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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6874 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to implement a system or process 
to actively monitor the veteran self-service and data transmission func-
tions of the main internet website of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
for certain adverse events, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 19, 2023 
Mr. ROSENDALE (for himself and Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to implement 
a system or process to actively monitor the veteran self- 
service and data transmission functions of the main 
internet website of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
for certain adverse events, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Vet-
erans Affairs Watching over Electronic Benefits Act’’ or 
the ‘‘VA WEB Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. SYSTEM OR PROCESS TO ACTIVELY MONITOR CER-
TAIN FUNCTIONS OF THE COVERED WEBSITE 
FOR ADVERSE EVENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs shall develop and implement a system or 
process to actively monitor certain functions of the covered 
website, including covered features and any underlying 
interface or system, for adverse events. The Secretary may 
use the authority under section 701(a) of the Sergeant 
First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Ad-
dress Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022 (Public Law 
117–168; 38 U.S.C. 324 note) to carry out this sub-
section. 
(b) SYSTEM OR PROCESS REQUIREMENTS.—The Sec-
retary shall ensure that the system or process developed 
under subsection (a) is designed to monitor, and log and 
store data, with respect to— 
(1) the volume of traffic to the covered website; 
(2) the number of submissions made using a 
covered feature; 
(3) software updates or other modifications to 
a covered feature or underlying interface or system; 
(4) needs, deficiencies, or obsolescence of a cov-
ered feature or underlying interface or system; 
(5) adverse events, including— 
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(A) the date and time of any such adverse 
event; 
(B) the number of users of the covered 
website who were affected by the adverse event; 
(C) the number of submissions affected by 
the adverse event; and 
(D) any factor related to an underlying 
interface or system that caused or contributed 
to the adverse event; and 
(6) any other factors, as determined by the Sec-
retary. 
(c) NOTICE AND REPORT REGARDING CERTAIN AD-
VERSE EVENTS.— 
(1) NOTICE.—In the case of any significant ad-
verse event affecting the covered website, not later 
than 30 days after the date of such event, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ 
Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives 
notice of the event, including a description of the 
event. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after re-
ceiving a request from the Chair of the Committee 
on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate or the Chair of 
the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of 
Representatives for a report about an adverse event, 
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including a significant adverse event, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
report on the adverse event covered by the request. 
Each such report shall include— 
(A) a description of the adverse event; 
(B) the date and time when the adverse 
event began and ended; 
(C) the number of users of the covered 
website who were affected; 
(D) the number of submissions made using 
a covered feature that were affected; and 
(E) a description of any underlying inter-
face or system that was affected. 
(3) SUNSET.—The requirements under this 
subsection shall expire on the date that is seven 
years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(d) REPORT REGARDING EXERCISE OF CERTAIN AU-
THORITY.—If the Secretary exercises authority under sec-
tion 701(a) of the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson 
Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics 
Act of 2022 (Public Law 117–168; 38 U.S.C. 324 note) 
to carry out subsection (a), not later than 30 days after 
the date on which the Secretary first exercises such au-
thority for such purpose, the Secretary shall submit to the 
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