Sec. 581. Semiannual reports regarding review of service records of certain veterans
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Section 586 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 ; 10 U.S.C. 7271 note) is amended— by redesignating subsection
(h)as subsection (i); by inserting after subsection
(g)the following new subsection (h): Not later than January 31 and July 31 each year, each Secretary of a military department shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report regarding the review of service records under the jurisdiction of that Secretary pursuant to subsection (a). Each report under this subsection shall include the following: The number of service records identified for review. The number of service records reviewed during the preceding two calendar quarters. The number of service records reviewed to date. The number of full-time equivalent employees conducting reviews under subsection (a). The number of work hours employees described in subparagraph
(D)spent reviewing service records during the preceding two calendar quarters. The number of work hours employees described in subparagraph
(D)have spent reviewing service records to date. A summary of any consultation with or information provided by a veterans service organization under subsection
(c)during the preceding two calendar quarters. A summary of any consultation with or information provided by a veterans service organization under subsection
(c)to date. The reporting requirement under this subsection shall terminate for the Secretary of a military department after that Secretary certifies in writing to the appropriate committees of Congress that the Secretary has— completed the review of the service record of each covered veteran under the jurisdiction of that Secretary; and submitted every recommendation under subsection
(d)and every notification under subsection
(f)that the Secretary intends to submit. ; and in subsection (i), as redesignated— in the heading, by striking and inserting Definition ; Definitions by striking all that follows section and inserting a colon; and by adding at the end the following: The term Native American Pacific Islander means a Native Hawaiian or Native American Pacific Islander, as those terms are defined in section 815 of the Native American Programs Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 2992c ). The term appropriate committees of Congress means— The Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate; and The Committees on Armed Services and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives. . The first report under subsection
(h)of such section 586, as inserted by subsection (a), shall be due not later than July 31, 2022.
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