,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cfgb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #e1 #bjac,mr4
 ,ruiz 7= himself & ,mr4 ,nug5t7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to cl>ify t c>egiv]s =    
vet]ans ) s]i\s illnesses are eligible =
 assi/ance & support s]vices provid$ by 
! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,support our ,s]vices to
 ,vet]ans ,c>egiv]s ,act or ! ,s4,o4,s4 
,vet]ans ,c>egiv]s ,act4  #b4           
,improvem5ts to s]vices provid$ to      
c>egiv]s ( vet]ans  7a7 ,c>egiv]s (     
vet]ans ) s]i\s illnesses ,p>agraph     
7#b77;,b7 ( section #agbj;,g7a7 ( title 
#ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by   
ins]t+ illness or aft] s]i\s4  7b7      
,assess+ c>egiv] & vet]an burd5 &       
satisfaction  7#a7 ,survey ,p>agraph    
7#c77;,a77ii7 ( su* section is am5d$--  
7,a7 9 subclause 7,,iv71 by /rik+ 2 & & 

ins]t+ a semicolon2  7,b7 9 subclause   
7,v71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+
 2 &2 &  7,c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ 
new subclause3  7,,vi7 n less ?an       
annually1 a multidim5sional assessm5t to
 measure1 9 bo? objective & subjective  
t]ms1 ! burd5 & /ra9 felt by ! family   
c>egiv]4  4  7#b7 ,reports ,section     
#aja7;c77#b77;,b7 ( ! ,c>egiv]s &       
,vet]ans ,omnibus ,heal? ,s]vices ,act (
 #bjaj 7#ch ,u4,s4,c4 #agbj;,g note7 is 
am5d$-- 7,a7 9 clause 7i71 by /rik+ 2 & 
& ins]t+ a semicolon2  7,b7 9 clause    
7ii71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+
 2 &2 &  7,c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ 
new clause3  7iii7 a description ( !    
satisfaction exp]i5c$ by c>egiv]s &     
vet]ans ) respect to su* program1       
includ+ any f9d+s reg>d+ :e!r su*       
program r$uces ! burd5 & /ra9 felt by   
c>egiv]s4  4  7c7 ,effective date ,!    
am5dm5ts made by subsection 7a7 %all    
apply ) respect to s]vices provid$ aft] 
! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4