,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ccjh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ai1 #bjag,mr4  
,higg9s ( ,l\isiana introduc$ ! foll[+  
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
require an audit & review ( ! c>egiv]   
programs ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans       
,affairs1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,vet]ans
 ,c>egiv] ,improvem5t & ,expansion ,act4
  #b4 ,audit & review ( ,dep>tm5t (     
,vet]ans ,affairs c>egiv] programs  7a7 
,,gao audit ,! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates %all conduct an audit ( ! 
c>egiv] programs ( ! ,dep>tm5t (        
,vet]ans ,affairs4 ,su* audit %all      
include--  7#a7 a review ( ! budget     
=mulations1 execution1 allocation1 & use
 ( funds = ea* program2 &  7#b7 !       
recomm5dations ( ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al = 
/reaml9+ & consolidat+ ! two programs4  
7b7 ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs review
 ,n lat] ?an ?ree mon?s aft] !          
completion ( ! audit requir$ "u         

subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans  
,affairs %all submit to ,congress a     
report on ! audit t includes !          
id5tification (--  7#a7 any *anges      
recomm5d$ by ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al t !   
,secret>y is able to implem5t )\t       
legislative *anges2  7#b7 any           
recomm5dation ( ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al =  
legislative *anges2  7#c7 any           
recomm5dation ( ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al t !
 ,secret>y det]m9es is problematic1     
ov]ly exp5sive1 or impractical2 &  7#d7 
9 ! case ( any recomm5dation id5tifi$ "u
 p>agraph 7#c71 a recomm5dation = an    
alt]native approa* to address+ ! problem
 id5tifi$ by ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al 9 mak+
 su* recomm5dation4  7c7 ,implem5tation 
,n lat] ?an #bd mon?s aft] ! submittal (
 ! report "u subsection 7b71 ! ,secret>y
 %all--  7#a7 implem5t ! *anges describ$
 9 p>agraph 7#a7 ( su* subsection2  7#b7
 e/abli% national policies bas$ on be/  
practices = adm9i/]+ ! c>egiv] programs 
design$ to /reaml9e & consolidate !     
c>egiv] programs2 &  7#c7 e/abli% a     

database design$ to monitor all         
,dep>tm5t programs t provide assi/ance  
to c>egiv]s & all c>egiv]s receiv+      
assi/ance "u a c>egiv] program4  7d7    
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,! t]m 
c>egiv] has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9      
section #agbj;,g7d77#a7 ( title #ch1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7 ,! t]m       
c>egiv] programs means ! foll[+ programs
 ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs3 7,a7
 ,! program = assi/ance & support       
s]vices = c>egiv]s "u section #agbj;,g (
 title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7,b7  
,! program to provide c\nsel+1 tra9+1 & 
m5tal heal? s]vices = imm$iate family   
memb]s & c>egiv]s "u section #aghb ( su*
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