S.Amdt. 2310

1. Adds SEC. 1082. REQUIREMENT FOR PROMPT RESPONSES FROM SECRETARY OF DEFENSE WHEN SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS REQUESTS INFORMATION NECESSARY TO ADJUDICATE BENEFITS CLAIMS at the end of subtitle H of title X

   Adds a section

   In S. 1197 · Placed on Calendar Senate

   (e) Date for Submittal of Comptroller General of the United States Report.--Subsection (d) of such section is amended by striking "December 30, 2013" and inserting "December 31, 2014".

   Inserted: SEC. 1082. REQUIREMENT FOR PROMPT RESPONSES FROM SECRETARY OF DEFENSE WHEN SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS REQUESTS INFORMATION NECESSARY TO ADJUDICATE BENEFITS CLAIMS.

   Inserted: (a) Deadline for Prompt Response.--Whenever the Secretary of Veterans Affairs submits a request to the Secretary of Defense for information that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines is necessary to adjudicate a claim for a benefit under a law administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of Defense shall attempt to furnish such information to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs by not later than 30 days after receiving the request from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

   Inserted: (b) Initial Extension of Deadline.--In a case in which the Secretary of Defense is unable to furnish the Secretary of Veterans Affairs with information requested under subsection (a) within the 30-day period set forth in such subsection, the Secretary of Defense shall--

   Inserted: (1) notify the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of the Secretary of Defense's inability to furnish the Secretary of Veterans Affairs with the information requested within the 30-day period set forth in such subsection; and

   Inserted: (2) attempt to furnish the Secretary of Veterans Affairs with the information requested by not later than 30 days after the end of the 30-day period set forth in such subsection.

   Inserted: (c) Subsequent Extension.--In a case in which the Secretary of Defense is unable to furnish the Secretary of Veterans Affairs with information requested under subsection (a) within 60 days, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs--

   Inserted: (1) an explanation as to why the Secretary of Defense is unable to furnish the Secretary of Veterans Affairs with the requested information; and

   Inserted: (2) an estimate as to when the Secretary of Defense will furnish the Secretary of Veterans Affairs with the requested information.

   Inserted: (d) Annual Report.--Not less frequently than once each year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives a report that summarizes, with respect to the most recently completed one-year period--

   Inserted: (1) the number of requests for information received from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under subsection (a);

   Inserted: (2) the number of requests for information received from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under subsection (a) with respect to which the Secretary of Defense supplied the requested information; and

   Inserted: (3) the number of requests for information received from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under subsection (a) with respect to which the Secretary of Defense was unable to furnish the requested information to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs within 60 days.

   Original wording

   At the end of subtitle H of title X, add the following:

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