,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #baci  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #cj1 #bjae ,mr4
 ,o',r\rke 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,ku/]1 ,mr4 
,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,ru%1 ,mr4 ,jones1 ,ms4 
,gabb>d1 ,mr4 ,swalwell ( ,cali=nia1    
,miss ,rice ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,yoho1 & 
,mr4 ,takano7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
direct ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  
to provide notice ( av]age times =      
process+ claims & p]c5tage ( claims     
approv$1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,vet]an's ,b5efits ,claims ,fa/] ,fil+  
,act ( #bjae4  #b4 ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans 
,affairs notice ( av]age times =        
process+ claims & p]c5tage ( claims     
approv$  7a7 ,public notice ,! ,secret>y
 ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all po/ !         
in=mation describ$ 9 subsection 7c7--   
7#a7 9 a conspicu\s place 9 ea* regional
 (fice & claims intake facilities ( !   

,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs2 &  7#b7  
on ! ,int]net ,web site ( ! ,dep>tm5t4  
7b7 ,notice to applicants  7#a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,! ,secret>y %all provide to ea* p]son 
:o submits a claim = b5efits "u ! laws  
adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y be=e ! p]son    
submits su* claim-- 7,a7 notice ( !     
in=mation describ$ 9 subsection 7c72 &  
7,b7 notice t ! p]son is eligible to    
receive up to an extra ye> ( b5efits    
paym5ts if ! p]son files a claim t is   
fully develop$4  7#b7 ,ackn[l$gm5t (    
receipt ( notice ,ea* p]son :o submits a
 claim = b5efits "u ! laws adm9i/]$ by !
 ,secret>y %all include 9 su*           
application a sign$ =m ackn[l$g+ t !    
p]son receiv$ ! in=mation describ$ 9    
subsection 7c74  7c7 ,in=mation describ$
  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! in=mation describ$ 9 
?is subsection is ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,!     
av]age process+ "t ( ! claims describ$ 9
 p>agraph 7#b7 & ! p]c5tage ( su*       
submitt$ claims = :i* b5efits are aw>d$4
  7,b7 ,! p]c5tage ( ea* ( ! foll[+     
types ( submitt$ claims = b5efits "u !  

laws adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans 
,affairs = :i* b5efits are aw>d$3 7i7   
,claims fil$ by vet]ans :o au?oriz$ a   
vet]ans s]vice organization to act on ! 
vet]ans' behalf "u a durable p[] (      
attorney4  7ii7 ,claims fil$ by vet]ans 
:o au?oriz$ a p]son o!r ?an a vet]ans   
s]vice organization to act on ! vet]ans'
 behalf "u a durable p[] ( attorney4    
7iii7 ,claims fil$ by vet]ans :o did n  
au?orize a p]son to act on ! vet]ans'   
behalf "u a durable p[] ( attorney4     
7#b7 ,claims describ$ ,! claims describ$
 9 ?is p>agraph are ea* ( ! foll[+ types
 ( claims = b5efits "u ! laws adm9i/]$  
by ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs3 7,a7
 ,a fully develop$ claim t is submitt$ 9
 /&>d electronic =m4  7,b7 ,a fully     
develop$ claim t is submitt$ 9 /&>d pap]
 =m4  7,c7 ,a claim t is n fully        
develop$ t is submitt$ 9 /&>d electronic
 =m4  7,d7 ,a claim t is n fully        
develop$ t is submitt$ 9 /&>d pap] =m4  
7,e7 ,a claim t is n fully develop$ t is
 submitt$ 9 non-/&>d pap] =m4  7#c7     

,update ( in=mation ,! in=mation        
describ$ 9 ?is subsection %all be updat$
 n less frequ5tly ?an once ea* fiscal   
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