,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hhgd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bg1 #bjbd,mr4  
,valadao introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !       
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to report 
on exp&+ ! use ( c]ta9 automation tools 
9 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,mod]niz+ ,all ,vet]ans & ,survivors    
,claims ,process+ ,act4  #b4 ,plan to   
exp& use ( automation tools to process  
claims "u laws adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y (
 ,vet]ans ,affairs  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat]
 ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t 
( ?is ,act1 & twice annually !reaft]1 ! 
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all      
submit to ! ,committees on ,vet]ans'    
,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives ! plan ( ! ,secret>y to 
make available1 to ! maximum ext5t      
practicable1 automation tools describ$ 9
 subsection 7b7 to o!r subdivisions ( ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 = !      

purpose ( process+ claims "u laws       
adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y4  7b7           
,automation tools describ$ ,an          
automation tool describ$ 9 ?is          
subsection is a te*nology develop$ = !  
,comp5sation ,s]vice ( ! ,vet]ans       
,b5efits ,adm9i/ration t-- 7#a7         
automates ! retrieval ( ! s]vice record 
or heal? records ( a vet]an2  7#b7      
compiles evid5ce relevant to !          
det]m9ation ( a claim = b5efits "u laws 
adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y2  7#c7 provides 
automat$ decision support relevant to   
su* a det]m9ation2  7#d7 automates      
in=mation %>+ betwe5 ,f$]al ag5cies2 or 
7#e7 assi/s 9 g5]at+ correspond5ce      
reg>d+ su* a claim4  7c7 ,elem5ts ,!    
plan "u subsection 7a7 %all include     
analyses ( ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,! feasibility
 & b5efits ( ! use ( su* automation     
te*nologies by su* subdivisions = su*   
purpose4  7#b7 ,any modification to an  
automation tool t may be necess>y to    
make x usable by su* a subdivision4     
7#c7 ,any requirem5t ( su* a subdivision

 p]ta9+ to su* purpose t _c be address$ 
by us+ su* an automation tool4  7#d7 ,! 
ext5t to :i* ! te*nology (fices ( su*   
subdivisions may ne$ to collaborate ) ! 
te*nology (fice responsible = develop+  
su* an automation tool4  7#e7 ,a timel9e
 = modify+ & implem5t+ ! use ( su*      
automation tools = su* purpose4  7d7    
,priority ,9 c>ry+ out subsection 7a71 !
 ,secret>y %all give priority to !      
foll[+ subdivisions ( ! ,dep>tm5t3 7#a7 
,! ,p5sion & ,fiduci>y ,s]vice ( !      
,vet]ans ,b5efits ,adm9i/ration4  7#b7  
,! ,education ,s]vice ( ! ,vet]ans      
,b5efits ,adm9i/ration4  7#c7 ,program  
(fices ( ! ,vet]ans ,b5efits            
,adm9i/ration1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4
  7#d7 ,! ,debt ,managem5t ,c5t]4  7#e7 
,! ,bo>d ( ,vet]ans' ,appeals4