,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bafc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #bb1 #bjba,ms4   
,hassan 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,tillis7       
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 e/abli% a plan to r$uce ! backlog (  
reque/s = in=mation made to ! ,dep>tm5t 
( ,vet]ans ,affairs pursuant to section 
#eeb ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 & 
= o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,,va ,,foia ,re=m  
,act ( #bjba4  #b4 ,plan = r$uction (   
backlog ( ,,foia reque/s  7a7 ,plan ,!  
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all      
e/abli% & c>ry out a plan = ! ,secret>y 
to meet1 by n lat] ?an five ye>s aft] ! 
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
requirem5ts ( section #eeb ( title #e1  
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 ) respect to       
provid+ docum5ts & in=mation "u su*     
section )9 ! timeframes requir$ by su*  
section4 ,! plan %all include ! foll[+3 

7#a7 ,improv+ & acquir+ te*nology1      
includ+ ) respect to se>*+ email & o!r  
electronic in=mation1 & ! timel9es = su*
 improvem5t1 to ensure t ! in=mation    
te*nology ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans      
,affairs is capable ( c>ry+ out ! plan4 
7#b7 ,id5tification ( effici5t          
proc$ures1 policies1 & sy/ems ( !       
,dep>tm5t t c\ld be develop$ to all[    
employees ( ! ,dep>tm5t responsible =   
reply+ to reque/s "u su* section #eeb to
 se>* & review docum5ts r ?an o!r       
employees ( ! ,dep>tm5t4  7#c7 ,a s*$ule
 = c>ry+ out ! plan1 includ+ key        
mile/ones & metrics4  7b7 ,compliance   
assessm5t ,! ,secret>y %all reque/ !    
,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,gov]nm5t        
,in=mation ,s]vices ( ! ,national       
,ar*ives & ,records ,adm9i/ration to    
conduct an assessm5t ( ! compliance by !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs ) section
 #eeb ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  
7c7 ,reports  7#a7 ,initial report ,n   
lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all   

submit to ! ,committees on ,vet]ans'    
,affairs ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & !
 ,s5ate a report on implem5t+           
subsections 7a7 & 7b74 ,! report %all   
include ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,! plan e/abli%$ 
"u subsection 7a74  7,b7 ,an analysis ( 
! root causes ( ! backlog ( ,,foia      
reque/s4  7,c7 ,recomm5dations ) respect
 to any additional res\rces or          
legislative action ! ,secret>y det]m9es 
necess>y = su* implem5tation4  7#b7     
,annual reports ,dur+ ! five-ye> p]iod  
foll[+ ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !
 ,secret>y %all submit to ! ,committees 
on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (       
,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ate annual       
reports on-- 7,a7 c>ry+ out ! plan "u   
subsection 7a71 includ+ any updates or  
*anges made to ! plan2 &  7,b7 !        
compliance by ! ,dep>tm5t z describ$ 9  
subsection 7b74  7#c7 ,publication ,!   
,secret>y %all make publicly available  
on ! int]net website ( ! ,dep>tm5t !    
reports "u p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b7 by n   
lat] ?an #cj days aft] ! date on :i* !  

,secret>y submits ! reports to !        
,committees on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !   
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ate4  7d7
 ,backlog ( ,,foia reque/s def9$ ,9 ?is 
section1 ! t]m backlog ( ,,foia reque/s 
means ! numb] ( reque/s1 z report$ by ! 
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to !      
,attorney ,g5]al 9 ! ,annual ,,foia     
,report1 made by individuals to !       
,secret>y pursuant to section #eeb (    
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 =        
docum5ts or in=mation t ! ,secret>y has 
n fulfill$ or provid$ a response to !   
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