,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gieb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #af1 #bjbf,mr4
 ,walkinshaw 7for himself and ,mr4      
,moylan7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,armed ,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend  
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
prohibit a reduction in the number of   
personnel assigned to duty with a       
service review agency1 to direct the    
,secretary of ,defense to submit a      
report regarding consideration of       
reviews and appeals of discharges or    
dismissals1 based on matters relating to
 post-traumatic stress disorder or      
traumatic brain injury1 to direct the   
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs to post
 a summary of such report online1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this act may be cited as the           
,streamline ,upgrades for ,veterans     
,act4  #b4 ,prohibition on reduction in 
the number of personnel assigned to duty
 with a service review agency ,section  

#aeei7;a7 of title #aj1 ,united ,states 
,code1 is amended by striking ,before   
,december #ca1 #bjbe and inserting      
,during the period beginning on the date
 of the enactment of the ,streamline    
,upgrades for ,veterans ,act and ending 
on ,december #ca1 #bjcj4  #c4 ,report on
 time required for a board to consider a
 review of a discharge or dismissal from
 the ,armed ,forces based on matters    
relating to post-traumatic stress       
disorder or traumatic brain injury  7a7 
,report required  7#a7 ,in general ,not 
later than #ahj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,defense1 acting through  
the ,under ,secretary of ,defense for   
,personnel and ,readiness1 in           
coordination with the ,secretaries of   
the military departments1 shall submit  
to the appropriate congressional        
committees a report regarding the       
periods required for a board established
 under section #aeeb or #aeec of title  
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 to make a   

determination in a case involving       
liberal consideration4  7#b7 ,elements  
,the report under paragraph 7#a7 shall  
include the following3  7,a7 ,an        
analysis of the time of such periods1   
disaggregated by military department4   
7,b7 ,an explanation of the differences 
between such periods1 disaggregated by  
military department4  7,c7 ,the number  
of personnel assigned to review1        
process1 and consider such cases4  7,d7 
,recommendations of the ,secretary of   
,defense1 which the ,secretary may      
develop in consultation with ,federal   
entities that serve members of the      
,armed ,forces or veterans1 to expedite 
the consideration of such cases4  7#c7  
,form ,the report shall be submitted in 
unclassified form4  7#d7 ,publication   
,the executive summary of the report    
shall be published on a publicly        
accessible website of-- 7,a7 the        
,department of ,defense2 and  7,b7 the  
,department of ,veterans ,affairs4  7b7 
,briefing ,not later than #cj days after

 submitting the report under subsection 
7a71 the ,secretary of ,defense shall   
provide to the appropriate congressional
 committees a briefing on the findings1 
conclusions1 and recommendations of such
 report4  7c7 ,definitions ,in this     
section3 7#a7 ,the term appropriate     
congressional committees means--  7,a7  
the ,committee on ,armed ,services of   
the ,house of ,representatives2  7,b7   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services of   
the ,senate2  7,c7 the ,committee on    
,veterans' ,affairs of the ,house of    
,representatives2 and  7,d7 the         
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs of the
 ,senate4  7#b7 ,the term liberal       
consideration is used as such term is   
used in section #aeeb7;h7 and #aeec7;d7 
of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code4