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H.R. 1405, a Bill to Amend Title 38, United States Code, to Require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to Include a Notice of Disagreement Form in Any Notice of Decision Issued for the Denial of a Benefit Sought, to Improve the Supervision of Fiduciaries of Veterans under Laws Administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for Other Purposes 1 (May 15, 2013)

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May 15, 2013

H.R. 1405
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs to include a notice of disagreement form in any notice of
decision issued for the denial of a benefit sought, to improve the
supervision of fiduciaries of veterans under laws administered by the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans'Affairs on May 8, 2013
SUMMARY
H.R. 1405 would make changes to certain administrative procedures and programs of the
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), including the fiduciary program, access to
case-tracking information, and limits on bonuses for employees. CBO estimates that
implementing H.R. 1405 would yield net discretionary savings of $108 million over the
2014-2018 period, assuming appropriation actions consistent with the bill.
Pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply to this legislation because it would not affect direct
spending or revenues.
H.R. 1405 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA).
ESTIMATED COST TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
The estimated budgetary impact of H.R. 1405 is shown in the following table. The costs of
this legislation fall within budget function 700 (veterans benefits and services).

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