,i #aae? ,,congress #a/ ,session ,h4 ,r4 #eab ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,janu>y #ab1 #bjag,mr4 ,yoho 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,rodney ,davis ( ,ill9ois1 ,ms4 ,s9ema1 ,mr4 ,delaney1 ,mr4 ,bab91 ,mr4 ,bi%op ( ,mi*igan1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,co/a1 ,mr4 ,davidson1 ,mr4 ,des,jarlais1 ,mrs4 ,d+ell1 ,mr4 ,flores1 ,mr4 ,franks ( ,arizona1 ,mr4 ,gibbs1 ,mr4 ,gohm]t1 ,mr4 ,gos>1 ,mr4 ,h>ris1 ,mr4 ,hill1 ,mr4 ,jones1 ,mr4 ,joyce ( ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,k+ ( ,i[a1 ,ms4 ,%ea-,port]1 ,mr4 ,roskam1 ,mr4 ,ma/1 ,mr4 ,"y ( ,i[a1 ,mr4 ,nolan1 ,mr4 ,rog]s ( ,k5tucky1 ,ms4 ,mc,sally1 ,mr4 ,bu*anan1 ,mr4 ,cr[ley1 ,mr4 ,crd5as1 ,mr4 ,bacon1 ,mrs4 ,com/ock1 ,mr4 ,k9z+]1 ,mr4 ,c\rtney1 ,mrs4 ,bu/os1 ,mr4 ,emm]1 ,mr4 ,re$1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,mr4 ,himes1 ,mr4 ,ru!r=d1 ,mrs4 ,black1 ,mr4 ,bi%op ( ,utah1 ,mr4 ,david ,scott ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,blum5au]1 ,mr4 ,sam ,johnson ( ,texas1 ,ms4 ,frankel ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,rog]s ( ,alabama1 ,mr4 ,wittman1 ,mr4 ,f>5?old1 ,mr4 ,rice ( ,s\? ,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 ,sablan1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4 ,c>t] ( ,georgia1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,mr4 ,all51 ,mr4 ,gro?man1 ,mr4 ,cole1 ,mr4 ,tipton1 ,mr4 ,b]a1 ,mr4 ,cumm+s1 ,mr4 ,l[5?al1 ,mrs4 ,radewag51 ,mr4 ,cony]s1 ,ms4 ,lee1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,mrs4 ,h>tzl]1 ,mr4 ,gallego1 ,mr4 ,francis ,rooney ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,brid5/9e1 ,mr4 ,b>letta1 ,mr4 ,mc,caul1 ,mr4 ,ru%1 ,mr4 ,byrne1 ,mr4 ,b>r1 ,mr4 ,ratcliffe1 ,mr4 ,r\z]1 ,mr4 ,poe ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,mit*ell1 ,mr4 ,m>%all1 ,mrs4 ,brooks ( ,indiana1 ,mrs4 ,love1 ,mr4 ,m>9o1 ,mr4 ,massie1 ,mr4 ,meehan1 ,mr4 ,mess]1 ,mr4 ,pe>ce1 ,mr4 ,rokita1 ,mr4 ,?omas ,j4 ,rooney ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,royce ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,?ompson ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,web] ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,wilson ( ,s\? ,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 ,abraham1 ,mr4 ,b]gman1 ,mr4 ,brat1 ,mr4 ,cri/1 ,mr4 ,faso1 ,mr4 ,curbelo ( ,florida1 ,ms4 ,gabb>d1 ,mr4 ,gaetz1 ,mr4 ,p]ry1 ,mr4 ,cook1 ,mrs4 ,wagn]1 ,mr4 ,buc%on1 ,mr4 ,olson1 ,mr4 ,duncan ( ,t5nessee1 ,mr4 ,mooney ( ,we/ ,virg9ia1 ,ms4 ,ros-,leht951 ,mr4 ,pet]s1 ,mr4 ,palazzo1 ,mr4 ,jody ,b4 ,hice ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,?ompson ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,smi? ( ,miss\ri1 ,mr4 ,cram]1 ,mr4 ,donovan1 ,mr4 ,de,saulnier1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,mr4 ,dunn1 ,mr4 ,graves ( ,l\isiana1 ,mr4 ,lewis ( ,m9nesota1 ,mr4 ,coll9s ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,griffi?1 ,mr4 ,hurd1 ,mr4 ,lance1 ,mr4 ,la,malfa1 ,mr4 ,lawson ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,ne:\se1 ,mr4 ,sires1 ,mr4 ,%imkus1 ,mr4 ,la,hood1 ,mr4 ,f]guson1 ,mr4 ,com]1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,mr4 ,g[dy1 ,mr4 ,bo/1 ,mr4 ,mead[s1 ,mr4 ,duncan ( ,s\? ,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 ,kelly ( ,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,valadao1 ,mrs4 ,mc,morris ,rodg]s1 ,mr4 ,cicill9e1 ,mr4 ,s*neid]1 ,mr4 ,walb]g1 ,mr4 ,swalwell ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,sean ,patrick ,maloney ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,gu?rie1 ,mr4 ,issa1 ,ms4 ,judy ,*u ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,biggs1 ,mr4 ,de,santis1 & ,mr4 ,engel7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to p]mit vet]ans to grant access to _! records 9 ! databases ( ! ,vet]ans ,b5efits ,adm9i/ration to c]ta9 designat$ congressional employees1 & = o!r purposes4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,work+ to ,integrate ,networks ,gu>antee+ ,memb] ,access ,n[ ,act or ! ,,w+man ,act4 #b4 ,provision ( access to case-track+ in=mation 7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] #ei ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 #eijf4 ,access ( c]ta9 congressional employees to vet]an records 7a7 ,9 g5]al 7#a7 ,! ,secret>y %all provide to ea* vet]an :o submits a claim = b5efits "u ! laws adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y an opportunity to p]mit a cov]$ congressional employee employ$ 9 ! (fice ( ! ,memb] ( ,congress repres5t+ ! di/rict :]e ! vet]an resides to h access to all ( ! records ( ! vet]an 9 ! databases ( ! ,vet]ans ,b5efits ,adm9i/ration4 7#b7 ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 ^u receipt ( ! p]mission f ! vet]an "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y %all provide read-only access to su* records to su* a cov]$ congressional employee 9 a mann] t does n all[ su* employee to modify ! data conta9$ 9 su* records or 9 any "p ( a database ( ! ,vet]ans ,b5efits ,adm9i/ration4 7#c7 ,a ,memb] ( ,congress may designate n m ?an two employees ( ! ,memb] z cov]$ congressional employees4 7b7 ,requirem5ts ,! ,secret>y may n impose any requirem5t o!r ?an ! requirem5ts specifi$ "u subsection 7e77#a7 be=e treat+ an employee z a cov]$ congressional employee = purposes ( ?is section4 7c7 ,nonrecognition ,a cov]$ congressional employee may n be recogniz$ z an ag5t or attorney "u ?is *apt]4 7d7 ,limitation on use ( funds ,none ( ! am\nts made available to c>ry out ?is section may be us$ to design1 develop1 or adm9i/] any tra9+ = purposes ( provid+ tra9+ to cov]$ congressional employees4 7e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,! t]m cov]$ congressional employee means a p]man5t1 full-"t employee ( a ,memb] ( ,congress-- 7,a7 ^: responsibilities include assi/+ ! con/itu5ts ( ! ,memb] ) issues reg>d+ dep>tm5ts or ag5cies ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t2 7,b7 :o satisfies ! crit]ia requir$ by ! ,secret>y = recognition z an ag5t or attorney "u ?is *apt]2 & 7,c7 :o is designat$ by ! ,memb] ( ,congress z a cov]$ congressional employee = purposes ( ?is section4 7#b7 ,! t]m database ( ! ,vet]ans ,b5efits ,adm9i/ration means any database ( ! ,vet]ans ,b5efits ,adm9i/ration 9 :i* ! records ( vet]ans relat+ to claims = b5efits "u ! laws adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y are reta9$1 includ+ in=mation reg>d+ m$ical records1 comp5sation & p5sion exams records1 rat+ decisions1 /atem5ts ( ! case1 supplem5t>y /atem5ts ( ! case1 notices ( disagreem5t1 ,=m-#i1 & any successor =m4 7#c7 ,! t]m ,memb] ( ,congress means a ,repres5tative1 a ,s5ator1 a ,delegate to ,congress1 or ! ,resid5t ,commission] ( ,pu]to ,rico4 4 7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( sections at ! beg9n+ ( su* *apt] is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new item3 #eijf4 ,access ( c]ta9 congressional employees to vet]an records4 4 7c7 ,no au?orization ( appropriations 7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,no additional funds are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section or ! am5dm5ts made by ?is section4 ,?is section & su* am5dm5ts may only be c>ri$ out us+ am\nts o!rwise au?oriz$ to be appropriat$4 7#b7 ,am\nts o!rwise available ,= ! p]iod ( fiscal ye>s #bjah ?r\gh #bjba1 n m ?an #aj1jjj1jjj may be made available to c>ry out section #eijf ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 z add$ by subsection 7a74