,i  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bhfc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #bc1 #bjae ,mr4
 ,rooney of ,florida 7for himself1 ,ms4 
,bordallo1 ,mr4 ,walz1 ,mr4 ,brady of   
,pennsylvania1 and ,mr4 ,rigell7        
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to prohibit unrecognized individuals    
from charging fees for legal services   
provided to veterans related to appeals 
before the ,department of ,veterans     
,affairs or the ,board of ,veterans'    
,appeals1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,secure ,legal ,services for        
,veterans ,act4  #b4 ,prohibition of    
unrecognized individuals charging fees  
for legal services provided to veterans 
related to appeals claims before the    
,department of ,veterans ,affairs  7a7  
,in general ,section #eijd7;a77#f7 of   
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    

amended by adding at the end the        
following new subparagraph3  7,f7  7i7  
,an individual who is not recognized as 
an agent or attorney under this section 
may not directly or indirectly solicit1 
contract for1 charge1 receive1 or       
attempt to solicit1 contract for1       
charge1 or receive any fee or           
compensation for services rendered in   
the preparation1 presentation1 or       
prosecution of an appeal before the     
,department or the ,board of ,veterans' 
,appeals4  7ii7 ,whoever violates this  
subparagraph shall be fined in          
accordance with title #ah1 imprisoned   
for not more than one year1 or both4    
7iii7 ,there is established in the      
,general ,fund of the ,treasury a fund  
to be known as the ,,tbi ,research and  
,initiatives ,fund4 ,amounts collected  
for violations of this subparagraph     
shall be deposited in the fund and shall
 remain available to the ,secretary     
without fiscal year limitation for      
traumatic brain injury research and     

initiatives4  4  7b7 ,effective date    
,the amendment made by subsection 7a7   
shall take effect on the date of the    
enactment of this ,act and apply with   
respect to an act that occurs on or     
after that date4