,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bbif  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #g1 #bjad ,mrs4   
,%ahe5 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
require ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 
to employ at lea/ ?ree decision review  
(fic]s at ea* regional (fice ( !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,vet]ans ,appeals       
,improvem5t ,act ( #bjad4  #b4 ,f9d+s   
,congress makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3 7#a7    
,section #gaja7;a7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code1 requires t ! ,bo>d (      
,vet]ans' ,appeals h su* numb] ( memb]s 
& /aff z may be f\nd necess>y 9 ord] to 
conduct he>+s & dispose ( appeals       
prop]ly be=e ! ,bo>d 9 a timely mann]4  
7#b7 ,! support+ in=mation submitt$     
along ) ! budget "u section #aaje (     
title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 = fiscal
 ye> #bjae = ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans     
,affairs /ates t appeals receiv$ by !   

,bo>d ( ,vet]ans' ,appeals are expect$  
to increase by #eb p]c5t f ! #dg1gfc    
appeals receiv$ 9 #bjaa to #gb1ghf by ! 
end ( #bjae4  7#c7 ,! annual report ( ! 
,bo>d ( ,vet]ans' ,appeals = ,fiscal    
,ye> #bjab indicates t ) #fd memb]s1 !  
,bo>d 0 able to issue #dd1cjj decisions 
9 t fiscal ye>4  7#d7 ,! ,bo>d also not$
 9 su* report t !re is a direct &       
proportional correlation betwe5 ! numb] 
( memb]s & /aff ( ! ,bo>d & ! numb] (   
decisions !y c issue4  #c4 ,m9imum numb]
 ( decision review (fic]s at regional   
(fices ( ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] !  
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all      
ensure t n few] ?an ?ree decision review
 (fic]s are employ$ by ! ,dep>tm5t (    
,vet]ans ,affairs at ea* regional (fice 
( ! ,dep>tm5t4  7b7 ,notice  7#a7 ,9    
g5]al ,9 any case 9 :i* ! numb] (       
decision review (fic]s employ$ by !     
,dep>tm5t at a regional (fice ( !       
,dep>tm5t decl9es to few] ?an ?ree aft] 

! date t is "o ye> aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all   
submit to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on   
,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives notice ( su* decl9e4    
7#b7 ,cont5ts ,notice submitt$ "u       
p>agraph 7#a7 ) respect to a regional   
(fice ( ! ,dep>tm5t %all include !      
foll[+3 7,a7 ,! numb] ( decision review 
(fic]s employ$ by ! ,dep>tm5t at su*    
regional (fice4  7,b7 ,a plan to        
increase ! numb] ( decision review      
(fic]s at su* regional (fice to at lea/ 
?ree1 includ+ an e/imate ( :5 at lea/   
?ree decision review (fic]s w be employ$
 at su* regional (fice4  7,c7 ,a        
description ( ! measures t ! ,secret>y  
plans to take to ensure t appeals       
prop]ly be=e ! ,bo>d ( ,vet]ans'        
,appeals t w\ld normally be dispos$ ( by
 decision review (fic]s at su* regional 
(fice are dispos$ ( 9 a timely mann]    
dur+ ! p]iod 9 :i* few] ?an ?ree        
decision review (fic]s are employ$ at   

su* regional (fice4  #d4 ,report  7a7 ,9
 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date
 ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( 
,vet]ans ,affairs %all submit to !      
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !    
,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'      
,affairs ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a  
report on ! ability ( ! ,bo>d (         
,vet]ans' ,appeals to conduct he>+s &   
dispose ( appeals prop]ly be=e ! ,bo>d 9
 a timely mann]4  7b7 ,cont5ts ,! report
 requir$ by subsection 7a7 %all include 
! foll[+3 7#a7 ,:e!r ! numb] ( memb]s ( 
! ,bo>d is suffici5t to conduct he>+s & 
dispose ( appeals prop]ly be=e ! ,bo>d 9
 a timely mann]4  7#b7 ,an assessm5t ( !
 feasibility & advisability ( increas+ !
 numb] ( decision review (fic]s by #aj1 
#ae1 & #be p]c5t f ! numb] ( review     
(fic]s employ$ by ! ,dep>tm5t on ! day  
be=e ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4