1. Short title This Act may be cited as the VA Research Approval Efficiency Act of 2020 . 2. Use by Department of Veterans Affairs of commercial institutional review boards in sponsored research trials (a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall complete all necessary policy revisions within the directive of the Veterans Health Administration numbered 1200.05 and titled Requirements for the Protection of Human Subjects in Research , to allow sponsored clinical research of the Department of Veterans Affairs to use accredited commercial institutional review boards to review research proposal protocols of the Department. (b) Identification of review boards Not later than 90 days after the completion of the policy revisions under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— (1) identify accredited commercial institutional review boards for use in connection with sponsored clinical research of the Department