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Committee votes to require GAO reviews after disputed VA budget shortfall
Summary
The committee advanced HR 1823 to require Comptroller General reviews after contested VA budget shortfall figures prompted quick emergency appropriations and questions about VA accounting and communication with Congress.
The House Committee on Veterans' Affairs reported HR 1823, the VA Budget Accountability Act, directing the Comptroller General to conduct annual reviews of VA budgeting and reporting for five years. The move followed testimony and member remarks about a recent VA budget shortfall that prompted a stopgap $3 billion appropriation and raised questions about the accuracy and transparency of VA's internal accounting.
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