#aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4
 #fehi  ,,an ,,act  ,to direct !        
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to develop
 & submit to ,congress a plan to address
 ! mat]ial weakness ( ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,vet]ans ,affairs1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs ,*ief   
,f9ancial ,(fic] ,au?ority &            
,collaboration ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4 ,plans
 = address+ mat]ial weaknesses & provid+
 suffici5t au?ority to ,*ief ,f9ancial  
,(fic] ( ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  
,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( !   
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & annually !reaft] 
= ea* ( ! ?ree subsequ5t ye>s1 !        
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 act+     
?r\gh ! ,*ief ,f9ancial ,(fic] ( !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 %all     
submit to ! appropriate congressional   
committees--  7#a7 an action plan1      
includ+ /eps1 relat$ timel9es1 co/s1    
progress1 /atus ( implem5tation1 & any  
updates = fully address+ ! mat]ial      
weaknesses ( ! ,dep>tm5t discuss$ 9 !   

,managem5t's ,discussion & ,analysis    
section ( ! f9ancial /atem5ts ( !       
,dep>tm5t submitt$ to ,congress "u      
section #ceae ( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code = ! ye> prec$+ ! ye> dur+ :i* !  
report is submitt$2 &  7#b7 a plan      
outl9+ ! /eps ! ,secret>y plans to take 
to address ! recomm5dations ( auditors  
relat$ to entity-level int]nal controls 
& to provide suffici5t au?ority to !    
,*ief ,f9ancial ,(fic] ( ! ,dep>tm5t to 
c>ry out ! requirem5ts ( section #ijb ( 
title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  #c4    
,*ief ,f9ancial ,(fic] atte/ation       
,concurr5t ) ! submittal to ,congress ( 
! ,presid5t's budget reque/ "u section  
#aaje ( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 
= fiscal ye> #bjbb & ea* ( ! next ?ree  
subsequ5t fiscal ye>s1 ! ,*ief ,f9ancial
 ,(fic] ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans affairs
 %all submit to ! appropriate           
congressional committees ea* ( ! foll[+3
 7#a7 ,a c]tification ( ! responsibility
 ( ! ,*ief ,f9ancial ,(fic] = int]nal   
f9ancial controls ( ! ,dep>tm5t4  7#b7  

,an atte/ation t ! ,*ief ,f9ancial      
,(fic] has collaborat$ suffici5tly ) !  
subord9ate *ief f9ancial (fic]s ( !     
,dep>tm5t to be confid5t 9 ! f9ancial   
projections includ$ ! budget reque/ &   
support+ mat]ials4  #d4 ,*ief ,f9ancial 
,(fic] responsibility = subord9ate *ief 
f9ancial (fic]s  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,9        
accordance ) ! responsibilities ( !     
,*ief ,f9ancial ,(fic] ( ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,vet]ans ,affairs = ! recruitm5t1       
selection1 & tra9+ ( p]sonnel to c>ry   
out ag5cy f9ancial managem5t functions  
pursuant to section #ijb7;a77#e77;,c7 ( 
title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 ! ,*ief 
,f9ancial ,(fic] or ! designee ( ! ,*ief
 ,f9ancial ,(fic] )9 ! ,(fice (         
,managem5t ( ! ,dep>tm5t %all--  7#a7   
p>ticipate 9 ! int]view & selection     
panels ( all subord9ate *ief f9ancial   
(fic]s2 &  7#b7 give input into !       
p]=mance plans & p]=mance evaluations ( 
all subord9ate *ief f9ancial (fic]s4    
7b7 ,t]m9ation ,! requirem5ts "u        
subsection 7a7 %all t]m9ate on ! date t 

is five ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( 
?is ,act4  #e4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 
7#a7 ,! t]m appropriate congressional   
committees means ! ,committees on       
,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committees on    
,appropriations ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,h\se (  
,repres5tatives4  7#b7 ,! t]m subord9ate
 *ief f9ancial (fic]--  7,a7 includes-- 
7i7 ! *ief f9ancial (fic] ( ! ,vet]ans  
,heal? ,adm9i/ration1 ! *ief f9ancial   
(fic] ( ! ,(fice ( ,community ,c>e )9 ! 
,vet]ans ,heal? ,adm9i/ration1 & all    
*ief f9ancial (fic]s ( ,vet]ans         
,integrat$ ,s]vice ,networks )9 !       
,vet]ans ,heal? ,adm9i/ration2  7ii7 !  
*ief f9ancial (fic] ( ! ,vet]ans        
,b5efits ,adm9i/ration & all *ief       
f9ancial (fic]s ( organizational        
subdivisions repres5t+ bus9ess l9es )9 !
 ,vet]ans ,b5efits ,adm9i/ration2  7iii7
 ! *ief f9ancial (fic] ( ! ,national    
,cemet]y ,adm9i/ration2 &  7iv7 ! *ief  
f9ancial (fic] ( ! ,(fice ( ,in=mation &
 ,te*nology2 &  7,b7 does n include !   

,inspector ,g5]al4  ,pass$ ! ,h\se (    
,repres5tatives ,septemb] #bb1          
#bjbj4;,cl]k4