,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gafc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #aa1 #bjbj,mr4  
,cisn]os 7= himself & ,mr4 ,rose ( ,new 
,york7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !       
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to r$uce !
 backlog ( reque/s = in=mation made to !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs pursuant 
to section #eeb ( title #e1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,,va ,,foia ,re=m ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4    
,r$uction ( backlog ( c]ta9 reque/s =   
in=mation  7a7 ,r$uction ( backlogs     
7#a7 ,,foia ,by n lat] ?an ?ree ye>s    
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !  
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all r$uce
 ! backlog ( ,,foia reque/s by #ge      
p]c5t4  7#b7 ,(fice ( ,special ,c\nsel  
,by n lat] ?an ?ree ye>s aft] ! date ( !
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all  
r$uce ! backlog ( ,special ,c\nsel      
reque/s by #ge p]c5t4  7b7 ,proactive   

disclosures ,on an ongo+ basis1 !       
,secret>y %all det]m9e ! docum5ts1      
records1 & in=mation ( ! ,dep>tm5t (    
,vet]ans ,affairs t are ! types (       
docum5ts1 records1 & in=mation ( !      
,dep>tm5t t ! ,secret>y det]m9es are    
frequ5tly reque/$ & provid$ pursuant to 
section #eeb ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code4 ,! ,secret>y %all regul>ly make  
su* docum5ts1 records1 & in=mation      
publicly available1 includ+ by publi%+  
su* docum5ts1 records1 & in=mation on ! 
int]net website ( ! ,dep>tm5t4  7c7     
,compliance assessm5t ,! ,secret>y %all 
reque/ ! ,director ( ! ,(fice (         
,gov]nm5t ,in=mation ,s]vices ( !       
,national ,ar*ives & ,records           
,adm9i/ration to conduct an assessm5t ( 
! compliance by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans  
,affairs ) section #eeb ( title #e1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7d7 ,reports  7#a7
 ,initial report ,n lat] ?an #ahj days  
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !  
,secret>y %all submit to ! ,committees  
on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (       

,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ate a report on  
implem5t+ subsections 7a7 & 7b74 ,!     
report %all include ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,a   
plan = su* implem5tation4  7,b7 ,an     
analysis ( ! root causes ( ! backlog (  
,,foia reque/s & ! backlog ( ,special   
,c\nsel reque/s4  7,c7 ,a plan to       
improve & acquire te*nology1 includ+ )  
respect to se>*+ email & o!r electronic 
in=mation1 & ! timel9es = su*           
improvem5t1 to ensure t ! in=mation     
te*nology ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans      
,affairs is capable ( c>ry+ out su*     
plan4  7,d7 ,id5tification ( effici5t   
proc$ures1 policies1 & sy/ems ( !       
,dep>tm5t t c\ld be develop$ to all[    
employees ( ! ,dep>tm5t responsible =   
reply+ to reque/s "u section #eeb (     
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to se>* &
 review docum5ts r ?an o!r employees ( !
 ,dep>tm5t4  7,e7 ,id5tification ( !    
docum5ts & in=mation t w be made        
publicly available "u subsection 7b7 &  
id5tification ( ! #aj mo/ frequ5tly     
reque/$ types ( docum5ts1 records1 or   

in=mation4  7,f7 ,recomm5dations )      
respect to any additional res\rces or   
legislative action ! ,secret>y det]m9es 
necess>y = su* implem5tation4  7#b7     
,annual reports ,dur+ ! ?ree-ye> p]iod  
foll[+ ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !
 ,secret>y %all submit to ! ,committees 
on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (       
,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ate annual       
reports on implem5t+ subsections 7a7 &  
7b74  7#c7 ,publication ,! ,secret>y    
%all make publicly available on !       
int]net website ( ! ,dep>tm5t ! reports 
"u p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b7 by n lat] ?an  
#cj days aft] ! date on :i* ! ,secret>y 
submits ! reports to ! ,committees on   
,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ate4  7e7        
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,! t]m 
backlog ( ,,foia reque/s means ! numb] (
 reque/s1 z report$ by ! ,secret>y (    
,vet]ans ,affairs to ! ,attorney ,g5]al 
9 ! ,annual ,,foia ,report = ,fiscal    
,ye> #bjai1 made by individuals to !    
,secret>y pursuant to section #eeb (    

title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 =        
docum5ts or in=mation t ! ,secret>y has 
n fulfill$ or provid$ a response to !   
individual4  7#b7 ,! t]m backlog (      
,special ,c\nsel reque/s means ! numb] (
 reque/s1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y (    
,vet]ans ,affairs by n lat] ?an #ij days
 aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1   
made by ! ,special ,c\nsel to !         
,secret>y pursuant to *apt] #ab ( "p    
,,ii ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 = 
docum5ts or in=mation t ! ,secret>y has 
n fulfill$ or provid$ a response to !   
,(fice ( ,special ,c\nsel4