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Union Calendar No. 216 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3854 
[Report No. 119–260] 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit a plan to expand 
the use of certain automation tools in the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 9, 2025 
Mr. VALADAO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
SEPTEMBER 9, 2025 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 9, 2025] 
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A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit a 
plan to expand the use of certain automation tools in 
the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other pur-
poses. 
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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 ‘‘Modernizing All Vet-
erans and Survivors Claims Processing Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS ANNUAL RE-
PORT ON CAUSES OF DEATH AMONG VET-
ERANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchaper II of chapter 5 of title 
38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 534. Annual report on causes of death among vet-
erans 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall submit to the 
Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate an annual report that contains data 
and information on causes of death among veterans. 
‘‘(b) ELEMENTS.—Such report shall include— 
‘‘(1) for each veteran that died during the period 
covered by the report an identification of— 
‘‘(A) whether such veteran had a service- 
connected disability rated as total; 
‘‘(B) the primary cause of death; 
‘‘(C) the secondary cause of death, if appli-
cable; and 
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‘‘(D) the manner of death; 
‘‘(2) for each primary cause of death identified 
pursuant to paragraph (1), a statement of the total 
number of veterans that died from such primary 
cause of death during the period covered by the re-
port; and 
‘‘(3) for each manner of death identified pursu-
ant to paragraph (1), a statement of the total number 
of veterans that died in such manner during the pe-
riod covered by the report. 
‘‘(c) SUNSET.—This section shall terminate on the date 
that is five years after the date of the enactment of the Jus-
tice for America’s Veterans and Survivors Act of 2025.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of chapter 5 of such title is amended by in-
serting after the item relating to section 533 the following 
new item: 
‘‘534. Annual report on causes of death among veterans’’. 
SEC. 3. PLAN FOR USE OF AUTOMATION TOOLS TO PROC-
ESS CLAIMS UNDER LAWS ADMINISTERED BY 
THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs 
of the Senate and House of Representatives the plan of the 
Secretary to make available, to the maximum extent prac-
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ticable, an automation tool described in subsection (b) to 
elements of the Department of Veterans Affairs for the pur-
pose of processing claims under laws administered by the 
Secretary. 
(b) AUTOMATION TOOL DESCRIBED.—An automation 
tool described in this subsection is a technology developed 
for the Compensation Service of the Veterans Benefits Ad-
ministration that— 
(1) automates the retrieval of the service record 
or health records of a veteran; 
(2) compiles evidence relevant to the determina-
tion of a claim for benefits under laws administered 
by the Secretary; 
(3) provides automated decision support relevant 
to such a determination; 
(4) automates information sharing between Fed-
eral agencies; and 
(5) assists in generating correspondence regard-
ing such a claim. 
(c) ANALYSIS.—In developing the plan required under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall conduct an analysis of 
each of the following: 
(1) The feasibility and benefits of the use of an 
automation tool described in subsection (b) by ele-
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(3) Program offices of the Veterans Benefits Ad-
ministration, as determined by the Secretary. 
(4) The Debt Management Center. 
(5) The Board of Veterans’ Appeals. 
SEC. 4. OTHER REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO TECH-
NOLOGY AT DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF-
FAIRS. 
(a) AUTOMATIC NOTICES REGARDING BENEFITS FOR 
CERTAIN CHILDREN OF VETERANS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs shall implement policies, processes, 
and technological capabilities, including in the Na-
tional Work Queue (or successor system), to ensure 
that, in the case of any covered situation, a claims 
processors is made aware of, and assigned to address, 
such covered situation. 
(2) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) The term ‘‘covered situation’’ means— 
(i) any increase in the amount of de-
pendency compensation paid to a bene-
ficiary for a child under the laws adminis-
tered by the Secretary; and 
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(ii) any educational assistance paid to 
the child of a veteran under the laws ad-
ministered by the Secretary. 
(B) The term ‘‘child’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 101(4)(A)(iii) of title 38, 
United States Code. 
(b) CORRECT LABELING OF DOCUMENTS.—Not later 
than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ 
Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a plan 
to ensure that documents in the Veterans Benefits Manage-
ment System (or any successor system) are correctly labeled 
when such documents are uploaded, including when such 
documents are labeled using automation tools. 
SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN LIMITS ON PAYMENTS OF 
PENSION. 
Section 5503(d)(7) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘November 30, 2031’’ and inserting 
‘‘January 31, 2032’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 216 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3854 
[Report No. 119–260] 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to sub-
mit a plan to expand the use of certain automa-
tion tools in the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
and for other purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 9, 2025 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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