Board of Veterans’ Appeals Attorney Retention and Backlog Reduction Act

Bill: 118-hr-9046
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3]
Introduced: 2024-07-15
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action: action_date: 2024-08-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9046 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 15, 2024 Mr. McGarvey introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to reform and enhance the pay of Board of Veterans’ Appeals attorneys for recruitment and retention and to increase the decision quality and claims processing speed of the Board, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Board of Veterans’ Appeals Attorney Retention and Backlog Reduction Act . 2. Board of veterans’ appeals attorney career enhancement Section 7101A(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting (1) before Members ; and (2) by inserting at the end the following new paragraph: (2) An individual employed by the Board as a non-supervisory attorney may be promoted to grade GS–15 of the General Schedule. .