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Union Calendar No. 74 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1823 
[Report No. 119–101] 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Comptroller General 
of the United States to report on certain funding shortfalls in the 
Department of Veterans Affairs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 4, 2025 
Mr. BERGMAN (for himself and Mr. BOST) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
MAY 17, 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 March 4, 2025] 
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A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Comp-
troller General of the United States to report on certain 
funding shortfalls in the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
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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 ‘‘VA Budget Shortfall 
Accountability Act’’. 
SECTION 2. FUNDING SHORTFALLS IN CERTAIN ADMINIS-
TRATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VET-
ERANS AFFAIRS: REVIEWS; REPORTS. 
(a) FIRST GAO REVIEW.— 
(1) REVIEW REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comp-
troller General of the United States shall begin a re-
view regarding the circumstances surrounding, and 
the causes of— 
(A) the shortfall in the funding of the Vet-
erans Benefits Administration for fiscal year 
2024; and 
(B) the expected shortfall in the funding of 
the Veterans Health Administration in fiscal 
year 2025. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The review under this sub-
section shall include the following elements: 
(A) A comparison of monthly obligations 
and expenditures in relevant accounts against 
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the spending plan of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs. 
(B) Any transfers between accounts de-
scribed in subparagraph (A). 
(C) The reasons for any significant diver-
sions of obligations or expenditures from such 
spending plan. 
(D) An analysis of the accuracy of any pro-
jections or estimates relevant to diversions de-
scribed in subparagraph (C). 
(E) Remedial actions the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs may take— 
(i) to improve the accuracy of sup-
porting information submitted under sec-
tion 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, 
with respect to the Department; and 
(ii) to prevent funding shortfalls for 
the Department. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after com-
pleting such review, the Comptroller General shall 
submit to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs a written 
report containing the results and findings of such re-
view. 
(b) SUBSEQUENT GAO REVIEWS.—In each of the five 
calendar years following the date of the enactment of this 
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Union Calendar No. 74 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1823 
[Report No. 119–101] 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the 
Comptroller General of the United States to re-
port on certain funding shortfalls in the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs. 
MAY 17, 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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