Representative Tom Barrett introduces H.R. 10418: VA Claims AI Accountability Act

We have received text from H.R. 10418: VA Claims AI Accountability Act. This bill was received on 2026-09-16, and currently has no cosponsors.

Here is a short summary of the bill:

This bill would require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to create and run a new technology platform to modernize how disability claims are processed. It is meant to carry out the modernization plan the VA previously submitted under the PACT Act and to improve the claims system by reducing waste and increasing accountability.

What the VA would have to build

• The VA would have to design, build, implement, and operate a new platform for disability claims processing.
• The VA would be allowed to use existing contracts or agreements when practical.
• The responsible officials would mainly be the VA’s Chief Information Officer, working with the Under Secretary for Benefits and the Chief Acquisition Officer.

Goals for the new system

The platform would need to focus on:

• improving the veteran experience;
• making claims processing faster and more accurate;
• improving the system’s reliability and structure;
• improving how data is shared between systems;
• making VA employees more efficient and improving the user experience for staff.

Rules on automation and human review

The bill allows automation to be used in claims processing, but it requires human review of individual claimed conditions when automation is used to analyze or help determine claims. It also says VA employees must keep making the final decisions on whether claims are approved and benefits are granted.

Data and security requirements

• The VA would keep unlimited rights to the technical data tied to the platform, including source datasets, software interfaces, and outputs produced by the system.
• The platform would have to directly and automatically share data among the Veterans Health Administration, the Veterans Benefits Administration, and the Department of Defense.
• The platform would have to meet a high-level FedRAMP security categorization, or an equivalent standard if those categories change.

Artificial intelligence rules

The VA would have to create a detailed framework for how artificial intelligence can be used in the system. That framework would need to:

• support the bill’s modernization goals;
• avoid reducing or interfering with an applicant’s due process rights;
• clearly distinguish between ordinary automation tools and artificial intelligence.

The VA’s Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer would be the main official responsible for approving and enforcing that framework.

Congressional oversight and reporting

The bill would require several oversight steps:

• Within one year, the VA would have to send Congress a report with a cost estimate, a summary of activities, an evaluation of how well the program is working, and information about the confidence levels of any AI agents used in claims processing.
• The VA would have to brief Congress every quarter on cost savings, policy changes, and progress in customizing the platform.
• The Government Accountability Office would have to independently evaluate the program and report to Congress on its performance and effectiveness.

End date

The program, and the authority to operate the platform, would end on October 1, 2028.

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Representative Tom Barrett Bill Proposals

Here are some bills which have recently been proposed by Representative Tom Barrett:

• H.R.10418: VA Claims AI Accountability Act
• H.R.10417: VA AI Transparency Act of 2026
• H.R.10119: Protecting Local Control of Data Centers Act
• H.R.10118: No Data Center NDAs Act
• H.R.9952: Healthy Recess for Learning Act
• H.R.9951: Know What’s on the Tray Act of 2026

You can track bills proposed by Representative Tom Barrett on Investivoq's politician page for Barrett.

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