#aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 
#dgga  ,,an ,,act  ,to am5d title #ch1  
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to p]mit appellants
 to appe> 9 cases be=e ! ,bo>d (        
,vet]ans' ,appeals by picture & voice   
transmission f locations o!r ?an        
facilities ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans     
,affairs1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,,va    
,tele-,he>+ ,mod]nization ,act4  #b4    
,he>+s be=e ! ,bo>d ( ,vet]ans' ,appeals
 by means ( teleconf]5ce f locations o!r
 ?an facilities ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans
 ,affairs  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section        
#gajg7;c77#b7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 subp>agraph  
7,a71 by ins]t+ or subp>agraph 7,c7 (   
?is p>agraph aft] subp>agraph 7,b7 ( su*
 p>agraph2  7#b7 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 by 
ins]t+ or subp>agraph 7,c7 ( ?is        
p>agraph aft] subp>agraph 7,a7 ( su*    
p>agraph2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end !    
foll[+ new subp>agraph 7,c73  7,c7 7i7  
,^u notification ( a ,bo>d he>+ "u      
subp>agraph 7,a7 or 7,b7 ( p>agraph     

7#a71 ! appellant may alt]natively      
reque/ a he>+ by picture & voice        
transmission--  7,i7 at a location      
select$ by ! appellant2 &  7,,ii7 via a 
secure int]net plat=m e/abli%$ & ma9ta9$
 by ! ,secret>y t protects s5sitive     
p]sonal in=mation f a data brea*4  7ii7 
,if an appellant makes a reque/ "u      
clause 7i71 ! ,bo>d %all grant su*      
reque/4  4  7b7 ,deadl9e = implem5tation
 ,! ,secret>y %all implem5t ! am5dm5ts  
made by subsection 7a7 n lat] ?an #ahj  
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act4  7c7 ,report+  7#a7 ,annual       
report+ requirem5ts ,section            
#gaja7;d77#b7 ( su* title is am5d$--    
7,a7 9 subp>agraph 7,e71 by /rik+ 2 & & 
ins]t+ a semicolon2  7,b7 9 subp>agraph 
7,f71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end+ &      
ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7,c7 by add+ at ! end !  
foll[+ new subp>agraph3  7,g7 ) respect 
to he>+s s*$ul$ "u section              
#gajg7;c77#b77;,c7 ( ?is title-- 7i7 !  
numb] ( he>+s s*$ul$ "u su* section2    
7ii7 ! numb] ( he>+s "u su* section t 7 

cancell$2 &  7iii7 any /ati/ical        
diff]5ce 9 outcomes betwe5 cases he>d "u
 su* section & ^? held at ! pr9cipal    
location ( ! ,bo>d or by picture & voice
 transmission at a facility ( !         
,dep>tm5t4  4  7#b7 ,"o-"t report+      
requirem5ts ,! fir/ report requir$ to be
 submitt$ "u section #gaja7;d7 ( title  
#ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 %all include !
 foll[+ in=mation ) respect to he>+s    
s*$ul$ "u subp>agraph 7,c7 ( p>agraph   
7#b7 ( subsection 7c7 ( section #gaja ( 
su* title1 z add$ by subsection 7a73    
7,a7 ,an outl9e ( ! outrea* ! ,secret>y 
( ,vet]ans ,affairs plans to conduct to 
in=m vet]ans1 families ( vet]ans1       
survivors ( vet]ans1 vet]ans s]vice     
organizations1 milit>y s]vice           
organizations1 congressional casework]s1
 advocates = vet]ans1 & su* o!r         
/akehold]s z ! ,secret>y consid]s       
appropriate ab\t he>+s s*$ul$ "u su*    
subp>agraph1 includ+--  7i7 a           
description ( ! res\rces requir$ to     
conduct su* outrea*2  7ii7 a timel9e =  

conduct+ su* outrea*2 &  7iii7 in=mation
 relat$ to ! advantages & pot5tial      
te*nological *all5ges ( conduct+ he>+s  
"u su* subp>agraph4  7,b7 ,a description
 ( any modifications to ! in=mation     
te*nology sy/ems ( ! ,vet]ans ,b5efits  
,adm9i/ration & ! ,bo>d ( ,vet]ans'     
,appeals requir$ to c>ry out he>+s "u   
su* subp>agraph1 includ+ co/ e/imates & 
a timel9e = mak+ su* modifications4     
7,c7 ,a detail$ description ( !         
intra-ag5cy p>tn]%ip betwe5 ! ,bo>d (   
,vet]ans' ,appeals & ! teleheal? program
 ( ! ,vet]ans ,heal? ,adm9i/ration z !  
,bo>d conducts he>+s "u su* subp>agraph1
 includ+ be/ practices1 a risk assessm5t
 ov]view1 risk mitigation ef=ts1 & a    
plan = ongo+ collaboration & in=mation  
%>+4  7d7 ,collaboration ,9 develop+ !  
capacity & proc$ures to conduct he>+s "u
 subp>agraph 7,c7 ( p>agraph 7#b7 (     
subsection 7c7 ( section #gaja ( title  
#ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 z add$ by     
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans  
,affairs %all collaborate )1 p>tn] )1 & 

give weight to ! advice ( vet]ans s]vice
 organizations & su* o!r /akehold]s z ! 
,secret>y consid]s appropriate4  ,pass$ 
! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives ,novemb] #ab1 
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