,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #eiha  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #be1 #bjah,mr4   
,smi? ( ,new ,j]sey introduc$ ! foll[+  
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m  ,a ,,bill  
,to am5d title #dd1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1
 to prohibit ! ,ar*ivi/ f *>g+ c]ta9    
fees to vet]ans = de/roy$ records reg>d+
 su* vet]ans1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !4  
#b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3     
7#a7 ,due to a disa/r\s fire at !       
,national ,p]sonnel ,records ,c5t] 9    
#aigc1 approximately #af-ah million     
docum5ts reg>d+ vet]ans 7 lo/ due to no 
fault ( ! vet]ans4  7#b7 ,! fee = re/or+
 a docum5t f ?is disa/] t is m ?an #fb  
ye>s old & m ?an five pages long is #gj4
 ,= docum5ts ov] #fb ye>s old & %ort]   
?an five pages1 ! fee is #be4  7#c7 ,9  
#bjag1 ! ,national ,ar*ives & ,records  
,adm9i/ration-- 7,a7 receiv$ ov] #a4b   
million reque/s = milit>y records2 &    
7,b7 *>g$ fees to approximately #fj1jjj 

vet]ans = records4  7#d7 ,! ,director ( 
! ,national ,p]sonnel ,record ,c5t] has 
n =mally issu$ policy guidance p]ta9+ to
 fees = de/roy$ records reg>d+ vet]ans4 
7#e7 ,vet]ans h sacrific$ _! lives to   
pres]ve our fre$om & lib]ty4  7#f7      
,congress recognizes ! sacrifices made  
by vet]ans & reaffirms ! /rong commitm5t
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to its vet]ans4  #c4 
,prohibition on c]ta9 fees = de/roy$    
records ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans        
,affairs  7a7 ,am5dm5t ,*apt] #ba (     
title #dd1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new section3 
#baba4 ,prohibition on c]ta9 fees =     
de/roy$ records ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans
 ,affairs  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,ar*ivi/ may 
n *>ge a fee to a vet]an :o reque/s a   
record reg>d+ t vet]an if ! record 0    
de/roy$--  7#a7 by an individual o!r ?an
 t vet]an2 &  7#b7 9 a mann] n 9 accord 
) *apt] #c4  7b7 ,vet]an def9$ ,! t]m   
vet]an has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section 
#aja ( title #ch4  4  7b7 ,te*nical &   
con=m+ am5dm5t ,! table ( sections =    

*apt] #ba ( title #dd1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+ new item3  #baba4 ,prohibition on
 c]ta9 fees = de/roy$ records ( !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4  4