Require transparency about any VA use of artificial intelligence and ensure a VA employee provides human review of every veteran's claim when AI is used.

“The bills I’m introducing will always put veterans first at the VA by requiring transparency about any AI use and making sure a real person — not just an AI system — reviews every veteran’s claim.”

Barrett said his VA AI bills would require transparency about AI use and human review of veterans' claims.

Barrett Introduces Two Bills to Ensure Transparency, Accountability for AI Use at the VA | Representative Tom Barrett
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Mr. Barrett introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Barrett introduced the VA AI Transparency Act during the lookback window, but the official record shows only introduction and committee referral, not enactment.

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H.R. 10417 (IH) - VA AI Transparency Act of 2026 - BILLS-119hr10417ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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the Secretary discloses such use to the covered individual.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The introduced bill contains the promised individualized VA AI disclosure requirement, but as introduced legislation it has not yet made the requirement binding.

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H.R. 10417 Introduced in House - VA AI Transparency Act of 2026
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Mr. Barrett introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Barrett introduced a companion claims-accountability bill during the lookback window; official status is committee referral, so final delivery remains unresolved.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 10418 (IH) - VA Claims AI Accountability Act - BILLS-119hr10418ih | Related Documents | GovInfo
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automation of any claims analysis or determination process includes human review of individual conditions claimed for benefits;

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The bill text directly addresses the promised human review requirement for individual claimed conditions, but it remains only an introduced bill.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H. R. 10418 (Introduced-in-House)
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AI doesn’t make final decisions, and it does not replace your healthcare provider or claims processor.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): VA's current public guidance indicates human decision-making remains in place for benefits and care, supporting partial real-world alignment with the human-review portion of the claim.

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Trustworthy AI - VA Artificial Intelligence
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The VA AI Inventory is VA’s official record of AI use across the department.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): VA maintains a public AI inventory, which provides some transparency about AI use, but it is not the individualized disclosure requirement promised in Barrett's claim.

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VA AI Use Case Inventory
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