#aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4
 #gccg  ,,an ,,act  ,to require !       
,ar*ivi/ ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to submit a  
plan to ,congress to elim9ate ! records 
backlog at ! ,national ,p]sonnel        
,records ,c5t]1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,access = ,vet]ans to ,records ,act (   
#bjbb4  #b4 ,plan to elim9ate records   
backlog at ! ,national ,p]sonnel        
,records ,c5t]  7a7 ,plan requir$ ,n    
lat] ?an #fj days aft] ! date ( !       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,ar*ivi/ ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates %all submit to !          
appropriate congressional committees a  
compreh5sive plan = r$uc+ ! backlog (   
reque/s = records f ! ,national         
,p]sonnel ,records ,c5t] & improv+ !    
effici5cy & responsiv5ess ( op]ations at
 ! ,national ,p]sonnel ,records ,c5t]1 t
 includes1 at a m9imum1 ! foll[+3  7#a7 
,an e/imate ( ! numb] ( backlogg$ record
 reque/s = vet]ans4  7#b7 ,t>get        
timeframes to r$uce ! backlog4  7#c7 ,a 
detail$ plan = us+ exi/+ funds to       

improve ! in=mation te*nology           
infra/ructure1 includ+ secure access to 
appropriate ag5cy ,f$]al records1 to    
prev5t future backlogs4  7#d7 ,actions  
to improve cu/om] s]vice = reque/]s4    
7#e7 ,measurable goals ) respect to !   
compreh5sive plan & metrics = track+    
progress t[>d su* goals4  7#f7          
,/rategies to prev5t future record      
reque/ backlogs1 includ+ backlogs caus$ 
by an ev5t t prev5ts employees ( ! ,c5t]
 f report+ to "w 9 p]son4  7b7 ,updates 
,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date on :i* 
! compreh5sive plan is submitt$ "u      
subsection 7a71 & biannually !reaft]    
until ! response rate by ! ,national    
,p]sonnel ,records ,c5t] rea*es #ij     
p]c5t ( all reque/s 9 #bj days or less1 
n includ+ any reque/ involv+ a record   
damag$ or lo/ 9 ! ,national ,p]sonnel   
,records ,c5t] fire ( #aigc or any      
reque/ t is subject to a fee t has n be5
 paid 9 a timely mann] by ! reque/or    
7provid$ ! ,national ,p]sonnel ,records 
,c5t] issues an invoice )9 #bj days aft]

 ! date on :i* ! reque/ is made71 !     
,ar*ivi/ ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all submit  
to ! appropriate congressional          
committees an update ( su* plan 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 ! compreh5sive plan2 &  7#c7 
describes any *anges made to !          
compreh5sive plan4  7c7 ,consultation   
requirem5t ,9 c>ry+ out subsections 7a7 
& 7b71 ! ,ar*ivi/ ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all
 consult ) ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans       
,affairs4  7d7 ,appropriate             
congressional committees def9$ ,9 ?is   
section1 ! t]m appropriate congressional
 committees means--  7#a7 ! ,committee  
on ,ov]sight & ,re=m & ! ,committee on  
,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives2 &  7#b7 ! ,committee on
 ,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal        
,affairs & ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'    

,affairs ( ! ,s5ate4  #c4 ,additional   
fund+ to address records backlog  7a7   
,au?orization ( appropriations ,9       
addition to am\nts o!rwise available1   
!re is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !  
,national ,ar*ives & ,records           
,adm9i/ration1 #fj1jjj1jjj to address   
backlogs 9 respond+ to reque/s f vet]ans
 = milit>y p]sonnel records1 improve    
cyb]security1 improve digital           
pres]vation & access to ar*ival ,f$]al  
records1 & address backlogs 9 reque/s   
made "u section #eeb ( title #e1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code 7commonly ref]r$ to z !    
,fre$om ( ,in=mation ,act74 ,su* am\nts 
may also be us$ = ! ,f$]al ,records     
,c5t] ,program4  7b7 ,requirem5t to     
ma9ta9 9-p]son /aff+ levels ,n lat] ?an 
#cj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is 
,act1 ! ,ar*ivi/ ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all 
ensure t ! ,national ,p]sonnel ,records 
,c5t] ma9ta9s /aff+ levels & telework   
arrangem5ts t enable ! maximum process+ 
( records reque/s possible 9 ord] to    
a*ieve ! p]=mance goal ( respond+ to #ij

 p]c5t ( all reque/s 9 #bj days or less1
 n includ+ any reque/ involv+ a record  
damag$ or lo/ 9 ! ,national ,p]sonnel   
,records ,c5t] fire ( #aigc or any      
reque/ t is subject to a fee t has n be5
 paid 9 a timely mann] by ! reque/or    
7provid$ ! ,national ,p]sonnel ,records 
,c5t] issues an invoice )9 #bj days aft]
 ! date on :i* ! reque/ is made74  7c7  
,inspector ,g5]al report+ ,! ,inspector 
,g5]al = ! ,national ,ar*ives & ,records
 ,adm9i/ration %all1 = two ye>s foll[+ !
 date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 include 9
 e semiannual report submitt$ to        
,congress pursuant to ! ,inspector      
,g5]al ,act ( #aigh1 a detail$ summ>y   
(-- 7#a7 ef=ts tak5 by ! ,national      
,ar*ives & ,records ,adm9i/ration to    
address ! backlog ( records reque/s at !
 ,national ,p]sonnel ,records ,c5t]2 &  
7#b7 any recomm5dations = action propos$
 by ! ,inspector ,g5]al relat$ to r$uc+ 
! backlog ( records reque/s at !        
,national ,p]sonnel ,records ,c5t] & !  
/atus ( compliance ) ^? recomm5dations  

by ! ,national ,ar*ives & ,records      
,adm9i/ration4  ,pass$ ! ,h\se (        
,repres5tatives ,july #ad1 #bjbb4;,cl]k4