3.0.0 2138 2022-11-15T16:32:59Z 2022-11-15T16:32:59Z House H HR 2013-05-23 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. McCARTHY OF California:H.R. 2138.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 12,13,18.[Page H2956]]]> hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee Referred to 2013-11-06T19:19:37Z Referred to 2013-05-23T13:11:05Z hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Hearings by 2013-06-28T13:46:21Z Referred to 2013-06-11T14:01:14Z Referred to 2013-05-23T13:11:00Z 2013-11-06 hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Committee 2013-06-28 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2013-06-11 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Committee 2013-05-23 Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2013-05-23 Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2013-05-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-05-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001165 Rep. McCarthy, Kevin [R-CA-23] Kevin McCarthy R CA 23 N M001144 Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] Jeff Miller R FL 1 2013-05-23 True C001077 Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] Mike Coffman R CO 6 2013-05-23 True W000796 Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3] Lynn Westmoreland R GA A. 3 2013-06-06 False M001181 Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7] Patrick Meehan R PA 7 2013-06-06 False C001064 Rep. Campbell, John [R-CA-45] John Campbell R CA 45 2013-06-06 False C000059 Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-42] KEN CALVERT R CA 42 2013-06-06 False I000056 Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49] DARRELL ISSA R CA E. 49 2013-06-12 False R000598 Rep. Rothfus, Keith J. [R-PA-12] Keith Rothfus R PA J. 12 2013-06-12 False L000566 Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] Robert Latta R OH E. 5 2013-07-30 False Armed Forces and National Security Administrative law and regulatory procedures Congressional oversight Department of Veterans Affairs Disability assistance Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Health information and medical records Performance measurement Veterans' pensions and compensation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2013-05-23 Introduced in House 2013-08-23T20:34:20Z Ending VA Claims Disability Backlog and Accountability Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement the Strategic Plan to Eliminate the Compensation Claims Backlog (Plan) to ensure that, by Memorial Day (May 25) 2015, each VA disability claim is approved or denied within 125 days after its submission, with an accuracy rate of 98%. Requires a supplemental report from the Secretary to Congress on specific measures to assess implementation of the Plan and a detailed timeline to implement each initiative contained in the Plan.

Directs the Secretary to enter into agreements with the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration and the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to ensure that such Commissioner and DOD Secretary transfer to the VA disability or medical records the VA Secretary will use to evaluate a disability claim by not later than 30 days after the VA Secretary requests such records.

Requires the two Secretaries to submit to Congress, and implement, a plan to reduce to 30 days the time needed to provide members of the National Guard and the VA Secretary with the medical records of such members.

Requires the VA Secretary to establish a three-year training program for newly-hired VA claims processors.

Directs the Comptroller General to report to Congress every 90 days on the Secretary's progress in implementing the Plan.

]]> Ending VA Claims Disability Backlog and Accountability Act Display Title Ending VA Claims Disability Backlog and Accountability Act Short Titles as Introduced Ending VA Claims Disability Backlog and Accountability Act Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to resolve the backlog of disability claims of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2013-05-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr2138ih/xml/BILLS-113hr2138ih.xml 2013-11-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.