,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bhfc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bc1 #bjae ,mr4 
,rooney ( ,florida 7= himself1 ,ms4     
,bordallo1 ,mr4 ,walz1 ,mr4 ,brady (    
,p5nsylvania1 & ,mr4 ,rigell7 introduc$ 
! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !        
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to prohibit unrecogniz$   
individuals f *>g+ fees = legal s]vices 
provid$ to vet]ans relat$ to appeals    
be=e ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs or 
! ,bo>d ( ,vet]ans' ,appeals1 & = o!r   
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,secure ,legal ,s]vices =  
,vet]ans ,act4  #b4 ,prohibition (      
unrecogniz$ individuals *>g+ fees =     
legal s]vices provid$ to vet]ans relat$ 
to appeals claims be=e ! ,dep>tm5t (    
,vet]ans ,affairs  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section
 #eijd7;a77#f7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+ new subp>agraph3  7,f7  7i7 ,an
 individual :o is n recogniz$ z an ag5t 

or attorney "u ?is section may n        
directly or indirectly solicit1 contract
 =1 *>ge1 receive1 or attempt to        
solicit1 contract =1 *>ge1 or receive   
any fee or comp5sation = s]vices r5d]$ 9
 ! prep>ation1 pres5tation1 or          
prosecution ( an appeal be=e ! ,dep>tm5t
 or ! ,bo>d ( ,vet]ans' ,appeals4  7ii7 
,:oev] violates ?is subp>agraph %all be 
f9$ 9 accordance ) title #ah1 imprison$ 
= n m ?an "o ye>1 or bo?4  7iii7 ,!re is
 e/abli%$ 9 ! ,g5]al ,fund ( ! ,treasury
 a fund to be kn[n z ! ,,tbi ,rese>* &  
,initiatives ,fund4 ,am\nts collect$ =  
violations ( ?is subp>agraph %all be    
deposit$ 9 ! fund & %all rema9 available
 to ! ,secret>y )\t fiscal ye>          
limitation = traumatic bra9 injury      
rese>* & initiatives4  4  7b7 ,effective
 date ,! am5dm5t made by subsection 7a7 
%all take effect on ! date ( ! enactm5t 
( ?is ,act & apply ) respect to an act t
 occurs on or aft] t date4