,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bidg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bc1 #bjai,mr4   
,c>bajal 7= himself & ,mr4 ,la,malfa7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices1 & 9    
addition to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'   
,affairs1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly   
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to require ! ,secret>y (      
,def5se1 9 consultation ) ! ,secret>y ( 
,vet]ans ,affairs1 to develop guidel9es 
reg>d+ ! use by ! ,secret>ies ( !       
milit>y dep>tm5ts & ! ,secret>y (       
,vet]ans ,affairs ( un(ficial s\rces (  
in=mation to det]m9e ! eligibility ( a  
memb] or =m] memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces =    
b5efits & decorations :5 ! memb]'s      
s]vice records are incomplete because ( 
damage to ! records1 includ+ records    
damag$ by a #aigc fire at ! ,national   
,p]sonnel ,records ,c5t] 9 ,/4 ,l\is1   
,miss\ri4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may

 be cit$ z ! ,vet]ans' ,record          
,recon/ruction ,act ( #bjai4  #b4       
,developm5t ( guidel9es = use (         
un(ficial s\rces ( in=mation to det]m9e 
eligibility ( memb]s & =m] memb]s ( !   
,arm$ ,=ces = b5efits & decorations :5 !
 s]vice records are incomplete because (
 damage to ! (ficial record  7a7        
,guidel9es requir$ ,! ,secret>y (       
,def5se %all develop guidel9es reg>d+ ! 
use by ! ,secret>ies ( ! milit>y        
dep>tm5ts & ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans      
,affairs ( un(ficial s\rces ( in=mation1
 includ+ eyewitness /atem5ts1 to det]m9e
 ! eligibility ( a memb] or =m] memb] ( 
! ,arm$ ,=ces = b5efits & decorations :5
 ! s]vice records ( ! memb] are         
incomplete because ( damage to ! records
 z a result ( ! #aigc fire at !         
,national ,p]sonnel ,records ,c5t] 9 ,/4
 ,l\is1 ,miss\ri1 or any subsequ5t      
incid5t :ile ! records 7 9 ! possession 
( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se4  7b7           
,consultation ,! ,secret>y ( ,def5se    
%all prep>e ! guidel9es 9 consultation )

 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 )     
respect to vet]ans b5efits "u title #ch1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 ^: eligibility    
det]m9ations dep5d on ! use ( s]vice    
records ma9ta9$ by ! ,dep>tm5t (        
,def5se4  7c7 ,"t = completion ,!       
,secret>y ( ,def5se %all complete       
developm5t ( ! guidel9es n lat] ?an "o  
ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4