Legislative Oversight

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Canonical URL: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1039

Official text excerpt

119 HR 1039 IH: Clear Communication for Veterans Claims Act 
 U.S. House of Representatives 
 2025-02-06 
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. 
 
 
 
 I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1039 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 6, 2025 Mr. Barrett (for himself, Mr. Bost , and Ms. Budzinski ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center for an assessment of notice letters that the Secretary sends to claimants for benefits under laws administered by the Secretary, and for other purposes. 
 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Clear Communication for Veterans Claims Act . 2. Independent assessment of notices that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs sends to claimants (a) Agreement Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall seek to enter into an agreement with an FFRDC for an assessment of notices that the Secretary sends to claimants. 
 (b) Assessment An FFRDC that enters to an agreement under subsection (a) shall submit to the Secretary a written assessment of such notices. The assessment shall include the following: (1) The determination of the FFRDC, made in consultation with covered entities, whether each such notice may be feasibly altered to reduce paper consumption by, and costs to, the Federal Government. 
 (2) The recommendations of the FFRDC regarding how the Secretary may make such notices clearer to claimants, better organized, and more concise. (c) Report; implementation Not later than 90 days after the Secretary receives the assessment under subsection (b), the Secretary shall— 
 (1) submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a copy of such…

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