,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bebh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bf1 #bjac ,ms4 
,titus 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,hors=d7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs1 & 9
 addition to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight &
 ,gov]nm5t ,re=m1 = a p]iod to be       
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a task  
=ce 9 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to
 assess ! ret5tion & tra9+ ( claims     
processors4  #a4 ,e/abli%m5t ( task =ce 
on ret5tion & tra9+ ( ,dep>tm5t (       
,vet]ans ,affairs claims processors &   
adjudicators  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,!        
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all      
e/abli% a task =ce to assess ret5tion & 
tra9+ ( claims processors & adjudicators
 t are employ$ by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans
 ,affairs & o!r ,f$]al ag5cies &        
dep>tm5ts4  7b7 ,composition ,! task =ce
 %all be compos$ ( ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,!   

,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4  7#b7 ,! 
,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,p]sonnel        
,managem5t4  7#c7 ,! ,commission] (     
,social ,security4  7#d7 ,an employee ( 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs select$ 
by ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs :o   
is--  7,a7 a vet]an s]vice              
repres5tative2  7,b7 a rat+ vet]an      
s]vice repres5tative2 or  7,c7 a        
decision review (fic]4  7#e7 ,an        
individual select$ by ! ,secret>y :o    
repres5ts an organization recogniz$ by !
 ,secret>y = ! repres5tation ( vet]ans  
"u section #eijb ( title #ch1 ,unit$    
,/ates ,code4  7#f7 ,su* o!r individuals
 select$ by ! ,secret>y :o repres5t su* 
o!r organizations & in/itutions z !     
,secret>y consid]s appropriate4  7c7    
,duration ,! task =ce e/abli%$ "u       
subsection 7a7 %all t]m9ate n lat] ?an  
two ye>s aft] ! date on :i* ! task =ce  
is e/abli%$ "u su* subsection4  7d7     
,duties ,! duties ( ! task =ce are z    
foll[s3  7#a7 ,to id5tify key skills    
requir$ by claims processors &          

adjudicators to p]=m ! duties ( claims  
processors & adjudicators 9 ! v>i\s     
claims process+ & adjudication positions
 ?r\gh\t ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t4  7#b7 ,to  
id5tify reasons = employee attrition f  
claims process+ positions4  7#c7 ,n lat]
 ?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( ! e/abli%m5t (
 ! task =ce1 to develop a ,gov]nm5twide 
/rategic & op]ational plan = promot+    
employm5t ( vet]ans 9 claims process+   
positions 9 ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t4  7#d7   
,to coord9ate ) educational in/itutions 
to develop tra9+ & programs ( education 
= memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces to prep>e su*  
memb]s = employm5t 9 claims process+ &  
adjudication positions 9 ! ,f$]al       
,gov]nm5t4  7#e7 ,to id5tify & coord9ate
 (fices ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se & !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs locat$    
?r\gh\t ! ,unit$ ,/ates to provide      
in=mation ab\t1 & promotion (1 available
 claims process+ positions to memb]s ( !
 ,arm$ ,=ces transition+ to civilian    
life & to vet]ans ) disabilities4  7#f7 
,to e/abli% p]=mance measures to assess 

! plan develop$ "u p>agraph 7#c71 to    
assess ! implem5tation ( su* plan1 &    
revise su* plan z ! task =ce consid]s   
appropriate4  7#g7 ,to e/abli% p]=mance 
measures to evaluate ! effectiv5ess ( ! 
task =ce4  7e7 ,reports  7#a7 ,submittal
 ( plan ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date (
 ! e/abli%m5t ( ! task =ce1 ! ,secret>y 
( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all submit to      
,congress a report on ! plan develop$ by
 ! task =ce "u subsection 7d77#c74  7#b7
 ,assessm5t ( implem5tation ,n lat] ?an 
#abj days aft] ! t]m9ation ( ! task =ce1
 ! ,secret>y %all submit to ,congress a 
report t assesses ! implem5tation ( !   
plan develop$ by ! task =ce "u          
subsection 7d77#c74