Sec. 201. Extension of temporary increase in number of judges on United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
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Section 7253(i)(2) is amended by striking January 1, 2013 and inserting January 1, 2021 . Not later than June 30, 2020, the chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the temporary expansions of the Court under section 7253 of title 38, United States Code. The report required by paragraph
(1)shall include the following: An assessment of the effect of the expansions on ensuring appeals are handled in a timely manner. A description of the ways in which the complexity levels of the appeals acted on by the Court may have changed based on service during recent conflicts compared to those based on service from previous eras. A recommendation on whether the number of judges should be adjusted at the end of the temporary expansion period, including statistics, projections, trend analyses, and other information to support the recommendation.