HR9046-118

Introduced

To amend title 38, United States Code, to reform and enhance the pay of Board of Veterans’ Appeals attorneys for recruitment and retention and to increase the decision quality and claims processing speed of the Board, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Jul 15, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend title 38, United States Code, to reform and enhance the pay of Board of Veterans’ Appeals attorneys for recruitment and retention and to increase the decision quality and claims processing speed of the Board, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors. The main policy domain is Defense, Veterans Affairs.

Who Benefits and How

defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors 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, defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HE9D8A326D63B455A8EBA5345DC28E787: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Board of Veterans’ Appeals Attorney Retention and Backlog Reduction Act.
  • Section HB56B6B0CD4B841AFA82592F4BAAA5DE3: 2. Board of veterans’ appeals attorney career enhancement Section 7101A(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— by inserting (1) before Members; and by...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend title 38, United States Code, to reform and enhance the pay of Board of Veterans’ Appeals attorneys for recruitment and retention and to increase the decision quality and claims processing speed of the Board, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors.

Key Policy Areas

Defense, Veterans Affairs

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend title 38, United States Code, to reform and enhance the pay of Board of Veterans’ Appeals attorneys for recruitment and retention and to increase the decision quality and claims processing speed of the Board, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors.

Policy Domains

Defense Veterans Affairs

Whole bill

Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors
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Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • federal implementing agencies
  • defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jul 15, 2024

Mr. McGarvey introduced the following bill; which was referred to …

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Defense Veterans Affairs
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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