3.0.0 517 2023-01-11T13:29:01Z 2023-01-11T13:29:01Z House HR 2015-01-22 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 11 (Thursday, January 22, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. TITUS:H.R. 517.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I, Section 8, Amendment XVI, of theUnited States Constitution[Page H534]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2015-02-06T22:27:54Z Referred to 2015-01-22T14:07:45Z 2015-02-06 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Committee 2015-01-22 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2015-01-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-01-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000468 Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] Dina Titus D NV 1 N R000577 Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] TIM RYAN D OH 13 2015-11-16 False Armed Forces and National Security Administrative remedies Advisory bodies Congressional oversight Department of Veterans Affairs Federal appellate courts Government studies and investigations Specialized courts Veterans' pensions and compensation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2015-01-22 Introduced in House 2015-03-17T21:40:26Z Establishes an Appeals Task Force to evaluate the backlog of appeals of claims within the Board of Veterans' Appeals and the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (Court).

Requires the Task Force to study: (1) the anticipated surge in appeals of claims; and (2) possible improvements to the appeals process, including whether substantive and structural changes to the overall appeals process are required.

Directs the Task Force to submit to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Chairman of the Board of Veterans' Appeals, and the Court a feasible, timely, and cost effective plan to eliminate the backlog of appeals based on the remedies and solutions it identifies. Requires the Secretary, Chairman, and Court to: (1) fully consider those remedies and solutions, (2) implement those the Secretary deems appropriate, and (3) submit to Congress justification for failing to implement any such remedy or solution.

]]> To establish a task force to evaluate the backlog of appeals to claims submitted to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Display Title To establish a task force to evaluate the backlog of appeals to claims submitted to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Official Title as Introduced To establish a task force to evaluate the backlog of appeals to claims submitted to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr517ih/xml/BILLS-114hr517ih.xml 2015-02-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. 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.