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,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #cj1 #bjag,mr4 
,cassidy 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,johnson1 ,ms4
 ,klobu*>1 ,mr4 ,cotton1 ,mr4 ,r\nds1   
,mr4 ,sullivan1 & ,mr4 ,boozman7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
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