[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4147 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4147

 To direct the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs and the Deputy Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Economic 
  Opportunity to submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the 
Senate and House of Representatives a report regarding the information 
    technology of the Department that is used in administering the 
educational benefits administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 4, 2014

  Mr. Takano introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs and the Deputy Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Economic 
  Opportunity to submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the 
Senate and House of Representatives a report regarding the information 
    technology of the Department that is used in administering the 
educational benefits administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
                        and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Student Veterans IT Upgrade Act''.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS EDUCATION INFORMATION 
              TECHNOLOGY.

    (a) Report.--The Chief Information Officer of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, in coordination with the Deputy Under Secretary for 
Economic Opportunity, shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' 
Affairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the 
information technology system of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
that is used in connection with the administration of educational 
benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 
The report shall include the following:
            (1) The status, as of the date of the report, of such 
        system.
            (2) The plan with respect to such system that was submitted 
        to Congress prior to the date of the report.
            (3) An action plan describing how the Chief Information 
        Officer and the Deputy Under Secretary for Economic Opportunity 
        intend to finalize such system.
            (4) The anticipated cost of upgrading such system.
    (b) Annual Briefing.--The Chief Information Officer and the Deputy 
Under Secretary for Economic Opportunity shall update the committees 
specified in subsection (a) at least annually on any progress made in 
upgrading the information technology system of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs that is used in connection with the administration of 
educational benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs.
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