,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #debf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #bf1      
#bjai,mr4 ,levin of ,california 7for    
himself and ,mr4 ,meadows7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary  
of ,veterans ,affairs to provide certain
 notice to a person filing a claim      
against the ,department of ,veterans    
,affairs for damage1 injury1 or death on
 ,standard ,form #ie4  #a4 ,short title 
,this ,act may be cited as the ,brian   
,tally ,,va ,employment ,transparency   
,act4  #b4 ,department of ,veterans     
,affairs requirement to provide certain 
notice to persons filing claims for     
damage1 injury1 or death on ,standard   
,form #ie ,not later than #cj days after
 the date on which a person submits to  
the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs a  
claim for damage1 injury1 or death on   
,standard ,form #ie1 or any successor   
form1 the ,secretary shall provide to   

the claimant notice of each of the      
following3  7#a7 ,the importance of     
securing legal counsel1 including a     
recommendation that the claimant should 
secure legal counsel4  7#b7 ,the        
employment status of any individual     
listed on the form4  7#c7 ,if the claim 
involves a contractor that entered into 
an agreement with the ,secretary1 the   
statute of limitations regarding the    
claim in the ,state in which the claim  
arose4