; or (B) a non-Department entity that specializes in processing such claims for other Federal agency health care systems. (8) Treatment of certain outstanding claims (A) Report Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of the Veterans Deserve Better Act , the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the number of claims for payment for hospital care and medical services furnished to eligible veterans under this section that are outstanding as of the date of the submittal of the report. (B) Outreach to providers Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, with respect to each health care entity or provider that has an outstanding claim for payment for hospital care and medical services furnished to eligible veterans under this section as of the date of the enactment of the Veterans Deserve Better Act , not later than 45 days after such date of enactment, the Secretary shall either pay the claim, deny the claim, or request additional information regarding the claim. (9) Definitions In this subsection: (A) The term appropriate committees of Congress means— (i) the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate