S.Amdt. 3753

SA 3753. Mr. CASSIDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157,
making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in title VIII of division A,
insert the following:

SEC. ___. QUARTERLY REPORTS ON RESPONSIVENESS OF DEPARTMENT
OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRIES
REGARDING PROCESSING AND DELIVERY OF BENEFITS.

(a) Reports Required.--Not later than 60 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act and not less frequently
than once every three months thereafter until the date that
is two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to Congress a
report on the timeliness of responses by the Department of
Veterans Affairs to inquiries by members of Congress
regarding the processing and delivery of benefits by the
Veterans Benefits Administration to members of the Armed
Forces and veterans.
(b) Disaggregation.--Each report submitted under subsection
(a) shall disaggregate information, when appropriate, by
benefit and regional office.
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