,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #gd #aaith   
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #ahbc
 ,report ,no4 #aai-aja ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,march  
#d1 #bjbe,mr4 ,bergman 7for himself and 
,mr4 ,bost7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,may 
#ag1 #bjbe,reported with an amendment1  
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union1 and ordered to be printed,strike
 out all after the enacting clause and  
insert the part printed in italic,for   
text of introduced bill1 see copy of    
bill as introduced on ,march #d1 #bjbe  
,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of 
,veterans ,affairs and the ,comptroller 
,general of the ,united ,states to      
report on certain funding shortfalls in 
the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,,va ,budget ,shortfall         
,accountability ,act4  #b4 ,funding     
shortfalls in certain administrations of

 the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs3 
reviews2 reports  7a7 ,first ,,gao      
review  7#a7 ,review required ,not later
 than #cj days after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller
 ,general of the ,united ,states shall  
begin a review regarding the            
circumstances surrounding1 and the      
causes of-- 7,a7 the shortfall in the   
funding of the ,veterans ,benefits      
,administration for fiscal year #bjbd2  
and  7,b7 the expected shortfall in the 
funding of the ,veterans ,health        
,administration in fiscal year #bjbe4   
7#b7 ,elements ,the review under this   
subsection shall include the following  
elements3 7,a7 ,a comparison of monthly 
obligations and expenditures in relevant
 accounts against the spending plan of  
the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs4  
7,b7 ,any transfers between accounts    
described in subparagraph 7,a74  7,c7   
,the reasons for any significant        
diversions of obligations or            
expenditures from such spending plan4   

7,d7 ,an analysis of the accuracy of any
 projections or estimates relevant to   
diversions described in subparagraph    
7,c74  7,e7 ,remedial actions the       
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs may    
take-- 7i7 to improve the accuracy of   
supporting information submitted under  
section #aaje7;a7 of title #ca1 ,united 
,states ,code1 with respect to the      
,department2 and  7ii7 to prevent       
funding shortfalls for the ,department4 
7#c7 ,report ,not later than #cj days   
after completing such review1 the       
,comptroller ,general shall submit to   
the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs a  
written report containing the results   
and findings of such review4  7b7       
,subsequent ,,gao reviews ,in each of   
the five calendar years following the   
date of the enactment of this ,act1 the 
,comptroller ,general shall conduct a   
review including the elements described 
in subsection 7a77#b71 and submit a     
report described in subsection 7a77#c71 
regarding the funding of the ,department

 of ,veterans ,affairs for the most     
recent fiscal year to end before the    
date of such review4  7c7 ,reports of   
the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs    
,not later than #cj days after the      
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs        
receives a report of the ,comptroller   
,general under subsection 7a7 or 7b71   
the ,secretary shall submit such report 
to-- 7#a7 the ,committees on ,veterans' 
,affairs of the ,house of               
,representatives and the ,senate2 and   
7#b7 the ,committees on ,appropriations 
of the ,house of ,representatives and   
the ,senate4  ,may #ag1 #bjbe,reported  
with an amendment1 committed to the     
,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be 
printed