,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cega  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ba1 #bjbe,mrs4  
,torres ( ,cali=nia introduc$ ! foll[+  
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
direct ! ,inspector ,g5]al ( ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to submit to       
,congress a report on ! backlog (       
disability comp5sation claims submitt$  
to ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,vet]ans ,adm9i/ration ,backlog         
,acc\ntability ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4       
,inspector ,g5]al report on backlog (   
disability comp5sation claims submitt$  
to ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  7a7   
,report ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !    
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,inspector ,g5]al ( ! ,dep>tm5t (       
,vet]ans ,affairs %all submit to        
,congress a report on ! backlog (       
disability comp5sation claims submitt$  
to ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs      
pursuant to *apt] #aa ( title #ch1      

,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 p5d+ be=e !        
,vet]ans ,b5efits ,adm9i/ration or !    
,bo>d ( ,vet]ans' ,appeals4  7b7 ,matt]s
 includ$ ,! report "u subsection 7a7    
%all include ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,a          
description ( ! /atus ( ! backlog       
describ$ 9 su* subsection4  7#b7 ,an    
assessm5t ( h[ ! ,secret>y is address+  
su* backlog1 includ+ h[ ! ,secret>y is  
recruit+ /aff to fill op5 positions )9 !
 ,dep>tm5t us+ au?orities or am\nts     
available "u ! ,honor+ our ,,pact ,act (
 #bjbb 7,public ,law #aag-afh74  7#c7   
,an assessm5t ( ! effect ( any r$uction 
9 /aff+ at ! ,dep>tm5t s9ce ,janu>y #bj1
 #bjbe1 affects su* backlog4  7#d7 ,an  
assessm5t ( h[ su* backlog affects !    
av]age am\nt ( "t claimants :o h        
submitt$ disability comp5sation claims  
pursuant to *apt] #aa ( title #ch1      
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 wait = ! ,secret>y 
to adjudicate ^? claims4  7#e7 ,an      
assessm5t ( h[ ! ,secret>y is prep>+ to 
address ! pr$ict$ #ej p]c5t increase 9  
su* claims result+ f ! ,honor+ our      

,,pact ,act ( #bjbb 7,public ,law       
#aag-afh74  7#f7 ,an ov]view ( h[ new   
te*nologies1 su* z automat$ decision    
support te*nology1 h contribut$ to !    
r$uction ( su* backlog4  7#g7           
,recomm5dations by ! ,inspector ,g5]al  
to fur!r r$uce su* backlog4