#aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,s4     
#ajca  ,,an ,,act  ,to require !        
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to 
conduct a /udy on disp>ities associat$ )
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b5efits adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y (       
,vet]ans ,affairs1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,gov]nm5t ,acc\ntability ,(fice /udy
 on disp>ities associat$ ) race &       
e?nicity ) respect to c]ta9 b5efits     
adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans      
,affairs  7a7 ,/udy requir$ ,!          
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
%all conduct a /udy-- 7#a7 to assess    
:e!r !re are disp>ities associat$ ) race
 & e?nicity ) respect to-- 7,a7         
comp5sation b5efits adm9i/]$ by !       
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs2  7,b7    
disability rat+s det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y1
 ) specific consid]ation ( disability   
evaluations bas$ on pa92 &  7,c7 !      
rejection ( fully develop$ claims =     
b5efits "u laws adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y2
 &  7#b7 to develop recomm5dations to   
facilitate bett] data collection on !   

disp>ities describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a74    
7b7 ,initial brief+ ,n lat] ?an "o ye>  
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !  
,comptroll] ,g5]al %all brief ,congress 
on ! initial results ( ! /udy conduct$  
"u subsection 7a74  7c7 ,f9al report ,n 
lat] ?an #bdj days aft] ! date on :i* ! 
brief+ requir$ by subsection 7b7 is     
conduct$1 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al %all     
submit to ,congress a f9al report sett+ 
=? ! results ( ! /udy conduct$ "u       
subsection 7a71 includ+ ! recomm5dations
 develop$ "u p>agraph 7#b7 ( su*        
subsection4  ,pass$ ! ,s5ate ,augu/ #f  
7legislative day1 ,augu/ #e71           
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