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HR 1286 - Simplifying Forms for Veterans Claims Act - National Key Vote

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Title: Simplifying Forms for Veterans Claims Act

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to seek to enter an agreement with a federally funded research and development center to assess the forms that the VA sends to claimants.

Highlights:

  • Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to seek to agree with a federally funded research and development center to assess the forms that the VA sends to claimants (Sec. 2).

  • Requires that the center submit a written assessment to the VA that includes recommendations on how the VA may make the forms clearer and more organized (Sec. 2).

  • Specifies that the VA must implement certain recommendations in the assessment within two years after the assessment is received (Sec. 2).

NOTE: THIS LEGISLATION NEEDED A TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY VOTE TO PASS

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