In this task, you are given text for US Congressional and California state bills, your task is to generate a summary for this bill.

Example input: SECTION 1. LIABILITY OF BUSINESS ENTITIES PROVIDING USE OF FACILITIES
TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.

(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Business entity.--The term ''business entity'' means a
firm, corporation, association, partnership, consortium, joint
venture, or other form of enterprise.
(2) Facility.--The term ''facility'' means any real
property, including any building, improvement, or appurtenance.
(3) Gross negligence.--The term ''gross negligence'' means
voluntary and conscious conduct by a person with knowledge (at
the time of the conduct) that the conduct is likely to be
harmful to the health or well-being of another person.
(4) Intentional misconduct.--The term ''intentional
misconduct'' means conduct by a person with knowledge (at the
time of the conduct) that the conduct is harmful to the health
or well-being of another person.
(5) Nonprofit organization.--The term ''nonprofit
organization'' means--
(A) any organization described in section 501(c)(3)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from
tax under section 501(a) of such Code; or
(B) any not-for-profit organization organized and
conducted for public benefit and operated primarily for
charitable, civic, educational, religious, welfare, or
health purposes.
(6) State.--The term ''State'' means each of the several
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern
Mariana Islands, any other territory or possession of the
United States, or any political subdivision of any such State,
territory, or possession.
(b) Limitation on Liability.--
(1) In general.--Subject to subsection (c), a business
entity shall not be subject to civil liability relating to any
injury or death occurring at a facility of the business entity
in connection with a use of such facility by a nonprofit
organization if--
(A) the use occurs outside of the scope of business
of the business entity;
(B) such injury or death occurs during a period
that such facility is used by the nonprofit
organization; and
(C) the business entity authorized the use of such
facility by the nonprofit organization.
(2) Application.--This subsection shall apply--
(A) with respect to civil liability under Federal
and State law; and
(B) regardless of whether a nonprofit organization
pays for the use of a facility.
(c) Exception for Liability.--Subsection (b) shall not apply to an
injury or death that results from an act or omission of a business
entity that constitutes gross negligence or intentional misconduct,
including any misconduct that--
(1) constitutes a crime of violence (as that term is
defined in section 16 of title 18, United States Code) or act
of international terrorism (as that term is defined in section
2331 of title 18) for which the defendant has been convicted in
any court;
(2) constitutes a hate crime (as that term is used in the
Hate Crime Statistics Act (28 U.S.C. 534 note));
(3) involves a sexual offense, as defined by applicable
State law, for which the defendant has been convicted in any
court; or
(4) involves misconduct for which the defendant has been
found to have violated a Federal or State civil rights law.
(d) Superseding Provision.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2) and subsection
(e), this Act preempts the laws of any State to the extent that
such laws are inconsistent with this Act, except that this Act
shall not preempt any State law that provides additional
protection from liability for a business entity for an injury
or death with respect to which conditions under subparagraphs
(A) through (C) of subsection (b)(1) apply.
(2) Limitation.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed to
supersede any Federal or State health or safety law.
(e) Election of State Regarding Nonapplicability.--This Act shall
not apply to any civil action in a State court against a business
entity in which all parties are citizens of the State if such State
enacts a statute--
(1) citing the authority of this subsection;
(2) declaring the election of such State that this Act
shall not apply to such civil action in the State; and
(3) containing no other provision.
Example output: Shields a business entity from civil liability relating to any injury or death occurring at a facility of that entity in connection with a use of such facility by a nonprofit organization if: (1) the use occurs outside the scope of business of the business entity; (2) such injury or death occurs during a period that such facility is used by such organization; and (3) the business entity authorized the use of such facility by the organization.
Makes this Act inapplicable to an injury or death that results from an act or omission of a business entity that constitutes gross negligence or intentional misconduct, including misconduct that: (1) constitutes a hate crime or a crime of violence or act of international terrorism for which the defendant has been convicted in any court; or (2) involves a sexual offense for which the defendant has been convicted in any court or misconduct for which the defendant has been found to have violated a Federal or State civil rights law.
Preempts State laws to the extent that such laws are inconsistent with this Act, except State law that provides additional protection from liability. Specifies that this Act shall not be construed to supersede any Federal or State health or safety law.
Makes this Act inapplicable to any civil action in a State court against a business entity in which all parties are citizens of the State if such State, citing this Act's authority and containing no other provision, enacts a statute declaring the State's election that this Act shall not apply to such action in the State.
Example explanation: This Bill focuses on shielding business entities from civil liability relating to an injury or death depending on the conditions of injury, hence the generated summary is correct.
Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Ending VA Claims Disability Backlog
and Accountability Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds the following:
(1) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs is statutorily
obligated to provide to individuals who served in the Armed
Forces and sustained an injury as a direct result of such
service with health care, disability compensation, and related
resources.
(2) Disability compensation payments are intended to
provide relief for some of the socioeconomic and other losses
veterans experience as a result of service-connected diseases
and injuries.
(3) A recent review by the Government Accountability Office
found that the backlog of disability claims at the Department
of Veterans Affairs has more than tripled since 2009 and the
average length of time to complete a claim has increased from
161 days in 2009 to 260 days in 2012.
(4) In August 2012, approximately 568,043 claims or two-
thirds of all compensation rating claims are backlogged.
(5) The Government Accountability Office found that delays
in obtaining service and medical records for veterans who
served in the National Guard or Reserve is a significant factor
in lengthening the claims process for these veterans even
though they make up 43 percent of veterans who served during
the Global War on Terrorism.
(6) The Government Accountability Office found that if a
veteran submits a disability claim and reports receiving
disability benefits from the Social Security Administration,
the Department of Veterans Affairs is required to help the
veteran obtain relevant Federal records, including medical
records from the Social Security Administration to process the
claim.
(7) There is an interagency agreement between the
Department of Veterans Affairs and the Social Security
Administration, but the protocols of the Department and the
response time of the Administration can take a year before the
Department has obtained the requested information.
(8) The Government Accountability Office found that
approximately 50 percent of claims processing staff have been
in their current role for less than two years and are not yet
proficient in their duties requiring supervision and review
from more experienced claims processing staff, diverting them
from their claims processing responsibilities.
(9) Veterans and their families have already selflessly and
willingly sacrificed for our nation and faced numerous
hardships; they should not have to continue to face undue and
avoidable hardships after their service as they seek the
benefits they earned.
(10) On March 24, 2013, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Eric K. Shinseki stated in an interview on State of the Union
television show, ''no veteran should have to wait for claims as
they are today. We have a fix for this. We're open for
business. And we will end the backlog in 2015.''.
(11) On April 15, 2013, the Secretary, in written testimony
before the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate, again
stated that the ''VA remains focused on eliminating the
disability claims backlog in 2015 and processing all claims
within 125 days at a 98-percent accuracy level.''.
(12) On April 19, 2013, the Secretary again stated in a New
York Times article titled ''V.A. Aims to Reduce Its Backlog of
Claims'', that the Department will ''eliminate the backlog by
2015.''.
(13) Numerous congressional inquiries for progress reports
and detailed information regarding the disability claims
backlog remain unanswered, while the Secretary continues to
state the claims backlog will be eliminated by 2015, claims
processing accuracy will be increased to 98 percent, and claims
processing will take no longer than 125 days as a direct result
of the ''Strategic Plan to Eliminate the Compensation Claims
Backlog'' of the Department.
(14) The Government Accountability Office found that the
''Strategic Plan to Eliminate the Compensation Claims Backlog''
of the Department does not adequately articulate how the
Department will meet its goals, and planning documents that the
Department provided does not meet the established criteria of
the Government Accountability Office for sound planning,
potentially leading to concerns about the ability of the
Department to reduce claims backlogs.

SEC. 3. TIMELINE AND METRICS TO RESOLVE BACKLOG OF DISABILITY CLAIMS.

(a) Implementation of Strategic Plan To Eliminate the Compensation
Claims Backlog.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall implement the
Strategic Plan to Eliminate the Compensation Claims Backlog, published
by the Secretary on January 25, 2013, to ensure that by Memorial Day
(May 25), 2015, each claim for disability compensation under the laws
administered by the Secretary (in this Act referred to as a ''claim'')
is approved or denied by not later than 125 days after the date on
which the claim is submitted with an accuracy rate of 98 percent.
(b) Supplemental Report.--Not later than 60 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
submit to Congress a supplemental report to the Strategic Plan to
Eliminate the Compensation Claims Backlog that includes the following:
(1) Specific measures, procedures, and metrics to assess
the implementation of the plan pursuant to subsection (a).
(2) A detailed timeline to implement each initiative
contained in the Strategic Plan to Eliminate the Compensation
Claims Backlog.

SEC. 4. EXPEDITION OF TRANSFER OF CERTAIN RECORDS.

(a) SSA Records.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall enter
into an agreement with the Commissioner of the Social Security
Administration to ensure that the Commissioner transfers to the
Secretary disability or medical records of the Commissioner that the
Secretary will use to evaluate a claim by not later than 30 days after
the Secretary requests such records.
(b) DOD Records.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall enter
into an agreement with the Secretary of Defense to ensure that the
Secretary of Defense transfers to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
medical records of members or former members of the Armed Forces that
the Secretary will use to evaluate a claim by not later than 30 days
after the Secretary requests such records.
(c) National Guard Records.--Not later than 60 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the
Secretary of Defense shall jointly--
(1) submit to Congress a plan to reduce to 30 days the
amount of time needed to provide members of the National Guard
and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs with the medical records
of such members, including by partnering with appropriate
officials of Federal or State departments or agencies; and
(2) implement such plan.

SEC. 5. CLAIMS PROCESSORS TRAINING.

(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
establish a training program to provide newly hired claims processors
of the Department of Veterans Affairs with training for a period of not
less than three years. In carrying out such program, the Secretary
shall identify successful claims processors of the Department who can
assist in the training of newly hired claims processors.
(b) Ability to Process Claims.--The Secretary shall carry out the
training program established under subsection (a) without increasing
the amount of time in which claims are processed by the Department.

SEC. 6. REPORTS BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES.

(a) Reports.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and each 90-day period thereafter, the
Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a
report on the progress of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in
implementing the Strategic Plan to Eliminate the Compensation Claims
Backlog pursuant to section 3(a).
(b) Matters Included.--Each report under subsection (a) shall
include the following:
(1) Whether the Secretary is meeting the timeline of the
Strategic Plan to Eliminate the Compensation Claims Backlog.
(2) An analysis of the implementation by the Secretary of
such plan.
(3) Administrative or regulatory recommendations of the
Comptroller General with respect to improving the ability of
the Secretary to carry out section 3(a).
A:
Ending VA Claims Disability Backlog and Accountability Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement the Strategic Plan to Eliminate the Compensation Claims Backlog (Plan) to ensure that, by Memorial Day (May 25) 2015, each VA disability claim is approved or denied within 125 days after its submission, with an accuracy rate of 98%. Requires a supplemental report from the Secretary to Congress on specific measures to assess implementation of the Plan and a detailed timeline to implement each initiative contained in the Plan. Directs the Secretary to enter into agreements with the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration and the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to ensure that such Commissioner and DOD Secretary transfer to the VA disability or medical records the VA Secretary will use to evaluate a disability claim by not later than 30 days after the VA Secretary requests such records. Requires the two Secretaries to submit to Congress, and implement, a plan to reduce to 30 days the time needed to provide members of the National Guard and the VA Secretary with the medical records of such members. Requires the VA Secretary to establish a three-year training program for newly-hired VA claims processors. Directs the Comptroller General to report to Congress every 90 days on the Secretary's progress in implementing the Plan.