,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,r4 #idfh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of 
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ag1
 #bjbd,received  ,,an ,,act  ,making    
supplemental appropriations for the     
fiscal year ending ,september #cj1      
#bjbd1 and for other purposes4  ,that   
the following sums are appropriated1 out
 of any money in the ,treasury not      
otherwise appropriated1 for the fiscal  
year ending ,september #cj1 #bjbd1 and  
for other purposes1 namely3  ,department
 of ,veterans ,affairs  ,veterans       
,benefits ,administration  ,compensation
 and ,pensions ,for an additional amount
 for ,compensation and ,pensions1       
#b1bhe1eac1jjj1 to remain available     
until expended4 ,veterans ,benefits     
,administration  ,readjustment ,benefits
 ,for an additional amount for          
,readjustment ,benefits1 #eif1ifi1jjj1  
to remain available until expended4     
,general ,provisions--,this ,act  #aja4 
,each amount appropriated or made       
available by this ,act is in addition to

 amounts otherwise appropriated for the 
fiscal year involved4  #ajb4 ,unless    
otherwise provided for by this ,act1 the
 additional amounts appropriated by this
 ,act to appropriations accounts shall  
be available under the authorities and  
conditions applicable to such           
appropriations accounts for fiscal year 
#bjbd4  #ajc4 7a7 ,budget formulation   
and forecasting ,not later than #cj days
 after the date of enactment of this    
,act1 the ,secretary of ,veterans       
,affairs shall submit to the ,committees
 on ,appropriations and the ,committees 
on ,veterans ,affairs of the ,house of  
,representatives and the ,senate a      
report detailing corrections the        
,department will make to improve        
forecasting1 data quality and budget    
assumptions relating to budget          
submissions for funds provided under the
 headings ,compensations and ,pensions  
and ,readjustment ,benefits4  7b7       
,reporting requirement ,not later than  
#fj days after the enactment of this    

,act1 the ,secretary of ,veterans       
,affairs shall submit to the ,committees
 on ,appropriations and the ,committees 
on ,veterans ,affairs of the ,house of  
,representatives and the ,senate a      
report on status of funds made available
 under the headings ,compensations and  
,pensions and ,readjustment ,benefits   
for fiscal years #bjbd1 #bjbe1 and #bjbf
 in this or any other ,act3 ,provided1  
,that such report shall be updated and  
submitted to such ,committees every #ij 
days thereafter until ,september #cj1   
#bjbf1 and shall include information    
detailing any changes to estimates or   
assumptions on obligations and          
expenditures1 including data supporting 
these changes4  #ajd4 7a7 ,the          
,inspector ,general of the ,department  
of ,veterans ,affairs shall conduct a   
review of the circumstances surrounding 
and the underlying causes of the        
announced funding shortfall for the     
,veterans ,benefits ,administration for 
fiscal year #bjbd described in the      

letter to ,congress from the ,secretary 
of ,veterans ,affairs on ,july #ai1     
#bjbd1 and the announced funding        
shortfall for the ,veterans ,health     
,administration in fiscal year #bjbe    
described in the letter to ,congress    
from the ,secretary of ,veterans        
,affairs on ,july #ca1 #bjbd4  7b7      
,relating to the shortfall in the       
funding of the ,veterans ,benefits      
,administration in fiscal year #bjbd and
 the expected shortfall in the funding  
of the ,veterans ,health ,administration
 in fiscal year #bjbe1 the review shall 
include1 but not be limited to3 a       
comparison of monthly obligations and   
expenditures in relevant accounts       
against the spend plan of the           
,department2 the reasons for any        
significant diversions of obligations or
 expenditures from the spend plan2 an   
analysis of the accuracy of projections 
and estimates relevant to such          
diversions2 and any other matter        
determined relevant by the ,inspector   

,general4  7c7 ,relating to the expected
 shortfall in the funding of the        
,veterans ,health ,administration in    
fiscal year #bjbe1 the review also shall
 include3 any changes1 abnormalities1 or
 significant events as determined       
significant by the ,inspector ,general  
of the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs
 in the transfer1 reallocation1 or other
 movement of funding between or within  
the ,central ,office1 a ,veterans       
,integrated ,service ,network1 a        
facility1 a program or office1 a special
 purpose fund1 the ,veterans ,equitable 
,resource ,allocation process1 or the   
,medical ,center ,allocation ,system4   
7d7 ,actions the ,department of         
,veterans ,affairs can take to improve  
the accuracy of supporting information  
submitted under section #aaje7;a7 of    
title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 with  
respect to the ,department of ,veterans 
,affairs and to prevent funding         
shortfalls for the ,department4  7e7    
,not later than #ahj days after the date

 of enactment of this ,act1 the         
,inspector ,general of the ,department  
of ,veterans ,affairs shall submit to   
the ,committees on ,appropriations and  
the ,committees on ,veterans ,affairs of
 the ,house of ,representatives and the 
,senate a report detailing the conduct  
and findings of the review4  ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,veterans ,benefits 
,continuity and ,accountability         
,supplemental ,appropriations ,act1     
#bjbd4  ,passed the ,house of           
,representatives ,september #ag1        
#bjbd4,kevin ,f4 ,mc,cumber1,clerk4