 ,adjudication ( o!r claims 
,if no claims relat+ to ! m$ical        
condition :i* is ! focus ( a c5t] are   
p5d+ adjudication1 employees ( ! c5t]   
%all adjudicate claims relat+ to o!r    
m$ical conditions4  7d7 ,employees  7#a7

 ,employee tra9+ ,ea* employee ( a c5t] 
( excell5ce e/abli%$ "u ?is section     
%all--  7,a7 receive specific tra9+     
relat$ to ! m$ical condition on :i* !   
c5t] :]e ! employee is employ$ is       
focus$2  7,b7 be requir$ to pass an     
exam9ation design$ to c]tify !          
employee's ability to adjudicate claims 
relat+ to su* m$ical condition to a high
 p]=m+ /&>d2 &  7,c7 "w prim>ily1 to !  
ext5t practicable1 adjudicat+ claims =  
:i* ! employee has receiv$ specializ$   
tra9+4  7#b7 ,employm5t at m ?an "o c5t]
  7,a7 ,concurr5t employm5t ,no employee
 may be employ$ concurr5tly at m ?an "o 
c5t] e/abli%$ "u ?is section4  7,b7     
,subsequ5t employm5t ,if ! ,secret>y    
det]m9es appropriate1 an employee may   
move f "o c5t] to ano!r z long z !      
employee receives specializ$ tra9+      
appropriate = ! c5t] to :i* ! employee  
moves4  7#c7 ,additional full "t        
employees au?oriz$ ,! ,secret>y may     
assign additional full-"t employees to a
 regional (fice designat$ z a c5t] (    

excell5ce "u ?is section z ! ,secret>y  
det]m9es necess>y4 ,= any full-"t       
employee ( a regional (fice :o is       
assign$ to a c5t] ( excell5ce "u ?is    
section1 ! director ( ! regional (fice  
%all hire an additional full-"t employee
 at ! regional (fice4  7e7 ,deadl9e =   
selection ( m$ical conditions ,!        
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all      
select ! m$ical conditions on :i* !     
claims adjudication c5t]s ( excell5ce   
e/abli%$ "u ?is section %all focus by n 
lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date ( !       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4