A bill to require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on disparities ass

A bill to require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on disparities associated with race and ethnicity with respect to certain benefits administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

This bill requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a study to assess whether there are disparities associated with race and ethnicity with respect to (1) compensation benefits administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), (2) disability ratings determined by the VA, and (3) the rejection of fully developed claims for VA benefits. The GAO must also develop recommendations to facilitate better data collection on such disparities associated with race and ethnicity. Within one year, the GAO must brief Congress on the initial results of the study. The GAO must also submit a final report on the study following the briefing.

LOBBYING ON THIS BILL

50 federal lobbying reports name this bill in their activity descriptions · LDA disclosures

POPULATION ACTION INTERNATIONAL9 reports

NEW VENTURE FUND8 reports

YWCA USA8 reports

PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC8 reports

CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS6 reports

REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM FOR ALL5 reports

AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION2 reports

GUTTMACHER INSTITUTE1 report

⟳ The revolving door — lobbyists on this bill with disclosed former government roles

Amy Friedrich-KarnikDirector of Federal Policyfor GUTTMACHER INSTITUTE

Anna BernsteinFederal Policy Advisorfor GUTTMACHER INSTITUTE

Arthur SidneyLD & Chief Counsel, Rep. Jackson Lee (2008-2009); Chief of staff and chief counsel, Rep. Johnson (2009-2020)for NEW VENTURE FUND

Managi Lord BiggersFederal Policy Associatefor GUTTMACHER INSTITUTE

Samira DamavandiFederal Senior Policy Associatefor GUTTMACHER INSTITUTE

Travis SwansonIntern/Job Seeker, Office of former Congressman Barney Frank (D-MA-04), October 2011 to January 2012for PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC

“Covered position” is the former government job lobbyists must disclose by law (LDA §4). Prior service is stated on the filings; it carries no implication of wrongdoing. Full revolving-door board →

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