Comptroller General review of process for recognition of agents and attorneys for preparation, presentation, and prosecution of certain claims under laws administered by the Secretary

Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall— (1) complete a review of the process by which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, under section 5904 of title 38, United States Code, as amended by this Act, recognizes agents and attorneys for the preparation, presentation, and prosecution of claims for benefits under laws administered by the Secretary; and (2) submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report that includes— (A) an identification of deficiencies in the administration of such section, as amended by this Act; and (B) recommendations of the Comptroller General with respect to legislative or administrative action to improve the administration of such section, as amended by this Act.