,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #egb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #bh1 #bjbc,mr4
 ,tillis 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,mr4  
,boozman1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1 ,mr4 ,r\nds1   
,mr4 ,sullivan1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4  
,cram]1 & ,mr4 ,tub]ville7 introduc$ !  
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to require ! ,secret>y (    
,vet]ans ,affairs to provide answ]s to  
que/ions submitt$ = ! record to !       
,secret>y by memb]s ( ! ,committee on   
,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & !       
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives )9 #de bus9ess  
days1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title
 ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,ensur+      
,access to ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs
 ,in=mation ,necess>y = ,ov]sight ,act (
 #bjbc or ! ,ensur+ ,access to ,,va     
,,info ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4 ,p]iod =      
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to respond
 to que/ions submitt$ by memb]s ( c]ta9 
congressional committees  7a7           

,requirem5t ,to ! maximum ext5t         
practicable1 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans     
,affairs %all provide an answ] to a "q  
submitt$ = ! record to ! ,secret>y by a 
memb] ( ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'       
,affairs ( ! ,s5ate or ! ,committee on  
,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives on or be=e ! date t is  
#de bus9ess days aft] ! date on :i* !   
,secret>y receives ! "q4  7b7 ,delay$   
responses  7#a7 ,notice requir$ ,if !   
,secret>y anticipates be+ unable to     
provide an answ] to a "q describ$ 9     
subsection 7a7 t 0 submitt$ to !        
,secret>y by a memb] describ$ 9 su*     
subsection by ! date specifi$ 9 su*     
subsection1 ! ,secret>y %all1 be=e su*  
date1 submit to ! memb] notice t !      
,secret>y anticipates be+ unable to     
provide ! answ] by su* date4  7#b7      
,cont5ts ,notice submitt$ "u p>agraph   
7#a7 %all include ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,a     
ju/ification = ! inability ( ! ,secret>y
 to meet ! deadl9e set =? 9 subsection  
7a74  7,b7 ,an e/imate ( :5 an answ] w  

be provid$ by ! ,secret>y to ! "q       
submitt$4  7,c7 ,a description ( ! /eps 
! ,secret>y ne$s to take 9 ord] to      
provide ! answ] to ! "q submitt$4  7c7  
,assi/ance f o!r ag5cies ,9 any case 9  
:i* ! ,secret>y det]m9es t ! ,secret>y  
requires ! assi/ance ( ! head ( ano!r   
,f$]al ag5cy 9 ord] to provide an answ] 
to a "q describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 by !  
date specifi$ 9 su* subsection & !      
,secret>y reque/s su* assi/ance f su*   
head ( ano!r ,f$]al ag5cy1 su* head (   
ano!r ,f$]al ag5cy %all provide !       
assi/ance reque/$ 9 a timely mann]4