,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cdeh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ab1 #bjbj,mrs4   
,%ahe5 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
direct ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  
to submit to ,congress a plan to address
 c]ta9 high risk areas id5tifi$ by !    
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
reg>d+ ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 9
 ! #bjai ,high-,risk ,li/ ( ! ,gov]nm5t 
,acc\ntability ,(fice1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,r$uc+ ,high ,risk to ,vet]ans &    
,vet]ans ,s]vices ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4    
,report & plann$ actions ( ! ,secret>y (
 ,vet]ans ,affairs to address c]ta9     
high-risk areas ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans
 ,affairs  7a7 ,report requir$ ,n lat]  
?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (
 ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans       
,affairs1 9 consultation ) ! ,comptroll]
 ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 %all submit  
to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( 

! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,vet]ans     
,affairs ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a  
report outl9+ ! plan ! ,secret>y has    
develop$ & ! actions ! ,secret>y has    
tak5 to address ! areas ( conc]n        
id5tifi$ by ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al = !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 9 ! #bjai 
,high-,risk ,li/ ( ! ,gov]nm5t          
,acc\ntability ,(fice                   
7,,gao-#ai-aeg,,sp7 reg>d+-- 7#a7       
acquisition managem5t2 &  7#b7 manag+   
risks & improv+ heal? c>e4  7b7 ,elem5ts
 ,! report "u subsection 7a7 %all       
include ea* ( ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,root      
causes ( ! areas ( conc]n describ$ 9    
p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b7 ( subsection 7a74 
7#b7 ,corrective actions & specific /eps
 to address ea* root cause1 includ+--   
7,a7 ! progress ( ! ,secret>y 9         
implem5t+ ^? actions & /eps2 &  7,b7    
timel9es & mile/ones ! ,secret>y        
det]m9es feasible to complete ea*       
corrective action4  7#c7 ,res\rces !    
,secret>y det]m9es are necess>y to      
implem5t corrective actions1 includ+--  

7,a7 fund+2  7,b7 /akehold]s2  7,c7     
te*nology2 &  7,d7 s5ior (ficials       
responsible = implem5t+ ! corrective    
actions & report+ results4  7#d7        
,metrics = assess+ progress 9 address+ !
 areas ( conc]n describ$ 9 p>agraphs    
7#a7 & 7#b7 ( subsection 7a74  7#e7 ,key
 outcomes t demon/rate progress 9       
address+ ! areas ( conc]n describ$ 9    
p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b7 ( subsection 7a74 
7#f7 ,ob/acles to implem5tation ( ! plan
 t ! ,secret>y id5tifies4  7#g7         
,recomm5dations ( ! ,secret>y reg>d+    
legislation or fund+ ! ,secret>y        
det]m9es necess>y to implem5t ! plan4   
7#h7 ,any o!r in=mation ! ,secret>y     
det]m9es is relevant to und]/&+ !       
progress ( ! ,dep>tm5t t[>d ! removal ( 
! areas ( conc]n f ! ,high ,risk ,li/4  
7c7 ,annual updates  7#a7 ,update       
requir$ ,n less ?an once ea* ye> dur+ ! 
implem5tation p]iod "u p>agraph 7#b71 ! 
,secret>y %all submit to ,congress an   
update reg>d+ implem5tation ( ea* elem5t
 ( ! plan "u subsection 7b74  7#b7      

,implem5tation p]iod ,! implem5tation   
p]iod describ$ 9 ?is p>agraph beg9s on !
 date on :i* ! ,secret>y submits !      
report requir$ "u subsection 7a7 & ends 
on ! e>li] ( ! foll[+ dates3 7,a7 ,!    
date on :i* ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al removes
 ! la/ area ( conc]n = ! ,dep>tm5t f !  
mo/ rec5t ,high-,risk ,li/ ( ! ,gov]nm5t
 ,acc\ntability ,(fice4  7,b7 ,! date t 
is #h ye>s aft] ! date on :i* !         
,secret>y submits ! plan requir$ "u     
subsection 7a74  #c4 ,annual report by  
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs on        
implem5tation ( priority recomm5dations 
( ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
p]ta9+ to ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 
7a7 ,annual report requir$ ,n lat] ?an  
#bgj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act1 & n less ?an once dur+ ea* ( !   
subsequ5t ?ree ye>s1 ! ,secret>y (      
,vet]ans ,affairs %all submit to !      
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !    
,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,vet]ans       
,affairs ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives &  
to ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$      

,/ates a report on ! implem5tation (    
priority 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$1 an op5 priority  
recomm5dation ( ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al = !
 ,dep>tm5t4  7#c7 ,a summ>y ( !         
corrective actions tak5 & rema9+ /eps ! 
,secret>y plans to take to implem5t op5 
priority recomm5dations ( ! ,comptroll] 
,g5]al4  7c7 ,supplem5t n supplant c]ta9
 requir$ reports or writt5 /atem5ts ,!  
report "u ?is section %all n be con/ru$ 
to supplant any report or writt5 /atem5t
 requir$ "u section #gbj ( title #ca1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4