HR7919-118

Introduced

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for certain revisions to the manual of the Veterans Benefits Administration and to improve the quality of the adjudication of claims for benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Apr 10, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for certain revisions to the manual of the Veterans Benefits Administration and to improve the quality of the adjudication of claims for benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Veterans Affairs, Defense.

Who Benefits and How

federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H725BE16C266740DDB7777B67FC4A84AE: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Claims Quality Improvement Act of 2024.
  • Section H95F53639F7CF47CC86D2469B8DEE7801: 2. Review of certain revisions to manuals of Veterans Benefits Administration required; training program for certain employees of Department of Veterans...
  • Section HE9E3084FF01A4242959CAE0596B74B2B: 3. Improvements to system for adjudication of claims for benefits under laws administered by Secretary of Veterans Affairs Section 7101 of title 38, United...
  • Section H39F79F35C072428789AAFE2FB9E44C56: 7101B. Training program for Members of Board on timely and correct adjudication of appeals The Secretary, in conjunction with the Chairman of the Board of...
  • Section H8012374D838F4794B6785D64FA60D7C7: 7114. Annual reports on Board of Veterans’ Appeals The Chairman of the Board shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for certain revisions to the manual of the Veterans Benefits Administration and to improve the quality of the adjudication of claims for benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Veterans Affairs, Defense

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for certain revisions to the manual of the Veterans Benefits Administration and to improve the quality of the adjudication of claims for benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Veterans Affairs Defense

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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federal agencies and legislative administrators: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
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federal implementing agencies: ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Apr 10, 2024

Mr. Luttrell (for himself, Ms. Stefanik, and Mr. Bilirakis) introduced …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Veterans Affairs Defense
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

2 terms
"covered employee" §H39F79F35C072428789AAFE2FB9E44C56

an employee of the Board who is— not a member of the Board

"covered employee" §HE9E3084FF01A4242959CAE0596B74B2B

an employee of the Board who is— not a member of the Board

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