,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #edac  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #bf1 #bjah    
,mr4 ,mast 7for himself and ,mr4        
,higgins of ,louisiana7 introduced the  
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of 
,veterans ,affairs to permit ,members of
 ,congress to use facilities of the     
,department of ,veterans ,affairs for   
the purposes of meeting with            
constituents1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,improving ,veterans ,access to 
,congressional ,services ,act of #bjah4 
#b4 ,use of facilities of the           
,department of ,veterans ,affairs by    
,members of ,congress  7a7 ,in general  
,upon request of a ,member of ,congress 
and subject to regulations prescribed   
under subsection 7b71 the ,secretary of 
,veterans ,affairs shall permit the     
,member to use a facility of the        
,department of ,veterans ,affairs for   

the purposes of meeting with            
constituents of the ,member4  7b7       
,regulations ,not later than #ij days   
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary of ,veterans       
,affairs shall prescribe regulations    
regarding the use of facilities of the  
,department of ,veterans ,affairs by    
,members of ,congress4 ,regulations     
prescribed under this subsection-- 7#a7 
shall require that a space within a     
facility of the ,department provided to 
a ,member under subsection 7a7 is--     
7,a7 available during normal business   
hours2 and  7,b7 located in an area that
 is visible and accessible to           
constituents of the ,member2 and  7#b7  
may not prohibit a ,member from         
advertising the use by the ,member of a 
space within a facility of the          
,department under subsection 7a74