118 HR 9046 IH: Board of Veterans’ Appeals Attorney Retention and Backlog Reduction Act U.S. House of Representatives 2024-07-15 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I118th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 9046IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJuly 15, 2024Mr. McGarvey introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' AffairsA BILLTo amend title 38, United States Code, to reform and enhance the pay of Board of Veterans’ Appeals attorneys for recruitment and retention and to increase the decision quality and claims processing speed of the Board, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Board of Veterans’ Appeals Attorney Retention and Backlog Reduction Act.

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Board of veterans’ appeals attorney career enhancement

Section 7101A(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—(1)by inserting (1) before Members; and (2)by inserting at the end the following new paragraph:(2)An individual employed by the Board as a non-supervisory attorney may be promoted to grade GS–15 of the General Schedule..