This bill directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop and submit a plan for expanding automation tools across the department to speed up veterans' benefits claims processing. The VA must submit this plan within 180 days of the bill becoming law and then provide updates twice yearly to Congress. The automation tools in question include technologies that retrieve veteran records, compile evidence, provide decision support, share information between federal agencies, and generate claim correspondence. The bill prioritizes expanding these tools to five specific VA divisions: the Pension and Fiduciary Service, Education Service, select Veterans Benefits Administration offices, the Debt Management Center, and the Board of Veterans' Appeals. The legislation requires the VA to analyze feasibility, identify necessary modifications, determine what needs cannot be addressed by automation, assess collaboration requirements, and establish implementation timelines.
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