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to a national emergency declared by the President under the 
National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), State active 
duty in response to a major disaster declared by the President 
under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170),’’ after ‘‘full- 
time National Guard duty,’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (15) as paragraph (16); 
and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (14) the following new 
paragraph (15): 
‘‘(15) The term ‘State active duty’ means training or other 
duty, other than inactive duty, performed by a member of 
the National Guard of a State— 
‘‘(A) not under section 502 of title 32 or under title 
10; 
‘‘(B) in service to the Governor of a State; and 
‘‘(C) for which the member is not entitled to pay from 
the Federal Government.’’. 
SEC. 7005. REPAYMENT OF MISUSED BENEFITS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6107(b) of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘In any case in which 
a fiduciary described in paragraph (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘In any 
case not covered by subsection (a) in which a fiduciary’’; 
(2) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2). 
(b) APPLICATION.—The amendments made by subsection (a) 
shall apply with respect to any determination by the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs made on or after the date of the enactment 
of this Act regarding the misuse of benefits by a fiduciary. 
SEC. 7006. EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN TRANSFERS. 
Section 7364(b)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘Any amounts 
so transferred after September 30, 2016, shall be available without 
regard to fiscal year limitations, notwithstanding section 1535(d) 
of title 31.’’. 
SEC. 7007. REPORT AND PLANNED ACTIONS OF THE SECRETARY OF 
VETERANS AFFAIRS TO ADDRESS CERTAIN HIGH-RISK 
AREAS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
in consultation with the Comptroller General of the United States, 
shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate 
and House of Representatives a report outlining the plan the Sec-
retary has developed and the actions the Secretary has taken to 
address the areas of concern identified by the Comptroller General 
for the Department of Veterans Affairs in the 2019 High-Risk 
List of the Government Accountability Office (GAO–19–157SP) 
regarding— 
(1) acquisition management; and 
(2) managing risks and improving health care. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) shall include 
each of the following: 
(1) Root causes of the areas of concern described in para-
graphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a).
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(2) Corrective actions and specific steps to address each 
root cause, including— 
(A) the progress of the Secretary in implementing those 
actions and steps; and 
(B) timelines and milestones the Secretary determines 
feasible to complete each corrective action. 
(3) Resources the Secretary determines are necessary to 
implement corrective actions, including— 
(A) funding; 
(B) stakeholders; 
(C) technology; and 
(D) senior officials responsible for implementing the 
corrective actions and reporting results. 
(4) Metrics for assessing progress in addressing the areas 
of concern described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection 
(a). 
(5) Key outcomes that demonstrate progress in addressing 
the areas of concern described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
subsection (a). 
(6) Obstacles to implementation of the plan that the Sec-
retary identifies. 
(7) Recommendations of the Secretary regarding legislation 
or funding the Secretary determines necessary to implement 
the plan. 
(8) Any other information the Secretary determines is rel-
evant to understanding the progress of the Department toward 
the removal of the areas of concern from the High Risk List. 
(c) ANNUAL UPDATES.— 
(1) UPDATE REQUIRED.—Not less than once each year during 
the implementation period under paragraph (2), the Secretary 
shall submit to Congress an update regarding implementation 
of each element of the plan under subsection (b). 
(2) IMPLEMENTATION PERIOD.—The implementation period 
described in this paragraph begins on the date on which the 
Secretary submits the report required under subsection (a) 
and ends on the earlier of the following dates: 
(A) The date on which the Comptroller General 
removes the last area of concern for the Department from 
the most recent High-Risk List of the Government Account-
ability Office. 
(B) The date that is 8 years after the date on which 
the Secretary submits the plan required under subsection 
(a). 
SEC. 7008. ANNUAL REPORT BY SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
ON IMPLEMENTATION OF PRIORITY RECOMMENDATIONS 
OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES 
PERTAINING TO DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) ANNUAL REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 270 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and not less than once 
during each of the subsequent 3 years, the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of 
the Senate and House of Representatives and to the Comptroller 
General of the United States a report on the implementation of 
priority recommendations of the Comptroller General that pertain 
to the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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(b) CONTENTS.—Each report submitted under subsection (a) 
shall include, for the period covered by the report, the following: 
(1) The progress of the Secretary in implementing all open 
priority recommendations of the Comptroller General for the 
Department of Veterans Affairs. 
(2) An explanation for each instance where the Secretary 
has decided not to implement, or has not fully implemented, 
an open priority recommendation of the Comptroller General 
for the Department. 
(3) A summary of the corrective actions taken and 
remaining steps the Secretary plans to take to implement open 
priority recommendations of the Comptroller General. 
(c) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT CERTAIN REQUIRED REPORTS 
OR WRITTEN STATEMENTS.—The report under this section shall not 
be construed to supplant any report or written statement required 
under section 720 of title 31, United States Code. 
SEC. 7009. CLARIFICATION OF METHODS USED TO MONITOR COMPLI-
ANCE 
WITH 
CERTAIN 
LIMITATIONS 
ON 
SUBCON-
TRACTING. 
Section 8127(k)(3)(A) of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘and any other’’ and inserting ‘‘or any other’’. 
SEC. 7010. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS REQUIREMENT TO 
PROVIDE CERTAIN NOTICE TO PERSONS FILING CLAIMS 
FOR DAMAGE, INJURY, OR DEATH ON STANDARD FORM 
95. 
Not later than 90 days after the date on which a person 
submits to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs a claim for damage, 
injury, or death on Standard Form 95, or any successor form, 
the Secretary shall provide to such person notice of each of the 
following: 
(1) The benefit of obtaining legal advice concerning such 
claim. 
(2) The employment status of any individual listed on the 
form. 
(3) If the claim involves a contractor that entered into 
an agreement with the Secretary, the importance of obtaining 
legal advice as to the statute of limitations regarding the claim 
in the State in which the claim arose. 
Subtitle B—Matters Relating to the Chief 
Financial Officer of Department of Vet-
erans Affairs 
SEC. 7101. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means the Committees 
on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives and the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives. 
(2) SUBORDINATE
CHIEF
FINANCIAL
OFFICER.—The term 
‘‘subordinate chief financial officer’’— 
(A) includes—
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(i) the chief financial officer of the Veterans Health 
Administration, the chief financial officer of the Office 
of Community Care within the Veterans Health 
Administration, and all chief financial officers of Vet-
erans Integrated Service Networks within the Veterans 
Health Administration; 
(ii) the chief financial officer of the Veterans Bene-
fits Administration and all chief financial officers of 
organizational subdivisions representing business lines 
within the Veterans Benefits Administration; 
(iii) the chief financial officer of the National Ceme-
tery Administration; and 
(iv) the chief financial officer of the Office of 
Information and Technology; and 
(B) does not include the Inspector General. 
SEC. 7102. PLANS FOR ADDRESSING MATERIAL WEAKNESSES AND PRO-
VIDING SUFFICIENT AUTHORITY TO CHIEF FINANCIAL 
OFFICER OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, and annually thereafter for each of the three subsequent 
years, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, acting through the Chief 
Financial Officer of the Department of Veterans Affairs, shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees— 
(1) an action plan, including steps, related timelines, costs, 
progress, status of implementation, and any updates for fully 
addressing the material weaknesses of the Department dis-
cussed in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis section 
of the financial statements of the Department submitted to 
Congress under section 3515 of title 31, United States Code 
for the year preceding the year during which the report is 
submitted; and 
(2) a plan outlining the steps the Secretary plans to take 
to address the recommendations of auditors related to entity- 
level internal controls and to provide sufficient authority to 
the Chief Financial Officer of the Department to carry out 
the requirements of section 902 of title 31, United States Code. 
SEC. 7103. CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER ATTESTATION. 
Concurrent with the submittal to Congress of the President’s 
budget request under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, 
for fiscal year 2022 and each of the next three subsequent fiscal 
years, the Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Veterans 
affairs shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
each of the following: 
(1) A certification of the responsibility of the Chief Financial 
Officer for internal financial controls of the Department. 
(2) An attestation that the Chief Financial Officer has 
collaborated sufficiently with the subordinate chief financial 
officers of the Department to be confident in the financial 
projections included the budget request and supporting mate-
rials. 
SEC. 7104. CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER RESPONSIBILITY FOR SUBORDI-
NATE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with the responsibilities of 
the Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
for the recruitment, selection, and training of personnel to carry
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out agency financial management functions pursuant to section 
902(a)(5)(C) of title 31, United States Code, the Chief Financial 
Officer or the designee of the Chief Financial Officer within the 
Office of Management of the Department shall— 
(1) participate in the interview and selection panels of 
all subordinate chief financial officers; and 
(2) give input into the performance plans and performance 
evaluations of all subordinate chief financial officers. 
(b) TERMINATION.—The requirements under subsection (a) shall 
terminate on the date that is five years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
Subtitle C—Servicemembers Civil Relief 
SEC. 7201. CLARIFICATION OF DELIVERY OF NOTICE OF TERMINATION 
OF LEASES OF PREMISES AND MOTOR VEHICLES FOR 
PURPOSES OF RELIEF UNDER SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL 
RELIEF ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 305(c)(2) of the Servicemembers Civil 
Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 3955(c)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period and 
inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) by electronic means, including— 
‘‘(i) the direct delivery of material to an electronic 
address designated by the lessor (or the lessor’s 
grantee) or the lessor’s agent (or the agent’s grantee); 
‘‘(ii) the posting of material to a website or other 
internet or electronic-based information repository to 
which access has been granted to the lessee, the lessor 
(or the lessor’s grantee), or the lessor’s agent (or the 
agent’s grantee); and 
‘‘(iii) other electronic means reasonably calculated 
to ensure actual receipt of the material by the lessor 
(or the lessor’s grantee) or the lessor’s agent (or the 
agent’s grantee).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by subsection 
(a) shall apply to delivery of notice of lease terminations on or 
after the date the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 7202. TECHNICAL CORRECTION REGARDING EXTENSION OF 
LEASE PROTECTIONS FOR SERVICEMEMBERS UNDER 
STOP MOVEMENT ORDERS IN RESPONSE TO LOCAL, 
NATIONAL, OR GLOBAL EMERGENCY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 305(b) of the Servicemembers Civil 
Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 3955(b)), as amended by Public Law 116– 
158, is further amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(C)(ii), by striking ‘‘Secretary of 
Defense’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary concerned’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)(C)(ii), by striking ‘‘Secretary of 
Defense’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary concerned’’.