,,iib  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,r4 #dfac  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!  
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #bg1          
#bjbj,receiv$2 read twice & ref]r$ to ! 
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,,an  
,,act  ,to direct ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans
 ,affairs to e/abli% & ma9ta9 a website 
( ! ,dep>tm5t t all[s ! public to obta9 
electronic copies ( c]ta9 legislatively 
reque/$ reports ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans
 ,affairs1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,,va    
,report+ ,transp>5cy ,act4  #b4 ,requir+
 public access ?r\gh ,dep>tm5t (        
,vet]ans ,affairs website to            
legislatively reque/$ reports ( !       
,dep>tm5t  7a7 ,requirem5t ,to all[     
access onl9e  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an 
#a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,secret>y %all e/abli% & ma9ta9 
a website ( ! ,dep>tm5t t all[s ! public
 to obta9 electronic copies ( all       
legislatively reque/$ reports requir$ to
 be submitt$ aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( 
?is ,act4  7#b7 ,exi/+ res\rces ,to !   

ext5t possible1 ! ,secret>y %all c>ry   
out p>agraph 7#a7 by us+ exi/+ onl9e    
res\rces adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y4  7b7  
,cont5t & function ,! ,secret>y %all    
ensure t ! website includes ! foll[+3   
7#a7 ,) respect to ea* legislatively    
reque/$ report1 ea* ( ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,a 
citation to ! /atute requir+ ! report4  
7,b7 ,an electronic copy ( ! report1    
includ+ any transmittal lett] associat$ 
) ! report1 t is plat=m indep5d5t &     
available to ! public )\t re/rictions1  
includ+ re/rictions t w\ld imp$e ! reuse
 ( ! in=mation 9 ! report4 ,:]e         
practicable1 ! report %all be 9 an op5  
=mat4  7,c7 ,! ability to retrieve a    
report1 to ! ext5t practicable1 ?r\gh   
se>*es bas$ on ea*1 & any comb9ation1 ( 
! foll[+3 7i7 ,! title ( ! report4  7ii7
 ,! date ( publication4  7iii7 ,any     
congressional committee or subcommittee 
receiv+ ! report4  7iv7 ,! ,act (       
,congress or conf]ence report t reque/s 
! report4  7v7 ,subject tags4  7vi7 ,a  
unique alphanum]ic id5tifi] = ! report t

 is consi/5t across report editions4    
7vii7 ,any s]ial numb]1 ,sup]9t5d5t (   
,docum5ts numb]1 or o!r id5tification   
numb] = ! report4  7viii7 ,key words4   
7ix7 ,full text se>*4  7x7 ,any o!r     
in=mation ! ,secret>y det]m9es          
appropriate4  7,d7 ,! date on :i* !     
report 0 requir$ to be submitt$ to !    
website4  7,e7 ,! date on :i* ! report 0
 submitt$ to ! website4  7,f7 ,to !     
ext5t practicable1 a p]man5t means (    
access+ ! report electronically4  7#b7  
,a means = bulk d[nload ( all           
legislatively reque/$ reports4  7#c7 ,a 
means = d[nload+ individual reports z ! 
result ( a se>*4  7#d7 ,9 tabul> =m1 a  
li/ ( all legislatively reque/$ reports 
t c be se>*$1 sort$1 & d[nload$ by--    
7,a7 reports submitt$ )9 ! requir$ "t2  
7,b7 reports submitt$ aft] ! date on :i*
 su* reports 7 requir$ to be submitt$2 &
  7,c7 reports n submitt$4  7c7 ,deadl9e
 ,! ,secret>y %all ensure t in=mation   
requir$ to be publi%$ on ! website "u   
?is ,act ) respect to a legislatively   

reque/$ report submitt$ aft] ! p]iod "u 
subsection 7a77#a7 is publi%$ n e>li]   
?an #cj days aft] ! report is submitt$ &
 n lat] ?an #de days aft] ! report is   
submitt$4  7d7 ,notice on website (     
)held reports ,if1 at ! "t a requirem5t 
or reque/ = a legislatively reque/$     
report is made pursuant to an ,act (    
,congress or a conf]5ce report1         
,congress includes 9 su* ,act or        
conf]5ce report1 z ! case may be1       
specific language exempt+ ! report f    
publication on a website "u ?is section1
 ! ,secret>y %all publi% on su* website 
! title ( ! report & notice t ,congress 
exempt$ ! report f publication4  7e7    
,free access ,! ,secret>y may n *>ge a  
fee1 require regi/ration1 or impose any 
o!r limitation 9 ex*ange = access to !  
website4  #c4 ,relation%ip to ! ,fre$om 
( ,in=mation ,act  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,no?+ 9 
?is ,act %all be con/ru$ to-- 7#a7      
require ! disclosure ( in=mation1       
records1 or reports t are exempt f      
public disclosure "u section #eeb (     

title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2 or  7#b7 
impose any affirmative duty on !        
,secret>y to review legislatively       
reque/$ reports submitt$ = publication  
to ! website = ! purpose ( id5tify+ &   
r$act+ su* in=mation or records4  7b7   
,r$action ( in=mation ,! ,secret>y may  
r$act in=mation requir$ to be disclos$  
"u ?is ,act if ! in=mation w\ld be      
prop]ly )held f disclosure "u section   
#eeb ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 & 
%all-- 7#a7 r$act in=mation requir$ to  
be disclos$ "u ?is ,act if disclosure ( 
su* in=mation is prohibit$ by law2  7#b7
 r$act only su* in=mation prop]ly )held 
"u ?is subsection f ! submission (      
in=mation or f any legislatively reque/$
 report submitt$ "u ?is ,act2  7#c7     
id5tify :]e any su* r$action is made 9 !
 submission or report2 &  7#d7 id5tify !
 exemption "u :i* ea* su* r$action is   
made4  #d4 ,reports requir$  7a7        
,recurr+ reports t ! ,secret>y recomm5ds
 discont9u+ ,! ,secret>y %all submit to 
,congress a report reg>d+ recurr+       

legislatively reque/$ reports t !       
,secret>y recomm5ds discont9u+ n lat]   
?an-- 7#a7 #ahj days aft] ! date ( !    
enactm5t ( ?is ,act2 &  7#b7 #b ye>s    
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4    
7b7 ,compliance ( ,,va website ) ,f$]al 
/atutes1 regulations1 rules1 & guidance 
,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( !   
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all   
submit to ,congress a report reg>d+ !   
compliance ( ! website ( ! ,dep>tm5t )  
,f$]al /atutes1 regulations1 rules1 &   
guidance reg>d+ transp>5cy = & access by
 ! public & ,congress1 includ+          
requirem5ts = l9ks & in=mation subject  
to section #eeb ( title #e1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 & ! ,inspector ,g5]al ,act
 ( #aigh 7,public ,law #ie-deb74  #e4   
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7           
,legislatively reque/$ report ,! t]m    
legislatively reque/$ report means a    
report to be submitt$ by ! ,secret>y to 
ei!r h\se ( ,congress or any committee (
 ,congress or subcommittee !re( pursuant
 to-- 7,a7 an ,act ( ,congress enact$ n 

m ?an #h ye>s be=e ! date ( ! enactm5t (
 ?is ,act2 or  7,b7 a conf]5ce report   
adopt$ n m ?an #h ye>s be=e ! date ( !  
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7#b7 ,op5 =mat ,! 
t]m op5 =mat means a file =mat = /or+   
digital data bas$ on an und]ly+ op5 /&>d
 t-- 7,a7 is n encumb]$ by any          
re/rictions t w\ld imp$e reuse2 &  7,b7 
is bas$ on an und]ly+ op5 data /&>d t is
 ma9ta9$ by a /&>ds organization4  7#c7 
,dep>tm5t ,! t]m ,dep>tm5t means !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4  7#d7    
,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means !      
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4  ,pass$ !
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