,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #abie  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ae1     
#bjac ,mr4 ,brown 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 require the ,secretary of ,veterans  
,affairs to provide veterans with       
notice1 when veterans electronically    
file claims for benefits under laws     
administered by the ,secretary1 that    
relevant services may be available from 
veterans service organizations1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,notice to veterans
 filing claims electronically of        
availability of services from veterans  
service organizations  7a7 ,in general  
,subchapter ,i of chapter #ea of title  
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by inserting after section #eajc;,a the 
following new section3  #eajc;,b4       
,notice to claimants filing claims      
electronically of availability of       

services from veterans service          
organizations  7a7 ,in general  7#a7 ,to
 the degree practicable1 the ,secretary 
shall1 during and as part of any        
electronic filing process established by
 the ,secretary for the filing of       
applications for benefits under laws    
administered by the ,secretary--  7,a7  
notify each claimant1 or a              
representative of the claimant1 who is  
filing an application for a benefit     
under a law administered by the         
,secretary using such electronic filing 
process that services may be available  
to the claimant from veterans service   
organizations with respect to the       
application or the benefit for which the
 claimant is applying2 and  7,b7 provide
 such claimant or representative with a 
list of veterans service organizations  
that provide such services4  7#b7 ,when 
providing a list of veterans service    
organizations to a claimant or          
representative under paragraph 7#a71 the
 ,secretary shall include contact       

information for each veterans service   
organization and1 whenever applicable1  
the ,uniform ,resource ,locator 7,,url7 
for the ,internet website of each       
organization4  7b7 ,collaboration ,to   
the degree practicable1 the ,secretary  
shall collaborate with veterans service 
organizations in carrying out this      
section4  7c7 ,veterans service         
organization defined ,in this section1  
the term veterans service organization  
means any organization recognized by the
 ,secretary for the representation of   
veterans under section #eijb of this    
title4  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the 
table of sections at the beginning of   
chapter #ea of such title is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to    
section #eajc;,a the following new item3
  #eajc;,b4 ,notice to claimants filing 
claims electronically of availability of
 services from veterans service         
organizations4  4