1. Short title This Act may be cited as the VA FOIA Reform Act of 2020 . 2. Reduction of backlog of certain requests for information (a) Reduction of backlogs (1) FOIA By not later than three years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall reduce the backlog of FOIA requests by 75 percent. (2) Office of Special Counsel By not later than three years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall reduce the backlog of Special Counsel requests by 75 percent. (b) Proactive disclosures On an ongoing basis, the Secretary shall determine the documents, records, and information of the Department of Veterans Affairs that are the types of documents, records, and information of the Department that the Secretary determines are frequently requested and provided pursuant to section 552 of title 5, United States Code. The Secretary shall regularly make such documents, records, and information publicly available, including by publishing such documents, records, and information on the internet website of the Department. (c) Compliance assessment The Secretary shall request the Director of the Office of Government Information Services of the National Archives and Records Administration to conduct an assessment of the compliance by the Department of Veterans Affairs with section 552 of title 5, United States Code. (d) Reports (1) Initial report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on implementing subsections (a) and (b). The report shall include the following: (A) A plan for such implementation. (B) An analysis of the root causes of the backlog of FOIA requests and the backlog of Special Counsel requests. (C) A plan to improve and acquire technology, including with respect to searching email and other electronic information, and the timelines for such improvement, to ensure that the information technology of the