,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cgaj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #d1 #bjba,mr4   
,kell] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight &   
,re=m  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,ar*ivi/ 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to address c]ta9      
record reque/ backlogs1 & = o!r         
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,reop5+ to address ,e      
,c,omplete ,record reque/ = ,devot$     
,s]vicememb]s ,act ( #bjba or !         
,,records ,act ( #bjba 4  #b4 ,national 
,p]sonnel ,records ,c5t] backlog        
r$uction  7a7 ,/aff+ levels ,n lat] ?an 
#cj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is 
,act1 ! ,ar*ivi/ ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all 
take su* actions z are necess>y to      
ensure-- 7#a7 ! numb] ( individuals     
employ$ by ! ,national ,p]sonnel        
,records ,c5t] is equal to or exce$s !  
numb] ( su* individuals employ$ on ,m>* 
#b1 #bjbj2 &  7#b7 ! p]c5tage ( su*     
individuals regul>ly report+ to "w 9    
p]son is equal to or exce$s ! p]c5tage (

 su* individuals regul>ly report+ to "w 
9 p]son on ,m>* #b1 #bjbj4  7b7         
,compreh5sive plan  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n    
lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date ( !       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,ar*ivi/ ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates %all submit to !          
appropriate congressional committees a  
report t-- 7,a7 provides a compreh5sive 
plan to address ! record reque/ backlog 
( ! ,national ,p]sonnel ,records ,c5t] &
 improve ! effici5cy & responsiv5ess (  
op]ations at ! ,c5t]2  7,b7 id5tifies   
measurable goals ) respect to !         
compreh5sive plan & metrics = track+    
progress t[>d su* goals2 &  7,c7        
describes /rategies to prev5t future    
record reque/ backlogs1 includ+ backlogs
 caus$ by an ev5t t prev5ts employees ( 
! ,c5t] f report+ to "w 9 p]son4  7#b7  
,updates ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft]      
submission ( ! report requir$ "u        
p>agraph 7#a7 & qu>t]ly !reaft]1 !      
,ar*ivi/ ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all submit  
to ! appropriate congressional          
committees an update ( su* report t--   

7,a7 describes progress made by !       
,national ,p]sonnel ,records ,c5t] dur+ 
! prec$+ #ij-;day p]iod ) respect to    
record reque/ backlog r$uction &        
effici5cy & responsiv5ess improvem5t2   
7,b7 provides data on progress made t[>d
 ! goals id5tifi$ 9 su* report2 &  7,c7 
describes any *anges made to !          
compreh5sive plan provid$ 9 su* report4 
7#c7 ,consultation requirem5t ,9 c>ry+  
out ?is subsection1 ! ,ar*ivi/ ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates %all consult ) ! ,secret>y
 ( ,vet]ans ,affairs on be/ practices = 
r$uc+ record reque/ backlogs4  7#d7     
,appropriate congressional committees   
def9$ ,9 ?is subsection1 ! t]m          
appropriate congressional committees    
means-- 7,a7 9 ! ,h\se (                
,repres5tatives-- 7i7 ! ,committee on   
,ov]sight & ,re=m2 &  7ii7 ! ,committee 
on ,vet]ans' ,affairs2 &  7,b7 9 !      
,s5ate-- 7i7 ! ,committee on ,homel&    
,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs2 &     
7ii7 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs4