,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #feh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #b1 #bjae    
,ms4 ,m5g 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,lance7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to require ! ,secret>y (  
,vet]ans ,affairs to submit to ,congress
 an annual report on ! p]=mance ( !     
regional (fices ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans
 ,affairs4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,,va ,regional ,(fice   
,acc\ntability ,act4  #b4 ,annual report
 on p]=mance ( regional (fices ( !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs ,section  
#ggcd ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 
is am5d$--  7#a7 9 ! fir/ s5t5ce1 by    
ins]t+ be=e ! p]iod ! foll[+3 & on !    
p]=mance ( any regional (fice t fails to
 meet its adm9i/rative goals2  7#b7 9   
p>agraph 7#b71 by /rik+ &2  7#c7 by     
r$esignat+ p>agraph 7#c7 z p>agraph     
7#d72 &  7#d7 by ins]t+ aft] p>agraph   
7#b7 ! foll[+ new p>agraph 7#c73  7#c7 9

 ! case ( any regional (fice t1 = ! ye> 
cov]$ by ! report1 did n meet !         
adm9i/rative goal ( no claim p5d+ = m   
?an #abe days & an accuracy rat+ ( #ih  
p]c5t-- 7,a7 a sign$ /atem5t prep>$ by !
 individual s]v+ z director ( ! regional
 (fice z ( ! date ( ! submittal ( !     
report conta9+--  7i7 an explanation =  
:y ! regional (fice did n meet ! goal2  
7ii7 a description ( ! additional       
res\rces ne$$ to enable ! regional (fice
 to rea* ! goal2 &  7iii7 a description 
( any additional actions plann$ = !     
subsequ5t ye> t are propos$ to enable ! 
regional (fice to meet ! goal2 &  7,b7 a
 /atem5t prep>$ by ! ,"u ,secret>y =    
,b5efits expla9+ h[ ! failure ( !       
regional (fice to meet ! goal affect$ ! 
p]=mance evaluation ( ! director ( !    
regional (fice2 &  4