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<dc:title>118 S897 IS: Expedite Veteran Appeals Act of 2023</dc:title>
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<dc:date>2023-03-21</dc:date>
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<distribution-code display="yes">II</distribution-code><congress>118th CONGRESS</congress><session>1st Session</session><legis-num>S. 897</legis-num><current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber><action><action-date date="20230321">March 21, 2023</action-date><action-desc><sponsor name-id="S314">Mr. Tester</sponsor> (for himself and <cosponsor name-id="S347">Mr. Moran</cosponsor>) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the <committee-name committee-id="SSVA00">Committee on Veterans' Affairs</committee-name></action-desc></action><legis-type>A BILL</legis-type><official-title>To amend title 38, United States Code, to make a permanent increase in the number of judges presiding over the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, and for other purposes.</official-title></form><legis-body display-enacting-clause="yes-display-enacting-clause"><section section-type="section-one" id="S1"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Expedite Veteran Appeals Act of 2023</short-title></quote>.</text></section><section id="id6DBAF23A43914AE4B789D1B549EC0993"><enum>2.</enum><header>Permanent increase in number of judges presiding over Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 7253(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>seven</quote> and inserting <quote>nine</quote>.</text></section></legis-body></bill> 

