,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dhaf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #ab1         
#bjbb,mr4 ,oss(f 7= himself1 ,mr4       
,r\nds1 ,mrs4 ,%ahe51 & ,mr4 ,braun7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to require ! ,ar*ivi/ ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates to submit to ,congress a  
compreh5sive plan = r$uc+ ! backlog (   
reque/s = records f ! ,national         
,p]sonnel ,records ,c5t]1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ 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 to elim9ate ! backlog 
( reque/s = records f ! ,national       
,p]sonnel ,records ,c5t] & to improve ! 

effici5cy & responsiv5ess ( op]ations at
 ! ,national ,p]sonnel ,records ,c5t]1 t
 includes1 at a m9imum1 ! foll[+3 7#a7  
,! numb] & p]c5tage ( unresolv$ vet]an  
record reque/s t h be5 p5d+ = m ?an--   
7,a7 #bj days2  7,b7 #ij days2 &  7,c7  
"o ye>4  7#b7 ,t>get timeframes to      
elim9ate ! 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 & semiannually !reaft]  
until ! ,national ,p]sonnel ,records    

,c5t] resolves #ij p]c5t ( all reque/s =
 sep>ation docum5ts 7o!r ?an docum5ts   
subject to fees or involv+ records      
damag$ or lo/ 9 ! #aigc fire7 9 #bj days
 or less1 ! ,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$+ #ahj-;day p]iod ) respect 
to record reque/ backlog r$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
 ,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal        
,affairs & ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'    

,affairs ( ! ,s5ate2 &  7#b7 !          
,committee on ,ov]sight & ,re=m & !     
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4  #c4           
,additional fund+ ,9 addition to am\nts 
o!rwise available1 !re is au?oriz$ to be
 appropriat$ to ! ,national ,ar*ives &  
,records ,adm9i/ration1 #bj1jjj1jjj to  
address backlogs 9 respond+ to reque/s f
 vet]ans = milit>y p]sonnel records4    
#d4 ,additional /aff+ ,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 t enable !   
maximum process+ ( records reque/s      
possible 9 ord] to a*ieve ! p]=mance    
goal ( respond+ to #ij p]c5t ( all      
reque/s = sep>ation docum5ts 7o!r ?an   
docum5ts subject to fees or involv+     
records damag$ or lo/ 9 ! #aigc fire7   
s]vic$ 9 #bj days or less4  #e4         
,additional 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