3.0.0 6078 2023-01-11T13:33:47Z 2023-01-11T13:33:47Z House HR 2016-09-20 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 142 (Tuesday, September 20, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. AGUILAR:H.R. 6078.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 1 of Section 8 and Clause 18 of Section 8, ofArticle 1 of the United States Constitution.[Page H5711]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2016-09-26T17:49:55Z Referred to 2016-09-20T16:02:20Z 2016-09-26 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Committee 2016-09-20 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2016-09-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-09-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress A000371 Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-31] Pete Aguilar D CA 31 N C001059 Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-16] Jim Costa D CA 16 2016-09-26 False Armed Forces and National Security Armed Forces and National Security 00 2016-09-20 Introduced in House 2016-11-17T16:09:57Z VA Accountability for Location of Records Act or the VALOR Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to furnish, within 14 days after receiving a request, any record in its custody pertaining to a claim, or relating to the military service or medical records of a veteran, that the VA is otherwise authorized to furnish to the requester.

If the VA is unable to furnish a record by such time, it shall inform the requester within 10 days after receiving the request of the reason for the delay and the estimated date on which the record will be furnished.

]]> VA Accountability for Location of Records Act Display Title VA Accountability for Location of Records Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs efficiently furnishes certain records in the custody of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced VA Accountability for Location of Records Act Short Titles as Introduced VALOR Act Introduced in House 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr6078ih/xml/BILLS-114hr6078ih.xml 2016-09-26 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.