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,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #d1 #bjae ,mr4   
,latta 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,ryan ( ,ohio1  
,mr4 ,joyce1 ,mr4 ,/iv]s1 ,mr4 ,emm] (  
,m9nesota1 ,mr4 ,mc,kinley1 ,mr4        
,johnson ( ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,gibbs1 ,ms4     
,bordallo1 ,mr4 ,jones1 ,mr4 ,h5s>l+1   
,mr4 ,neugebau]1 ,mr4 ,b>r1 ,ms4 ,j5k9s 
( ,kansas1 ,mr4 ,l[5?al1 ,mrs4 ,love1   
,mr4 ,mess]1 ,mr4 ,de,fazio1 & ,mr4     
,murphy ( ,p5nsylvania7 introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (        
,vet]ans ,affairs to e/abli% a deadl9e =
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(fices ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans         
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 be cit$ z ! ,,va ,appeals ,backlog     
,relief ,act4  #b4 ,deadl9e =           
c]tification ( appeals =ms by regional  
(fices ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs
 ,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all  
take su* /eps z may be necess>y to      

ensure t :5 a regional (fice ( !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs receives a
 =m kn[n z ,,va ,=m #i1 ,appeal to ,bo>d
 ( ,vet]ans' ,appeals1 or any successor 
=m1 submitt$ by a vet]an to appeal a    
decision relat+ to a claim1 ! regional  
(fice c]tifies su* =m by n lat] ?an "o  
ye> aft] ! date ( ! receipt ( ! =m4