,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cdeh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #ab1    
#bjbj,mrs4 ,shaheen introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 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 ,act of #bjbj4  #b4 ,report   
and planned actions of the ,secretary of
 ,veterans ,affairs to address certain  
high-risk areas of the ,department of   
,veterans ,affairs  7a7 ,report required
 ,not later than #ahj days after the    
date of the enactment of this ,act1 the 

,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs1 in    
consultation with the ,comptroller      
,general of the ,united ,states1 shall  
submit to the ,committee on ,veterans'  
,affairs of the ,senate and the         
,committee on ,veterans ,affairs of the 
,house of ,representatives a report     
outlining the plan the ,secretary has   
developed and the actions the ,secretary
 has taken to address the areas of      
concern identified by the ,comptroller  
,general for 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 report under  
subsection 7a7 shall include each of the
 following3 7#a7 ,root causes of the    
areas of concern described in paragraphs
 7#a7 and 7#b7 of subsection 7a74  7#b7 
,corrective actions and specific steps  
to address each root cause1 including-- 

7,a7 the progress of the ,secretary in  
implementing those actions and steps2   
and  7,b7 timelines and milestones the  
,secretary determines feasible to       
complete each corrective action4  7#c7  
,resources the ,secretary determines are
 necessary to implement corrective      
actions1 including-- 7,a7 funding2  7,b7
 stakeholders2  7,c7 technology2 and    
7,d7 senior officials responsible for   
implementing the corrective actions and 
reporting results4  7#d7 ,metrics for   
assessing progress in addressing the    
areas of concern described in paragraphs
 7#a7 and 7#b7 of subsection 7a74  7#e7 
,key outcomes that demonstrate progress 
in addressing the areas of concern      
described in paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 of
 subsection 7a74  7#f7 ,obstacles to    
implementation of the plan that the     
,secretary identifies4  7#g7            
,recommendations of the ,secretary      
regarding legislation or funding the    
,secretary determines necessary to      
implement the plan4  7#h7 ,any other    

information the ,secretary determines is
 relevant to understanding the progress 
of the ,department toward the removal of
 the areas of concern from the ,high    
,risk ,list4  7c7 ,annual updates  7#a7 
,update required ,not less than once    
each year during the implementation     
period under paragraph 7#b71 the        
,secretary shall submit to ,congress an 
update regarding implementation of each 
element of the plan under subsection    
7b74  7#b7 ,implementation period ,the  
implementation period described in this 
paragraph begins on the date on which   
the ,secretary submits the report       
required under subsection 7a7 and ends  
on the earlier of the following dates3  
7,a7 ,the date on which the ,comptroller
 ,general removes the last area of      
concern for the ,department from the    
most recent ,high-,risk ,list of the    
,government ,accountability ,office4    
7,b7 ,the date that is #h years after   
the date on which the ,secretary submits
 the plan required under subsection 7a74

  #c4 ,annual report by ,secretary of   
,veterans ,affairs on implementation of 
priority recommendations of ,comptroller
 ,general of the ,united ,states        
pertaining to ,department of ,veterans  
,affairs  7a7 ,annual report required   
,not later than #bgj days after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act1 and not 
less than once during each of the       
subsequent three years1 the ,secretary  
of ,veterans ,affairs shall submit to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs of
 the ,senate and the ,committee on      
,veterans ,affairs of the ,house of     
,representatives and to the ,comptroller
 ,general of the ,united ,states a      
report on the implementation of priority
 recommendations of the ,comptroller    
,general that pertain to the ,department
 of ,veterans ,affairs4  7b7 ,contents  
,each report submitted under subsection 
7a7 shall include1 for the period       
covered by the report1 the following3   
7#a7 ,the progress of the ,secretary in 
implementing all open priority          

recommendations of the ,comptroller     
,general for the ,department of         
,veterans ,affairs4  7#b7 ,an           
explanation for each instance where the 
,secretary has decided not to implement1
 or has not fully implemented1 an open  
priority recommendation of the          
,comptroller ,general for the           
,department4  7#c7 ,a summary of the    
corrective actions taken and remaining  
steps the ,secretary plans to take to   
implement open priority recommendations 
of the ,comptroller ,general4  7c7      
,supplement not supplant certain        
required reports or written statements  
,the report under this section shall not
 be construed to supplant any report or 
written statement required under section
 #gbj of title #ca1 ,united ,states     
,code4