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,r4 #fih  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bb1 #bjai,mr4
 ,banks introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !       
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to report 
bi5nially on actions tak5 to address    
areas ( conc]n reg>d+ ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,vet]ans ,affairs 9 ! ,high ,risk ,li/ (
 ! ,gov]nm5t ,acc\ntability ,(fice1 & = 
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans   
,affairs ,ov]sight ,enhancem5t ,act (   
#bjai4  #b4 ,bi5nial report by ,secret>y
 ( ,vet]ans ,affairs on actions tak5 to 
address areas ( conc]n 9 ! ,high ,risk  
,li/ ( ! ,gov]nm5t ,acc\ntability ,(fice
  7a7 ,bi5nial report requir$ ,n lat]   
?an #abj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (
 ?is ,act1 & 9 ea* session ( ,congress  
!reaft] 9 :i* ! ,high ,risk ,li/ ( !    
,gov]nm5t ,acc\ntability ,(fice publi%$ 
9 t session includes areas ( conc]n     
relat+ to ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans        

,affairs1 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans        
,affairs %all submit to ! appropriate   
committees ( ,congress & ! ,comptroll]  
,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates a report on !  
actions tak5 by ! ,secret>y & ! progress
 made by ! ,secret>y 9 implem5t+ ! ,high
 ,risk ,action ,plan ( ! ,dep>tm5t (    
,vet]ans ,affairs to address su* areas (
 conc]n id5tifi$ by ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al
 9 ! mo/ rec5tly publi%$ ,high ,risk    
,li/4  7b7 ,cont5ts ,ea* report submitt$
 "u subsection 7a7 %all include1 = !    
p]iod cov]$ by ! report1 ! foll[+3  7#a7
 ,! corrective measures & specific /eps 
necess>y = address+ root causes id5tifi$
 9 ! ,high ,risk ,action ,plan = removal
 f ! high-risk designation1 includ+ !   
progress ( ! ,secret>y 9 implem5t+ ^?   
measures & /eps4 ,! specific measures & 
/eps %all--  7,a7 address ea* root      
cause2  7,b7 id5tify res\rces to        
implem5t corrective actions1 includ+    
fund+1 /akehold]s1 te*nology1 & ! s5ior 
(ficials responsible = implem5t+ !      
corrective actions & report+ results2   

7,c7 id5tify metrics t c be us$ to      
assess progress & assign responsibility 
= track+ progress1 includ+ ! me*anism t 
w be us$ to keep s5ior lead]%ip in=m$   
ab\t progress made or *all5ges enc\nt]$2
  7,d7 li/ key outcomes & goals t       
demon/rate progress 9 address+ !        
conc]ns2 &  7,e7 e/abli% timeframes )   
ov]all & int]im mile/ones4  7#b7 ,!     
progress ( ! ,secret>y 9 address+ ! five
 crit]ia = removal f ! ,high ,risk ,li/ 
= ea* ( ! areas ( conc]n id5tifi$ by !  
,comptroll] ,g5]al4  7#c7 ,an           
explanation & c\rse ( action = ea*      
failure to fully adopt ! crit]ia ( !    
,comptroll] ,g5]al = removal f ! ,high  
,risk li/4  #c4 ,annual report by       
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs on        
implem5tation ( c]ta9 recomm5dations (  
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
p]ta9+ to ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 
7a7 ,annual report requir$ ,n lat] ?an  
#abj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act1 & n less frequ5tly ?an once ea*  
ye> !reaft]1 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans     

,affairs %all submit to ! appropriate   
committees ( ,congress & to !           
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates a  
report on ! implem5tation (             
recomm5dations ( ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al t 
p]ta9 to ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans         
,affairs4  7b7 ,cont5ts ,ea* report     
submitt$ "u subsection 7a7 %all include1
 = ! p]iod cov]$ by ! report1 ! foll[+3 
7#a7 ,! progress ( ! ,secret>y 9        
implem5t+ all op5 priority              
recomm5dations ( ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al = 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4  7#b7  
,an explanation = ea* in/ance :]e !     
,secret>y has decid$ n to implem5t1 or  
has n fully implem5t$1 an op5 priority  
recomm5dation ( ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al = !
 ,dep>tm5t4  7#c7 ,c\rses ( action = !  
,secret>y to implem5t op5 priority      
recomm5dations ( ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al1  
includ+--  7,a7 res\rces to implem5t    
corrective actions1 includ+ fund+1      
/akehold]s1 te*nology1 & ! s5ior        
(ficials responsible = implem5t+ !      
corrective actions & report+ results2   

7,b7 metrics t c be us$ to assess       
progress & assign responsibility =      
track+ progress1 includ+ ! me*anism t w 
be us$ to keep s5ior lead]%ip in=m$ ab\t
 progress made or *all5ges enc\nt]$2    
7,c7 key outcomes & goals t demon/rate  
progress 9 address+ ! conc]ns2 &  7,d7  
timeframes ) ov]all & int]im mile/ones4 
7c7 ,supplem5t & n supplant curr5t      
report requirem5ts ,! requirem5ts ( ?is 
section %all supplem5t & n supplant !   
requirem5ts ( section #gbj ( title #ca1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  #d4 ,appropriate  
committees ( ,congress def9$ ,9 ?is     
,act1 ! t]m appropriate committees (    
,congress means ! ,committee on         
,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & !       
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4