,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #egjh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ad1 #bjad   
,mr4 ,c>twright 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,cook1 
,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s ( ,florida1 
,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4 ,cony]s1 & ,mr4
 ,f>5?old7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'   
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to protect        
individuals :o are eligible = increas$  
p5sion "u laws adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y (
 ,vet]ans ,affairs on ! basis ( ne$ (   
regul> aid & att5dance f di%one/1       
pr$atory1 or o!rwise unlawful practices1
 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,vet]ans ,c>e     
,f9ancial ,protection ,act ( #bjad4  #b4
 ,protection ( individuals eligible =   
increas$ p5sion "u laws adm9i/]$ by !   
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs on basis (
 ne$ = regul> aid & att5dance  7a7      
,developm5t & implem5tation ( /&>ds     
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans   
,affairs %all "w ) ! heads ( ,f$]al     
ag5cies1 ,/ates1 & su* exp]ts z !       

,secret>y consid]s appropriate to       
develop & implem5t ,f$]al & ,/ate /&>ds 
t protect individuals f di%one/1        
pr$atory1 or o!rwise unlawful practices 
relat+ to increas$ p5sion available to  
su* individuals "u *apt] #ae ( title    
#ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 on ! basis (  
ne$ = regul> aid & att5dance4  7#b7     
,submittal to ,congress ,n lat] ?an #ahj
 days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    
,act1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to !      
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !    
,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'      
,affairs ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives !  
/&>ds develop$ "u p>agraph 7#a74  7b7   
,conditional recomm5dation by           
,comptroll] ,g5]al ,if ! ,secret>y does 
n1 on or be=e ! date t is #ahj days aft]
 ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 submit 
to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( 
! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'    
,affairs ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives    
/&>ds t are develop$ "u subsection      
7a77#a71 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates %all1 n lat] ?an ! date t is "o 

ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1
 submit to su* committees a report      
conta9+ /&>ds t ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al    
det]m9es are /&>ds t w\ld be effective 9
 protect+ individuals z describ$ 9 su*  
subsection4  7c7 ,/udy by ,comptroll]   
,g5]al ,n lat] ?an #edj days aft] ! date
 ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,comptroll] 
,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all complete a
 /udy on /&>ds implem5t$ "u ?is section 
to protect individuals z describ$ 9     
subsection 7a77#a7 & submit to !        
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !    
,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'      
,affairs ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a  
report conta9+ ! f9d+s ( ! ,comptroll]  
,g5]al ) respect to su* /udy4