,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #baai  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bb1 #bjac ,mr4 
,ruiz introduced the following bill2    
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to improve the opportunity for veterans 
to use video conferencing for hearings  
before the ,board of ,veterans'         
,appeals4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,veterans ,access to
 ,speedy ,review ,act4  #b4 ,board of   
,veterans' ,appeals video hearings      
,section #gajg of title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended--  7#a7 in    
subsection 7d71 by amending paragraph   
7#a7 to read as follows3  7#a7  7,a7    
,upon request for a hearing1 the ,board 
shall determine1 for purposes of        
scheduling the hearing for the earliest 
possible date1 whether a hearing before 
the ,board will be held at its principal
 location or at a facility of the       
,department or other appropriate        

,federal facility located within the    
area served by a regional office of the 
,department4 ,the ,board shall also     
determine whether to provide a hearing  
through the use of the facilities and   
equipment described in subsection       
7e77#a7 or by the appellant personally  
appearing before a ,board member or     
panel4  7,b7 ,the ,board shall notify   
the appellant of the determinations of  
the location and type of hearing made   
under subparagraph 7,a74 ,upon          
notification1 the appellant may request 
a different location or type of hearing 
as described in such subparagraph4 ,if  
so requested1 the ,board may grant such 
request and1 in doing so1 shall ensure  
that the hearing is scheduled at the    
earliest possible date without any undue
 delay or other prejudice to the        
appellant4  2 and  7#b7 in subsection   
7e77#b71 by striking the last sentence4