H.R. 7153 would require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to submit a plan to the Congress for modernizing VA’s information technology systems to support automation of processing claims for VA benefits. The plan would include the timeline and projected costs for updating the department’s information technology systems. Based on the cost of producing similar plans, CBO estimates that implementing the bill would cost less than $500,000; such spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds.
