Sec. 702. Report on financial effect of the Department of Government Efficiency on the Department of Veterans Affairs
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Not less frequently than once each quarter until September 30, 2029, the Secretary of Veteran Affairs shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report detailing the estimated costs associated with or attributed to policy changes prompted by the Department of Government Efficiency or the President since January 20, 2025. Each report required by subsection
(a)shall account for the following: The cancellation of any contracts and potential litigation to resolve related matters. The wrongful termination of employees and any settlements. The need to hire contracted providers or staff to backfill vacant roles. Such other matters as the Secretary of Veterans Affairs considers appropriate. In this section, the term appropriate committees of Congress means— the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.