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FOIA News: CBO releases cost estimate for VA FOIA reform

The Congressional Budget Office has released a cost estimate for H.R. 7163, which would require the Department of Veterans Affairs to develop a five-year plan to comply with FOIA response deadlines. CBO estimates that the agency would need $20 million to add 45 full-time employees, as well as $2 million for information technology resources.