,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hjf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,february #be1 #bjac 
,ms4 ,brownley of ,california introduced
 the following bill2 which was referred 
to the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1       
,united ,states ,code1 to make permanent
 the requirement for annual reports on  
,comptroller ,general reviews of the    
accuracy of ,department of ,veterans    
,affairs medical budget submissions1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,permanent    
requirement for annual reports on       
,comptroller ,general reviews of the    
accuracy of ,department of ,veterans    
,affairs medical budget submissions  7a7
 ,in general ,section #aag of title #ch1
 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by   
adding at the end the following new     
subsection3  7e7 ,comptroller ,general  
review of the accuracy of medical care  
budget submission in relation to        
baseline health care model projection   
7#a7 ,the ,comptroller ,general of the  

,united ,states shall conduct a review  
of each budget of the ,president for a  
fiscal year that is submitted to        
,congress pursuant to section #aaje7;a7 
of title #ca in order to assess whether 
or not the relevant components of the   
amounts requested in such budget for    
such fiscal year for the medical care   
accounts of the ,department specified in
 subsection 7c7 are consistent with     
estimates of the resources required by  
the ,department for the provision of    
medical care and services in such fiscal
 year1 as forecast using the ,enrollee  
,health ,care ,projection ,model1 or    
other methodologies used by the         
,department4  7#b7 7,a7 ,not later than 
#abj days after the date on which the   
,president submits a budget request for 
under section #aaje of title #ca1       
,united ,states ,code1 the ,comptroller 
,general shall submit to the ,committees
 on ,veterans' ,affairs1                
,appropriations1 and the ,budget of the 
,senate and the ,committees on          

,veterans' ,affairs1 ,appropriations1   
and the ,budget of the ,house of        
,representatives and to the ,secretary a
 report on the review conducted under   
paragraph 7#a7 for the year or years    
covered by such budget request4  7,b7   
,each report under this paragraph shall 
include1 for the fiscal year covered by 
the report1 the following3  7i7 ,an     
assessment of the review conducted under
 paragraph 7#a74  7ii7 ,the basis for   
such assessment4  7iii7 ,such additional
 information as the ,comptroller        
,general determines appropriate4  7,c7  
,each report submitted under this       
subsection shall also be made available 
to the public4  4  7b7 ,conforming      
repeal ,section #d of the ,veterans     
,health ,care ,budget ,reform and       
,transparency ,act of #bjji 7,public    
,law #aaa-ha7 is hereby repealed4