IIB 112th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1484 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 6, 2011 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs AN ACT To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the appeals process of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Veterans Appeals Improvement Act of 2011.

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Waiver of regional office jurisdiction over incorporation of supplemental evidence into previously submitted claims

(a)

Waiver

Section 7104 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (f)If a claimant or the claimant’s representative submits new evidence in support of a case for which a substantive appeal has been filed, such evidence shall be submitted to the Board directly and not to the agency of jurisdiction, unless the claimant or the claimant’s representative requests that the evidence be reviewed by the agency of jurisdiction before being submitted to the Board. . (b)

Effective date

Subsection (f) of section 7104 of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a) of this section, shall apply with respect to evidence submitted on or after the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Passed the House of Representatives May 31, 2011. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.