be designated to serve upon the Subcommittee 
on Appeals. 
(D) Two members appointed by the minor-
ity leader of the Senate, one of whom shall be 
designated to serve upon the Subcommittee on 
the Backlog of Claims and one of whom shall 
be designated to serve upon the Subcommittee 
on Appeals. 
(E) Three members appointed by the 
President, two of whom shall be designated to 
serve upon the Subcommittee on the Backlog of 
Claims and one of whom shall be designated to 
serve upon the Subcommittee on Appeals. 
(F) One member appointed by the Sec-
retary of Defense, whom shall be designated to 
serve upon the Subcommittee on the Backlog of 
Claims. 
(G) Two members appointed by the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs, one of whom shall be 
designated to serve upon the Subcommittee on 
the Backlog of Claims and one of whom shall 
be designated to serve upon the Subcommittee 
on Appeals. 
(H) One member appointed by the Chief 
Judge of the Court of Appeals for Veterans 
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Claims, whom shall be designated to serve upon 
the Subcommittee on Appeals. 
(2) SUBCOMMITTEES.—The Commission or 
Task Force shall have two subcommittees as follows: 
(A) A Subcommittee on the Backlog of 
Claims consisting of the eight members des-
ignated in accordance with paragraph (1). 
(B) A Subcommittee on Appeals consisting 
of the seven members designated in accordance 
with paragraph (1). 
(3) QUALIFICATIONS.—Each member appointed 
under paragraph (1) shall be appointed based on the 
experience of the member as a veteran or on the 
subject matter expertise or other relevant experience 
of the member. 
(4) ADVISORS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In addition to the 15 
members appointed under paragraph (1), the 
Commission or Task Force shall— 
(i) have five nonvoting, nonmember 
advisors, appointed by a majority of the 
Commission or Task Force, each from a 
different organization that represents the 
interests of veterans; and 
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(ii) seek advice from experts from 
nongovernmental organizations (including 
veterans service organizations and military 
organizations), the Internet technology in-
dustry, and the insurance industry. 
(B) ADVICE.—Individuals described in 
clause (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A) shall 
provide advice to both subcommittees described 
in paragraph (2). 
(5) CHAIRMAN.—The President shall designate 
a member of the Commission or Task Force who is 
appointed by the President and designated to serve 
upon the Subcommittee on the Backlog of Claims to 
serve as the chairman of the Commission or Task 
Force. The chairman may designate a member to 
serve as the chairman of the Subcommittee on the 
Backlog of Claims and a member to serve as the 
chairman of the Subcommittee on Appeals to chair 
such subcommittees as the designee of the chairman 
of the Commission or Task Force. 
(6) PERIOD
OF
APPOINTMENT.—Members of 
the Commission or Task Force shall be appointed 
for the life of the Commission or Task Force. A va-
cancy shall not affect its powers. 
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(7) VACANCY.—A vacancy on the Commission 
or Task Force shall be filled in the manner in which 
the original appointment was made. 
(8) APPOINTMENT
DEADLINE.—The appoint-
ment of members of the Commission or Task Force 
established in this section shall be made not later 
than 15 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(e) MEETINGS.— 
(1) INITIAL
MEETING.—The Commission or 
Task Force shall hold its first meeting not later 
than 15 days after the date on which a majority of 
the members are appointed. 
(2) MEETINGS.—The Commission or Task 
Force shall meet at the call of the chairman. 
(3) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of 
the Commission or Task Force shall constitute a 
quorum, but a lesser number may hold hearings. 
(f) POWERS OF THE COMMISSION OR TASK FORCE.— 
(1) HEARINGS.—The Commission or Task 
Force may hold such hearings, sit and act at such 
times and places, take such testimony, and receive 
such evidence as the Commission or Task Force con-
siders advisable to carry out the purposes of this 
section. 
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(2) INFORMATION FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
The Commission or Task Force may secure directly 
from any department or agency of the Federal Gov-
ernment such information as the Commission or 
Task Force considers necessary to carry out the pro-
visions of this section. Upon request of the chair-
man, the head of such department or agency shall 
furnish such information to the Commission or Task 
Force. 
(3) POSTAL
SERVICES.—The Commission or 
Task Force may use the United States mails in the 
same manner and under the same conditions as 
other departments and agencies of the Federal Gov-
ernment. 
(4) GIFTS.—The Commission or Task Force 
may accept, use, and dispose of gifts or donations of 
service or property. 
(g) PERSONNEL MATTERS.— 
(1) COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS.—Each mem-
ber of the Commission or Task Force who is not an 
officer or employee of the United States shall be 
compensated at a rate equal to the daily equivalent 
of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level 
IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of 
title 5, United States Code, for each day (including 
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travel time) during which the member is engaged in 
the performance of the duties of the Commission or 
Task Force. All members of the Commission or 
Task Force who are officers or employees of the 
United States shall serve without compensation in 
addition to that received for their services as officers 
or employees of the United States. 
(2) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—The members of the 
Commission or Task Force shall be allowed travel 
expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, 
at rates authorized for employees of agencies under 
subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States 
Code, while away from their homes or regular places 
of business in the performance of service of the 
Commission or Task Force. 
(3) STAFF.— 
(A) APPOINTMENT.—The chairman of the 
Commission or Task Force may, without regard 
to the civil service laws and regulations, appoint 
an executive director and such other personnel 
as may be necessary to enable the Commission 
or Task Force to perform its duties. The ap-
pointment of an executive director shall be sub-
ject to the approval of the Commission or Task 
Force. 
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(B) COMPENSATION.—The chairman of 
the Commission or Task Force may fix the 
compensation of the executive director and 
other personnel without regard to the provisions 
of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 
of title 5, United States Code, relating to classi-
fication of positions and General Schedule pay 
rates, except that the rate of pay for the execu-
tive director and other personnel may not ex-
ceed the rate payable for level V of the Execu-
tive Schedule under section 5316 of such title. 
(4) DETAIL
OF
GOVERNMENT
EMPLOYEES.— 
Upon request of the chairman of the Commission or 
Task Force, the head of any department or agency 
of the Federal Government may detail, on a nonre-
imbursable basis, any personnel of that department 
or agency to the Commission or Task Force to assist 
it in carrying out its duties. 
(5) PROCUREMENT OF TEMPORARY AND INTER-
MITTENT SERVICES.—The chairman of the Commis-
sion or Task Force may procure temporary and 
intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 
5, United States Code, at rates for individuals which 
do not exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate 
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of basic pay prescribed for level V of the Executive 
Schedule under section 5316 of such title. 
(h) TERMINATION
OF
COMMISSION
OR
TASK 
FORCE.—The Commission or Task Force shall terminate 
60 days after the date on which the Commission or Task 
Force submits the final comprehensive report under sub-
section (c)(3). 
(i) FUNDING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, upon 
the request of the chairman of the Commission or 
Task Force, make available to the Commission or 
Task Force such amounts as the Commission or 
Task Force may require to carry out the duties of 
the Commission or Task Force under this section. 
(2) AVAILABILITY.—Any sums made available 
to the Commission or Task Force shall remain avail-
able, without fiscal year limitation, until the termi-
nation of the Commission or Task Force. 
(j) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appeals process’’ means the 
process to appeal the determination by the Secretary 
of a claim beginning with the notice of disagreement 
filed pursuant to section 7105 of title 38, United 
States Code, and ending with the review of a deci-
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sion by the Supreme Court pursuant to section 
7292(c) of such title. 
(2) The term ‘‘Board’’ means the Board of Vet-
erans’ Appeals. 
(3) The term ‘‘strategic plan’’ means the Stra-
tegic Plan to Eliminate the Compensation Claims 
Backlog, published by the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs on January 25, 2013. 
SEC. 4. SUPPLEMENTAL REPORTS TO THE STRATEGIC 
PLAN TO ELIMINATE THE COMPENSATION 
CLAIMS BACKLOG. 
Not later than 60 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, and every 120 days thereafter until Me-
morial Day (May 25), 2015, the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs shall submit to Congress a supplemental report on 
the implementation by the Department of Veterans Affairs 
of the Strategic Plan to Eliminate the Compensation 
Claims Backlog. Each such report shall include— 
(1) verification that during the period covered 
by the report, each claim was approved or denied by 
not later than 125 days after the date on which the 
claim is submitted with an accuracy rate of 98 per-
cent, as specified in the Strategic Plan; 
(2) a description of the specific measures, pro-
cedures, and metrics used to assess the implementa-
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tion of the Strategic Plan for purposes of the supple-
mental report; and 
(3) a detailed timeline for the implementation 
of each initiative contained in the Strategic Plan. 
SEC. 5. EXPEDITION OF TRANSFER OF CERTAIN RECORDS. 
(a) SSA RECORDS.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs shall enter into an agreement with the Com-
missioner of the Social Security Administration to ensure 
that the Commissioner transfers to the Secretary disability 
or medical records of the Commissioner that the Secretary 
will use to evaluate a claim by not later than 30 days after 
the Secretary requests such records. 
(b) DOD RECORDS.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs shall enter into an agreement with the 
Secretary of Defense to ensure that the Secretary of De-
fense transfers to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs med-
ical records of members or former members of the Armed 
Forces that the Secretary will use to evaluate a claim by 
not later than 30 days after the Secretary requests such 
records. 
(c) NATIONAL GUARD RECORDS.—Not later than 60 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
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retary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense 
shall jointly— 
(1) submit to Congress a plan to reduce to 30 
days the amount of time needed to provide members 
of the National Guard and the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs with the medical records of such members, 
including by partnering with appropriate officials of 
Federal or State departments or agencies; and 
(2) implement such plan. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 
on the date that is one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
SEC. 6. CLAIMS PROCESSORS TRAINING. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs shall establish a training program to provide newly 
hired claims processors of the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs with training for a period of not less than two years. 
In carrying out such program, the Secretary shall identify 
successful claims processors of the Department who can 
assist in the training of newly hired claims processors. 
(b) ABILITY TO PROCESS CLAIMS.—The Secretary 
shall carry out the training program established under 
subsection (a) without increasing the amount of time in 
which claims are processed by the Department. 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 
on the date that is one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
SEC. 7. REPORT BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE 
UNITED STATES. 
Not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall submit to Congress a report on the progress 
of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in improving the time-
liness of claims processing and eliminating the backlog of 
claims. The report shall include any recommendations of 
the Comptroller General with respect to improving the 
ability of the Secretary to make such progress. 
SEC. 8. PRIORITY FOR PROCESSING CLAIMS OF THE DE-
PARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 51 of title 
38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 5109C. Priority for processing claims 
‘‘(a) PRIORITY.—In processing claims for compensa-
tion under this chapter, the Secretary shall provide the 
following claimants with priority over other claimants: 
‘‘(1) Veterans who have attained the age of 70. 
‘‘(2) Veterans who are terminally ill. 
‘‘(3) Veterans with life-threatening illnesses. 
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‘‘(4) Homeless veterans (as defined in section 
2002 of this title). 
‘‘(5) Veterans who were awarded the Medal of 
Honor. 
‘‘(6) Veterans who are former prisoners of war. 
‘‘(7) Veterans whose claims are being reviewed 
again in relation to a previously denied claim relat-
ing to military sexual trauma. 
‘‘(8) Veterans whom the Secretary determines, 
on a case-by-case basis, are seriously or very seri-
ously injured. 
‘‘(9) Veterans whom the Secretary determines, 
on a case-by-case basis, should be given priority 
under this section based on an application for good 
cause established by the Secretary. 
‘‘(b) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall prescribe 
regulations to carry out subsection (a).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 5109B the following new 
item: 
‘‘5109C. Priority for processing claims.’’. 
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SEC. 9. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION 
ABOUT PENDING AND COMPLETED CLAIMS 
FOR COMPENSATION UNDER THE LAWS AD-
MINISTERED BY THE SECRETARY OF VET-
ERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 51 of title 
38, United States Code, is amended by adding after sec-
tion 5109C, as added by section 106, the following new 
section: 
‘‘§ 5109D. Information about pending and completed 
claims 
‘‘(a) AVAILABILITY
OF INFORMATION.—The Sec-
retary shall maintain on the Internet website of the De-
partment publicly accessible information about pending 
and completed claims for compensation under chapter 11 
of this title. Such information shall include each of the 
following: 
‘‘(1) For each regional office and for the De-
partment as a whole— 
‘‘(A) the average number of days between 
the date of the submittal of a claim and the 
date of the decision with respect to the claim 
for each of the preceding three-month and one- 
year period; 
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‘‘(B) the average number of days such a 
claim is pending during the preceding three- 
month and one-year periods; 
‘‘(C) the quality and accuracy rating of the 
claims adjudication process during the pre-
ceding three-month and one-year periods; 
‘‘(D) the number of claims pending; 
‘‘(E) the number of pending claims that 
have been pending for more than 125 days; and 
‘‘(F) the number of claims completed dur-
ing— 
‘‘(i) the current month, to date; 
‘‘(ii) the month preceding the current 
month; 
‘‘(iii) the current calendar year, to 
date; and 
‘‘(iv) the calendar year preceding the 
current calendar year. 
‘‘(2) For each medical condition for which a 
claim for compensation is submitted, for each re-
gional office and for the Department as a whole— 
‘‘(A) the average number of days between 
the date of the submittal of a claim relating to 
such medical condition and the date of the deci-
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sion with respect to the claim for each of the 
preceding three-month and one-year period; 
‘‘(B) the average number of days such a 
claim is pending during the preceding three- 
month and one-year periods; 
‘‘(C) the quality and accuracy rating of the 
claims adjudication process as applied to claims 
relating to such medical condition during the 
preceding three-month and one-year periods; 
‘‘(D) the number of pending claims relat-
ing to such condition; 
‘‘(E) the number of such pending claims 
that have been pending for more than 125 days; 
and 
‘‘(F) the number of claims relating to such 
medical condition completed during— 
‘‘(i) the current month, to date; 
‘‘(ii) the month preceding current 
month; 
‘‘(iii) the current calendar year, to 
date; and 
‘‘(iv) the calendar year preceding the 
current calendar year. 
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‘‘(b) UPDATES.—The Secretary shall update the in-
formation on the website under subsection (a) not less fre-
quently than once every seven days.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding 
after the item relating to section 5109C, as added by sec-
tion 8, the following new item: 
‘‘5109D. Information about pending and completed claims.’’. 
SEC. 10. ANNUAL REPORT ON PROCESSING OF CLAIMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 51 of title 
38, United States Code, is amended by adding after sec-
tion 5109D, as added by section 9, the following new sec-
tion: 
‘‘§ 5109E. Annual report on processing of claims 
‘‘(a) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Secretary shall include 
in the annual report to Congress required under section 
529 of this title information on the following: 
‘‘(1) The automatic processing of claims for 
compensation. 
‘‘(2) The performance of any regional office 
that fails to meet the administrative goals of the re-
gional office with respect to timeliness and accuracy 
in processing claims for compensation. 
‘‘(3) The timeliness of receiving information 
pursuant to a request by the Secretary to the head 
of another department or agency of the United 
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States for information required by the Secretary in 
adjudicating a claim for compensation under chapter 
11 of this title. 
‘‘(b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—In carrying out sub-
section (a) to include information in the report required 
under section 529 of this title, the Secretary shall include 
the following: 
‘‘(1) With respect to the information required 
by subsection (a)(1)— 
‘‘(A) each medical condition for which 
claims relating to such condition were processed 
in an electronic automated fashion during the 
fiscal year covered by the report; 
‘‘(B) the feasibility of processing any addi-
tional medical conditions in an electronic auto-
mated fashion and any barriers to such proc-
essing, including any such barriers relating to 
the schedule for rating disabilities under section 
1155 of this title; 
‘‘(C) the number of claims for compensa-
tion relating to each medical condition sub-
mitted during such fiscal year; and 
‘‘(D) for each medical condition, the per-
centage of claims denied and the percentage of 
claims approved during such fiscal year. 
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‘‘(3) With respect to the information required 
by subsection (a)(3)— 
‘‘(A) the number of requests described in 
such paragraph made during the fiscal year 
covered by the report; and 
‘‘(B) the average response time for such 
requests made during each month of such fiscal 
year, as determined based on the period begin-
ning on the date on which the Secretary made 
the request and ending on the date on which 
the Secretary determines that the request is 
completed.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding 
after the item relating to section 5109D, as added by sec-
tion 9, the following new item: 
‘‘5109E. Annual report on processing of claims.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 5109E of title 38, 
United States Code, as added by subsection (a) shall take 
effect on the date that is one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 11. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS NOTICE OF 
AVERAGE TIMES FOR PROCESSING CLAIMS 
AND PERCENTAGE OF CLAIMS APPROVED. 
(a) PUBLIC NOTICE.—The Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs shall post the information described in subsection 
(c)— 
(1) in a conspicuous place in each regional of-
fice and claims intake facilities of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs; and 
(2) on the Internet website of the Department. 
(b) NOTICE TO APPLICANTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide 
to each person who submits a claim for benefits 
under the laws administered by the Secretary before 
the person submits such claim— 
(A) notice of the information described in 
subsection (c); and 
(B) notice that, during the period ending 
on August 6, 2015, the person is eligible to re-
ceive up to an extra year of benefits payments 
if the person files an original claim that is fully 
developed. 
(2) ACKNOWLEDGMENT
OF
RECEIPT
OF
NO-
TICE.—Each person who submits a claim for bene-
fits under the laws administered by the Secretary 
shall include in such application a signed form ac-
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knowledging that the person received the informa-
tion described in subsection (c). 
(c) INFORMATION DESCRIBED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The information described in 
this subsection is the following: 
(A) The average processing time of the 
claims described in paragraph (2) and the per-
centage of such submitted claims for which ben-
efits are awarded. 
(B) The percentage of each of the fol-
lowing types of submitted claims for benefits 
under the laws administered by the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs for which benefits are award-
ed: 
(i) Claims filed by veterans who au-
thorized a veterans service organization to 
act on the veterans’ behalf under a durable 
power of attorney. 
(ii) Claims filed by veterans who au-
thorized a person other than a veterans 
service organization to act on the veterans’ 
behalf under a durable power of attorney. 
(iii) Claims filed by veterans who did 
not authorize a person to act on the vet-
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erans’ behalf under a durable power of at-
torney. 
(2) CLAIMS DESCRIBED.—The claims described 
in this paragraph are each of the following types of 
claims for benefits under the laws administered by 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs: 
(A) A fully developed claim that is sub-
mitted in standard electronic form. 
(B) A fully developed claim that is sub-
mitted in standard paper form. 
(C) A claim that is not fully developed that 
is submitted in standard electronic form. 
(D) A claim that is not fully developed 
that is submitted in standard paper form. 
(E) A claim that is not fully developed that 
is submitted in nonstandard paper form. 
(3) UPDATE OF INFORMATION.—The informa-
tion described in this subsection shall be updated not 
less frequently than once each fiscal quarter. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 
on the date that is one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
SEC. 12. CLAIM DEFINED. 
Except as otherwise provided, in this Act, the term 
‘‘claim’’ means a claim for disability compensation under 
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the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs. 
Æ 
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H4766
tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with BILLS