{"format":1,"id":"117-hr-7153","congress":117,"number":"H.R. 7153","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Department of Veterans Affairs Principles of Benefits Automation Act","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a plan to modernize the information technology systems of the Veterans Benefits Administration, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a plan to modernize the information technology systems of the Veterans Benefits Administration, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"Department of Veterans Affairs Principles of Benefits Automation Act"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Department of Veterans Affairs Principles of Benefits Automation Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Department of Veterans 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processing"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs should increase automation in processing benefit claims in accordance with a list of principles.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7153/text/eh#H5925AAEEA9754E5E8FC408B1281660B3"}},{"text":"States as one principle that automation should not be end-to-end and that Department employees should continue to make decisions approving claims and granting benefits.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7153/text/eh#H5925AAEEA9754E5E8FC408B1281660B3"}},{"text":"States as principles that automation should not reduce or infringe upon claimants' due process rights or the Secretary's duties to assist and notify claimants, and that it should not eliminate or reduce the Veterans Benefits Administration workforce.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 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H.R. 7153, 117th Congress: Department of Veterans Affairs Principles of Benefits Automation Act. House: 410 Yea, 3 Nay. Outcome: Passed House, 17 May 2022."}}