gional offices of the Department, including at 
least three regional offices in each such district. 
(2) VETERAN ENGAGEMENT TEAM EVENTS.— 
During each Veteran Engagement Team event, the 
Secretary shall provide assistance to veterans in 
completing and adjudicating claims for disability 
compensation under chapter 11 of title 38, United 
States Code, and for pension under chapter 15 of 
such title. The Secretary shall ensure that— 
(A) all Veteran Engagement Team events 
occur during the normal business hours of the 
sponsoring regional office; 
(B) the events are carried out at different 
locations within the jurisdiction of each regional 
office and at least 50 miles from any regional 
office; 
(C) a sufficient number of physicians (to 
be available for opinions only), veteran service 
representatives and rating veteran service rep-
resentatives, and other personnel are available 
at the events to initiate, update, and finalize 
the completion and adjudication of claims; 
(D) veterans service organizations have ac-
cess to the events for purposes of providing as-
sistance to veterans; and 
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(E) a veteran who is unable to complete 
and adjudicate a claim at an event is informed 
of what additional information or actions are 
needed to finalize the claim. 
(b) LOCATION.—In selecting locations for Veteran 
Engagement Team events under this section, the Sec-
retary shall— 
(1) coordinate with veteran service organiza-
tions and State and local veterans agencies; and 
(2) seek to select locations that are community- 
based and easily accessible. 
(c) TRANSFER OF PERSONNEL.— 
(1) PHYSICIANS.—The Secretary may not per-
manently transfer any physician employed by the 
Veterans Health Administration for the purpose of 
staffing a Veteran Engagement Team event. 
(2) PAYMENT OF SALARIES.—Any amount pay-
able to an employee of the Department for work per-
formed at a Veteran Engagement Team event is 
payable only from amounts otherwise available for 
the payment of the salary of the employee. No addi-
tional amounts are authorized to be appropriated 
under this section for the payment of salaries for 
Department employee. 
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(d) OTHER AUTHORITIES.—In carrying out the pilot 
program under this section, the Secretary may— 
(1) coordinate with States, local governments, 
nonprofit organizations, and private sector entities 
to use facilities to host Veteran Engagement Team 
events for no or minimal costs; and 
(2) accept, on a without compensation basis, 
services provided by non-Department physicians in 
rendering medical opinions relating to claims for 
compensation and pension. 
(e) CUSTOMER SATISFACTION SURVEYS.—In car-
rying out the pilot program under this section, the Sec-
retary shall collect and analyze information about the cus-
tomer satisfaction of veterans who have received assist-
ance at an Veteran Engagement Team event. 
(f) REPORTS.—Not later than April 30, 2017, and 
annually thereafter beginning on October 1, 2017, for the 
duration of the program, the Secretary shall submit to 
Congress a report on the implementation and effectiveness 
of the events. Such report shall include— 
(1) the number and types of claims completed 
and adjudicated at the events; 
(2) the number and types of claims for which 
assistance was sought at the events that were not 
completed or adjudicated at the events and the rea-
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sons such claims were not completed or adjudicated; 
and 
(3) an analysis of the customer satisfaction of 
veterans who have received assistance at an event 
based on the information collected under subsection 
(e). 
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