,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ggj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #bh1        
#bjbe,mr4 ,gottheimer introduced the    
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of 
,veterans ,affairs to report on certain 
appeals1 resources1 and health care     
systems of the ,department of ,veterans 
,affairs4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,accountability for 
,veterans ,act4  #b4 ,report on certain 
appeals1 resources1 and health care     
systems of the ,department of ,veterans 
,affairs ,not later than #ahj days after
 the date of the enactment of this ,act1
 the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs   
shall submit to the ,committees on      
,veterans' ,affairs of the ,house of    
,representatives and the ,senate a      
report on-- 7#a7 reasons why there is a 
backlog of appeals of claims for        
disability benefits under laws          
administered by the ,secretary2  7#b7   

ways to increase the amount of          
information1 resources1 and tools       
provided by the ,secretary to members of
 the ,armed ,forces and spouses of such 
members participating in the ,transition
 ,assistance ,program under sections    
#aadb and #aadd of title #aj1 ,united   
,states ,code2 and  7#c7 the persistent 
management problems impacting #a-star   
health care systems of the ,department  
of ,veterans ,affairs4