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Introduced
07/27/2020
07/27/2020
In Committee
09/16/2020
09/16/2020
Crossed Over
09/23/2020
09/23/2020
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
Veterans Benefits Fairness and Transparency Act of 2020 Veterans Benefits Fairness and Transparency Act of 2020 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to publish on its website the disability benefit questionnaire forms for non-VA medical providers submitting evidence regarding a disability of a claimant for purposes of VA benefits. If the VA updates the questionnaire form, previous versions of the form filed by claimants must be accepted for up to one year after the form was updated. The VA may waive interagency approval processes required to approve a modification to a form if such requirement applies by reason of the form being made public on the website as required by the bill. The Inspector General of the VA must, through 2026, annually report on the use of such forms.
AI Summary
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to publish on its website the disability benefit questionnaire forms used by non-VA medical providers to submit evidence regarding a veteran's disability for the purposes of VA benefits. If the VA updates the questionnaire form, the previous version must still be accepted for up to one year after the update. The bill also allows the VA to waive certain interagency approval processes for modifying these forms if the requirement only applies because the forms are being made publicly available. Additionally, the VA Inspector General must report annually through 2026 on the use of these forms.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services, Military Affairs and Security
Sponsors (9)
Andy Barr (R)*,
Jeff Fortenberry (R),
Josh Gottheimer (D),
Steven Horsford (D),
Elaine Luria (D),
Dean Phillips (D),
David Roe (R),
Dutch Ruppersberger (D),
Jackie Walorski (R),
Last Action
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (on 09/23/2020)
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