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[CITE: 38USC7734]

 
                      TITLE 38--VETERANS' BENEFITS
 
              PART V--BOARDS, ADMINISTRATIONS, AND SERVICES
 
              CHAPTER 77--VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION
 
                    SUBCHAPTER III--QUALITY ASSURANCE
 
Sec. 7734. Annual report to Congress

    The Secretary shall include in the annual report to the Congress 
required by section 529 of this title a report on the quality assurance 
activities carried out under this subchapter. Each such report shall 
include--
        (1) an appraisal of the quality of services provided by the 
    Veterans Benefits Administration, including--
            (A) the number of decisions reviewed;
            (B) a summary of the findings on the decisions reviewed;
            (C) the number of full-time equivalent employees assigned to 
        quality assurance in each division or entity;
            (D) specific documentation of compliance with the standards 
        for independence and internal control required by section 
        7731(b) of this title; and
            (E) actions taken to improve the quality of services 
        provided and the results obtained;

        (2) information with respect to the accuracy of decisions, 
    including trends in that information; and
        (3) such other information as the Secretary considers 
    appropriate.

(Added Pub. L. 106-117, Sec. 801(a)(1), Nov. 30, 1999, 113 Stat. 1585.)
