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H. Rept. 119-260 1 (2025-09-09)

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                     119TH CONGRESS                                          REPORT
                        1st Session    HOUSE   OF  REPRESENTATIVES           119-260








                           MODERNIZING ALL VETERANS AND SURVIVORS
                                        CLAIMS PROCESSING ACT




                     SEPTEMBER 9, 2025.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State
                                       of the Union and ordered to be printed




                             Mr. BOST, from  the Committee   on Veterans' Affairs,
                                           submitted  the following



                                              REPORT


                                            [To accompany H.R. 3854]

                               [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

                       The  Committee   on Veterans'  Affairs, to whom  was  referred the
                     bill (H.R. 3854) to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to sub-
                     mit a plan to expand  the use of certain automation  tools in the De-
                     partment  of Veterans  Affairs, and for other purposes,  having con-
                     sidered the  same, reports  favorably thereon  with  an  amendment
                     and recommends   that the bill as amended  do pass.

                                                  CONTENTS

                                                                                      Page
                     A m endm ent ..............................................................................................................  2
                     Purpose and Sum m ary  ............................................................................................  3
                     Background and Need for  Legislation  ....................................................................  3
                     H earings ..................................................................................................................  6
                     Subcom m ittee  Consideration  ..................................................................................  7
                     Com m ittee  Consideration  ........................................................................................  7
                     C om m ittee  V otes  .....................................................................................................  8
                     Com m ittee  Oversight Findings  ...............................................................................  8
                     Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives .................            8
                     Earmarks and Tax and Tariff Benefits  ..................................................................  8
                     Com m ittee  Cost  Estim ate  .......................................................................................  8
                     Budget Authority and Congressional Budget Office Estimate ..............           8
                     Federal M andates  Statem ent  .................................................................................  10
                     Advisory Com m ittee  Statem ent  .............................................................................  11
                     Applicability  to  Legislative  Branch  ........................................................................  11
                     Statement on Duplication of Federal Programs ....................................................  11
                     Section-by-Section  Analysis of the  Legislation  .....................................................  11
                     Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported .................           12


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