[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5944 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5944

 To direct the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
      to submit to Congress a report on the backlog of disability 
  compensation claims submitted to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 9, 2021

  Mrs. Torres of California introduced the following bill; which was 
             referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
      to submit to Congress a report on the backlog of disability 
  compensation claims submitted to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Administration Backlog 
Accountability Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORT ON BACKLOG OF DISABILITY COMPENSATION 
              CLAIMS SUBMITTED TO DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    (a) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs shall submit to Congress a report on the backlog of 
disability compensation claims.
    (b) Matters Included.--The report under subsection (a) shall 
include the following:
            (1) The status of the backlog described in such subsection.
            (2) How the Secretary is addressing the backlog.
            (3) How the backlog is affecting the amount of time a 
        claimant is waiting for the Secretary to adjudicate the claim.
            (4) Recommendations to improve the backlog.
    (c) Backlog of Disability Compensation Claims.--The term ``backlog 
of disability compensation claims'' means a backlog of disability 
compensation claims submitted to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
pursuant to chapter 11 of title 38, United States Code, pending before 
the Veterans Benefits Administration or the Board of Veterans' Appeals.
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