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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 806 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the requirement 

for annual reports on Comptroller General reviews of the accuracy of 

Department of Veterans Affairs medical budget submissions, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 25, 2013 

Ms. BROWNLEY of California introduced the following bill; which was referred 

to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

A BILL 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent 

the requirement for annual reports on Comptroller General reviews of the accuracy of Department of Veterans 

Affairs medical budget submissions, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. PERMANENT REQUIREMENT FOR ANNUAL RE2 PORTS ON COMPTROLLER GENERAL RE3 VIEWS OF THE ACCURACY OF DEPARTMENT 

4 OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL BUDGET 

5 SUBMISSIONS. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 117 of title 38, United 

7 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol8 lowing new subsection: 

9 ‘‘(e) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW OF THE AC10 CURACY OF MEDICAL CARE BUDGET SUBMISSION IN RE11 LATION TO BASELINE HEALTH CARE MODEL PROJEC12 TION.—(1) The Comptroller General of the United States 

13 shall conduct a review of each budget of the President for 

14 a fiscal year that is submitted to Congress pursuant to 

15 section 1105(a) of title 31 in order to assess whether or 

16 not the relevant components of the amounts requested in 

17 such budget for such fiscal year for the medical care ac18 counts of the Department specified in subsection (c) are 

19 consistent with estimates of the resources required by the 

20 Department for the provision of medical care and services 

21 in such fiscal year, as forecast using the Enrollee Health 

22 Care Projection Model, or other methodologies used by the 

23 Department. 

24 ‘‘(2)(A) Not later than 120 days after the date on 

25 which the President submits a budget request for under 

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1 troller General shall submit to the Committees on Vet2 erans’ Affairs, Appropriations, and the Budget of the Sen3 ate and the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs, Appropria4 tions, and the Budget of the House of Representatives and 

5 to the Secretary a report on the review conducted under 

6 paragraph (1) for the year or years covered by such budg7 et request. 

8 ‘‘(B) Each report under this paragraph shall include, 

9 for the fiscal year covered by the report, the following: 

10 ‘‘(i) An assessment of the review conducted 

11 under paragraph (1). 

12 ‘‘(ii) The basis for such assessment. 

13 ‘‘(iii) Such additional information as the Comp14 troller General determines appropriate. 

15 ‘‘(C) Each report submitted under this subsection 

16 shall also be made available to the public.’’. 

17 (b) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 4 of the Vet18 erans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act 

19 of 2009 (Public Law 111–81) is hereby repealed. 

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