,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bchb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ad1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,cook 7for himself and ,mrs4 ,negrete  
,mc,leod7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to establish a priority for the         
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs in     
processing certain claims for           
compensation4  #a4 ,short title ,this   
,act may be cited as the ,prioritizing  
,urgent ,claims for ,veterans ,act4  #b4
 ,priority for processing claims of the 
,department of ,veterans ,affairs  7a7  
,in general ,subchapter ,i of chapter   
#ea of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1
 is amended by adding at the end the    
following new section3  #eaji;,c4       
,priority for processing claims ,in     
processing claims for compensation under
 this chapter1 the ,secretary shall     
provide the following claimants with    
priority over other claimants3  7#a7    

,veterans who have attained the age of  
#gj4  7#b7 ,veterans who are terminally 
ill4  7#c7 ,veterans with               
life-threatening illnesses4  4  7b7     
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
sections at the beginning of such       
chapter is amended by inserting after   
the item relating to section #eaji;,b   
the following new item3  #eaji;,c4      
,priority for processing claims4  4