,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ecdi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ca1 #bjad ,mr4
 ,latta 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,fudge1 ,mr4 
,joyce1 ,mr4 ,chabot1 ,mr4 ,ryan of     
,ohio1 and ,mr4 ,stivers7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was referred to  
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of 
,veterans ,affairs to establish a       
deadline for the certification of       
certain forms by regional offices of the
 ,department of ,veterans ,affairs4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,,va ,appeals ,backlog ,relief     
,act4  #b4 ,deadline for certification  
of appeals forms by regional offices of 
the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs   
,the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs   
shall take such steps as may be         
necessary to ensure that when a regional
 office of the ,department of ,veterans 
,affairs receives a form known as ,,va  
,form #i1 ,appeal to ,board of          
,veterans' ,appeals1 or any successor   

form1 submitted by a veteran to appeal a
 decision relating to a claim1 the      
regional office certifies such form by  
not later than one year after the date  
of the receipt of the form4