Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 102 Part 5.djvu/106

 102 STAT. 4112

PUBLIC LAW 100-687—NOV. 18, 1988

hearing are received by the Veterans' Administration with respect to hearings in that area.". (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: "4010. Traveling sections.". SEC. 208. ANNUAL REPORT ON BOARD ACTIVITIES AND RESOURCES.

Section 4001 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(d)(1) After the end of each fiscal year, the Chairman shall prepare a report on the activities of the Board during that fiscal year and the projected activities of the Board for the fiscal year during which the report is prepared and the next fiscal year. Such report shall be included in the documents providing detailed information on the budget for the Veterans' Administration that the Administrator submits to the Congress in conjunction with the President's budget submission for any fiscal year pursuant to section 1105 of title 31. "(2) Each such report shall include, with respect to the preceding fiscal year, information specifying— "(A) the number of cases appealed to the Board during that year; "(B) the number of cases pending before the Board at the beginning and at the end of that year; "(C) the number of such cases which were filed during each of the 36 months preceding the current fiscal year; "(D) the average length of time a case was before the Board between the time of the filing of an appeal and the disposition during the preceding fiscal year; and "(E) the number of members of the Board at the end of the year and the number of professional, administrative, clerical, stenographic, and other personnel employed by the Board at the end of the preceding fiscal year. "(3) The projections in each such report for the current fiscal year and for the next fiscal year shall include (for each such year)— "(A) an estimate of the number of cases to be appealed to the Board; and "(B) an evaluation of the ability of the Board (based on existing and projected personnel levels) to ensure timely disposition of such appeals as required by section 4003(d) of this title.". SEC. 209. LIMITATIONS ON AWARDING PERFORMANCE INCENTIVES TO BOARD MEMBERS.

Section 4001 (as amended by section 208) is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(e) A performance incentive that is authorized by law for officers and employees of the Federal Government may be awarded to a member of the Board (including a temporary or acting member) by reason of that member's service on the Board only if the Chairman of the Board determines that such member should be awarded that incentive. A determination by the Chairman for such purpose shall be made taking into consideration the quality of performance of the Board member.''.

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