,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #abaa  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bj1     
#bjac ,mrs4 ,boxer 7for herself1 ,mr4   
,harkin1 ,mr4 ,franken1 ,ms4 ,mikulski1 
,mrs4 ,hagan1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mrs4   
,feinstein1 ,mr4 ,carper1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 
,mr4 ,begich1 and ,mr4 ,schatz7         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to prohibit the use of   
the phrases ,,gi ,bill and ,post-#i_/aa 
,,gi ,bill to give a false impression of
 approval or endorsement by the         
,department of ,veterans ,affairs4  #a4 
,prohibitions relating to references to 
,,gi ,bill and ,post-#i_/aa ,,gi ,bill  
7a7 ,in general ,subchapter ,,ii of     
chapter #cf of title #ch1 ,united       
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following new section3      
#cfig;,b4 ,prohibition relating to      
references to ,,gi ,bill and            

,post-#i_/aa ,,gi ,bill  7a7            
,prohibition  7#a7 ,no person may1      
except with the written permission of   
the ,secretary1 use the words and       
phrases covered by this subsection in   
connection with any promotion1 goods1   
services1 or commercial activity in a   
manner that reasonably and falsely      
suggests that such use is approved1     
endorsed1 or authorized by the          
,department or any component thereof4   
7#b7 ,for purposes of this subsection1  
the words and phrases covered by this   
subsection are as follows3  7,a7 ,,gi   
,bill4  7,b7 ,post-#i_/aa ,,gi ,bill4   
7#c7 ,a determination that a use of one 
or more words and phrases covered by    
this subsection in connection with a    
promotion1 goods1 services1 or          
commercial activity is not a violation  
of this subsection may not be made      
solely on the ground that such          
promotion1 goods1 services1 or          
commercial activity includes a          
disclaimer of affiliation with the      

,department or any component thereof4   
7b7 ,enforcement by ,attorney ,general  
7#a7 ,when any person is engaged or is  
about to engage in an act or practice   
which constitutes or will constitute    
conduct prohibited by subsection 7a71   
the ,attorney ,general may initiate a   
civil proceeding in a district court of 
the ,united ,states to enjoin such act  
or practice4  7#b7 ,such court may1 at  
any time before final determination1    
enter such restraining orders or        
prohibitions1 or take such other action 
as is warranted1 to prevent injury to   
the ,united ,states or to any person or 
class of persons for whose protection   
the action is brought4  4  7b7 ,clerical
 amendment ,the table of sections at the
 beginning of chapter #cf of such title 
is amended by inserting after the item  
relating to section #cfig;,a the        
following new item3  #cfig;,b4          
,prohibition relating to references to  
,,gi ,bill and ,post-#i_/aa ,,gi ,bill4 
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