,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ddgg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #bd1      
#bjai,mr4 ,pappas 7for himself and ,mr4 
,bergman7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
direct the ,secretary of ,veterans      
,affairs to submit to ,congress a plan  
to address certain high risk areas      
identified by the ,comptroller ,general 
of the ,united ,states regarding the    
,department of ,veterans ,affairs in the
 #bjai ,high-,risk ,list of the         
,government ,accountability ,office1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,reducing
 ,high ,risk to ,veterans and ,veterans 
,services ,act4  #b4 ,plan of the       
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs to     
address certain high-risk areas of the  
,department of ,veterans ,affairs  7a7  
,plan ,not later than #ahj days after   
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs1   

after consulting with the ,comptroller  
,general1 shall submit to ,congress a   
plan that addresses the actions and     
outcomes identified by the ,comptroller 
,general of the ,united ,states of the  
,department of ,veterans ,affairs in the
 #bjai ,high-,risk ,list of the         
,government ,accountability ,office     
7,,gao-#ai-aeg,,sp7 regarding--  7#a7   
acquisition management2 and  7#b7       
managing risks and improving health     
care4  7b7 ,elements ,the plan under    
subsection 7a7 shall include the        
following3 7#a7 ,metrics for            
successfully addressing root causes of  
the problems described in paragraphs    
7#a7 and 7#b7 of subsection 7a74  7#b7  
,timelines and milestones the ,secretary
 determines feasible4  7#c7 ,obstacles  
to implementation of the plan that the  
,secretary identifies4  7#d7            
,recommendations of the ,secretary      
regarding legislation or funding the    
,secretary determines necessary to      
implement the plan4  7c7 ,semiannual    

updates ,every six months during the    
three-year period beginning with        
submission of the plan under subsection 
7a71 the ,secretary shall submit an     
update to ,congress regarding           
implementation of the plan4