,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #bhb  #aaeth
 ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#cabb  ,report ,no4 #aae-che  ,,in ,,the
 ,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,june  
#bi1 #bjag ,mr4 ,cartwright 7for        
himself1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,mr4 ,deutch1 ,mr4
 ,moulton1 and ,mr4 ,renacci7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was referred 
to the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs
  ,november #f1 #bjag ,additional       
sponsors3 ,ms4 ,shea-,porter and ,miss  
,gonzlez-,coln of ,puerto ,rico         
,november #f1 #bjag ,reported with      
amendments1 committed to the ,committee 
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union1 and ordered to be printed   
,strike out all after the enacting      
clause and insert the part printed in   
italic ,for text of introduced bill1 see
 copy of bill as introduced on ,june    
#bi1 #bjag  ,a ,,bill  ,to protect      
individuals who are eligible for        
increased pension under laws            
administered by the ,secretary of       
,veterans ,affairs on the basis of need 

of regular aid and attendance from      
dishonest1 predatory1 or otherwise      
unlawful practices1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,veterans ,care     
,financial ,protection ,act of #bjag4   
#b4 ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs    
notice of dishonest1 predatory1 or      
otherwise unlawful practices targeting  
individuals who are eligible for        
increased pension on basis of need for  
regular aid and attendance  7a7 ,notice 
required ,the ,secretary of ,veterans   
,affairs shall include on the internet  
website of the ,department of ,veterans 
,affairs a warning to veterans relating 
to dishonest1 predatory1 or otherwise   
unlawful practices targeting individuals
 who are eligible for increased pension 
under chapter #ae of title #ch1 ,united 
,states ,code1 on the basis of need for 
regular aid and attendance4  7b7 ,,gao  
study  7#a7 ,study required ,not later  
than #ah months after the date of the   
enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller

 ,general of the ,united ,states shall  
complete a study on financial           
exploitation of veterans4 ,such study   
shall include-- 7,a7 an analysis of the 
types of standards used by ,federal and 
,state agencies intended to protect     
vulnerable populations from financial   
exploitation2 and  7,b7 an analysis of  
the types of financial exploitation     
facing veterans who are eligible for    
increased pension under chapter #ae of  
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 on the
 basis of need for regular aid and      
attendance and any gaps in efforts to   
address these issues4  7#b7 ,reports    
7,a7 ,preliminary report ,not later than
 one year after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller
 ,general shall submit to ,congress a   
preliminary report on the study required
 under paragraph 7#a74  7,b7 ,final     
report ,not later than #ah months after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,comptroller ,general shall submit  
to ,congress a final report on such     

study4  ,amend the title so as to read3 
,a bill to direct the ,secretary of     
,veterans ,affairs to include on the    
internet website of the ,department of  
,veterans ,affairs a warning regarding  
dishonest1 predatory1 or otherwise      
unlawful practices targeting individuals
 who are eligible for increased pension 
on the basis of need for regular aid and
 attendance1 and for other purposes44   
,november #f1 #bjag ,reported with      
amendments1 committed to the ,committee 
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union1 and ordered to be printed