#aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4   
#ajca  ,,an ,,act  ,to require the      
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states to conduct a study on           
disparities associated with race and    
ethnicity with respect to certain       
benefits administered by the ,secretary 
of ,veterans ,affairs1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,government              
,accountability ,office study on        
disparities associated with race and    
ethnicity with respect to certain       
benefits administered by the ,secretary 
of ,veterans ,affairs  7a7 ,study       
required ,the ,comptroller ,general of  
the ,united ,states shall conduct a     
study-- 7#a7 to assess whether there are
 disparities associated with race and   
ethnicity with respect to-- 7,a7        
compensation benefits administered by   
the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs2   
7,b7 disability ratings determined by   
the ,secretary1 with specific           
consideration of disability evaluations 
based on pain2 and  7,c7 the rejection  

of fully developed claims for benefits  
under laws administered by the          
,secretary2 and  7#b7 to develop        
recommendations to facilitate better    
data collection on the disparities      
described in paragraph 7#a74  7b7       
,initial briefing ,not later than one   
year after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,comptroller ,general    
shall brief ,congress on the initial    
results of the study conducted under    
subsection 7a74  7c7 ,final report ,not 
later than #bdj days after the date on  
which the briefing required by          
subsection 7b7 is conducted1 the        
,comptroller ,general shall submit to   
,congress a final report setting forth  
the results of the study conducted under
 subsection 7a71 including the          
recommendations developed under         
paragraph 7#b7 of such subsection4      
,passed the ,senate ,august #f          
7legislative day1 ,august #e71          
#bjba4,secretary