,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dceg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #i1        
#bjag,mr4 ,lewis of ,georgia introduced 
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1       
,united ,states ,code1 to require       
certain additional budgetary information
 to be included in the annual report    
submitted to ,congress on the           
,department of ,veterans ,affairs4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,missed ,opportunities in ,veterans 
,affairs ,act of #bjag4  #b4 ,findings2 
sense of ,congress  7a7 ,finding        
,congress finds that the ,department of 
,veterans ,affairs was established to   
assists veterans and provide them with  
services1 as necessary and as ,congress 
sees fit4  7b7 ,sense of ,congress ,it  
is the sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7   
veterans should be provided ample access
 to the necessary resources that will   
help them reintegrate as civilians and  

continue to contribute positively to our
 society2  7#b7 ,united ,states fiscal  
policy should ensure that there are     
always adequate resources to provide    
quality and timely support1 services1   
and care for those who protect and serve
 the country2 and  7#c7 the ,department 
of ,veterans ,affairs should provide an 
account of all denied funding that was  
requested to assist veterans programs   
concerning health care1 research1 career
 development1 continued education1 and  
for other purposes4  #c4 ,additional    
budgetary information to be included in 
annual report on ,department of         
,veterans ,affairs ,section #ebi of     
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#b71 by    
striking and at the end2  7#b7 by       
redesignating paragraph 7#c7 as         
paragraph 7#d72 and  7#c7 by inserting  
after paragraph 7#b7 the following new  
paragraph 7#c73  7#c7 account for any   
denial of funding for the fiscal year   
for any construction project of the     

,department of ,veterans ,affairs or for
 any program aimed at helping veterans  
access resources1 including health care1
 career support1 resources for homeless 
veterans1 and research on such issues2  
and  4