(E) With respect to the study conducted 
under paragraph (2)(A), the importance of an 
appeals process that is efficient and easily un-
derstandable by a claimant. 
(4) ROLE OF SECRETARY, CHAIRMAN OF THE 
BOARD, AND CHIEF JUDGE.— 
(A) INFORMATION.—In carrying out each 
study under paragraph (1)(A) and (2)(A), at 
times that the Commission or Task Force de-
termines appropriate, the Commission or Task 
Force shall submit to the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs, the Chairman of the Board, and the 
Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals for Vet-
erans Claims, as the case may be, information 
with respect to remedies and solutions that the 
Commission or Task Force identifies pursuant 
to such a study. 
(B) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary, 
the Chairman of the Board, and the Chief 
Judge shall each— 
(i) fully consider the remedies and so-
lutions submitted to the Secretary, the 
Chairman, or the Chief Judge, as the case 
may be, under subparagraph (A); 
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(ii) implement such remedies and so-
lutions as the Secretary, the Chairman, or 
the Chief Judge, respectively, determines 
appropriate; and 
(iii) submit to Congress justification 
for failing to implement any such remedy 
or solution. 
(C) PLAN.—The Commission or Task 
Force shall submit to the Secretary, the Chair-
man of the Board, and the Chief Judge a fea-
sible, timely, and cost-effective plan to eliminate 
the backlog of appeals of claims based on the 
remedies and solutions identified pursuant to 
the study under paragraph (2)(A) and the in-
formation submitted under subparagraph (A). 
(c) COMPREHENSIVE REPORTS.— 
(1) INITIAL
COMPREHENSIVE
REPORT.—Not 
later than 60 days after the date on which the Com-
mission or Task Force first meets, the Commission 
or Task Force shall submit to the President and 
Congress an initial comprehensive report on the 
studies conducted under paragraphs (1)(A) and 
(2)(A) of subsection (b), including— 
(A) the findings of the causes of the back-
log of claims; 
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(B) a proposed plan to handle the antici-
pated surge in appeals of claims; and 
(C) the level of cooperation the Commis-
sion or Task Force has received from the Sec-
retary and the heads of other departments or 
agencies of the Federal Government. 
(2) INTERIM COMPREHENSIVE REPORTS.—Not 
later than 90 days after the date on which the Com-
mission or Task Force first meets, and each 30-day 
period thereafter ending on the date on which the 
Commission or Task Force submits the final com-
prehensive report under paragraph (3), the Commis-
sion or Task Force shall submit to the President 
and Congress a comprehensive report on— 
(A) the progress of the Secretary with re-
spect to implementing solutions to expedite the 
elimination of the backlog of claims pursuant to 
subsection (b)(4)(B)(ii); 
(B) the progress of the Secretary, the 
Chairman of the Board, and the Chief Judge of 
the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims with 
respect to implementing solutions to complete 
appeals of claims in a timely manner in a time-
ly manner pursuant to such subsection; and 
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(C) the level of cooperation the Commis-
sion or Task Force has received from the Sec-
retary and the heads of other departments or 
agencies of the Federal Government. 
(3) FINAL
COMPREHENSIVE
REPORT.—Not 
later than 180 days after the date on which the 
Commission or Task Force first meets, the Commis-
sion or Task Force shall submit to the President 
and Congress a comprehensive report on the fol-
lowing: 
(A) With respect to the study conducted 
under subsection (b)(1)(A)— 
(i) The findings, conclusions, and rec-
ommendations of the Commission or Task 
Force with respect to the matters referred 
to in such subsection. 
(ii) The recommendations of the Com-
mission or Task Force for revising and im-
proving the backlog of claims and the pro-
cedures used to process claims. 
(iii) The progress of the Secretary 
with respect to implementing solutions to 
expedite the elimination of the backlog of 
claims pursuant to subsection (b)(4)(B)(ii). 
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(iv) 
Other 
information 
and 
rec-
ommendations with respect to claims as 
the Commission or Task Force considers 
appropriate. 
(B) With respect to the study conducted 
under subsection (b)(2)(A)— 
(i) The findings, conclusions, and rec-
ommendations of the Commission or Task 
Force with respect to the matters referred 
to in such subsection. 
(ii) The recommendations of the Com-
mission or Task Force for revising and im-
proving the appeals process; 
(iii) The information described in sub-
section (b)(4)(A). 
(iv) The feasible, timely, and cost ef-
fective 
plan 
described 
in 
subsection 
(b)(4)(C). 
(v) The progress of the Secretary, the 
Chairman of the Board, and the Chief 
Judge of the Court of Appeals for Vet-
erans Claims with respect to implementing 
solutions to provide timely appeals of 
claims. 
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(vi) 
Other 
information 
and 
rec-
ommendations with respect to the appeals 
process as the Commission or Task Force 
considers appropriate. 
(d) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) NUMBER AND APPOINTMENT.—The Com-
mission or Task Force shall be composed of 15 
members, appointed as follows: 
(A) Two members appointed by the Speak-
er of the House of Representatives, 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. 
(B) Two members appointed by the minor-
ity leader of the House of Representatives, 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. 
(C) Two members appointed by the major-
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 
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