H.R. 4147 — Introduced in House

I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4147 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 4, 2014 Mr. Takano introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To direct the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Deputy Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Economic Opportunity to submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a report regarding the information technology of the Department that is used in administering the educational benefits administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Student Veterans IT Upgrade Act. 2. Report on Department of Veterans Affairs education information technology (a) Report The Chief Information Officer of the Department of Veterans Affairs, in coordination with the Deputy Under Secretary for Economic Opportunity, shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the information technology system of the Department of Veterans Affairs that is used in connection with the administration of educational benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. The report shall include the following: (1) The status, as of the date of the report, of such system. (2) The plan with respect to such system that was submitted to Congress prior to the date of the report. (3) An action plan describing how the Chief Information Officer and the Deputy Under Secretary for Economic Opportunity intend to finalize such system. (4) The anticipated cost of upgrading such system. (b) Annual briefing The Chief Information Officer and the Deputy Under Secretary for Economic Opportunity shall update the committees specified in subsection (a) at least annually on any progress made in upgrading the information technology system of the Department of Veterans Affairs that is used in connection with the administration of educational benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.