,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dgga  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #ba1 #bjai,mr4
 ,cunn+ham 7= himself & ,mr4 ,katko7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to p]mit appellants to    
appe> 9 disability comp5sation cases    
be=e ! ,bo>d ( ,vet]ans' ,appeals by    
picture & voice transmission f locations
 o!r ?an facilities ( ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,vet]ans ,affairs4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,,va ,tele-,he>+  
,mod]nization ,act4  #b4 ,disability    
comp5sation 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 ,e/abli%m5t ,section #gajg
 ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is   
am5d$--  7#a7 9 subsection 7c77#b7--    
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 ,^u notification
 ( a ,bo>d he>+ "u subp>agraph 7,a7 or  
7,b7 ( p>agraph 7#a7 9 a case reg>d+    
disability comp5sation "u a law adm9i/]$
 by ! ,secret>y1 ! appellant may        
alt]natively reque/ a he>+ by picture & 
voice transmission--  7i7 at a location 
select$ by ! appellant2 &  7ii7 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  ,if s
 reque/$1 ! ,bo>d %all grant su* reque/4
 2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new
 subsection 7f73  7f7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is
 section1 ! t]ms s5sitive p]sonal       
in=mation & data brea* h ! mean+s giv5  
^? t]ms 9 section #egbg ( ?is title4  4 
7b7 ,deadl9e ,! ,secret>y %all implem5t 
! am5dm5ts made by subsection 7a7 n lat]
 ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t 
( ?is ,act4  7c7 ,reports ,on ! day t is

 "o ye> aft] ! date on :i* ! ,secret>y  
implem5ts subp>agraph 7,c7 ( subsection 
7c77#b7 ( su* section #gajg1 z add$ by  
subsection 7a71 & twice annually        
!reaft]1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to !   
,committees on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !   
,s5ate & ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a      
report reg>d+ he>+s held "u su*         
subp>agraph4 ,ea* su* report %all       
include1 ) respect to ! ye> imm$iately  
prec$+ ! date ( ! report1 ! foll[+3     
7#a7 ,! numb] ( he>+s s*$ul$ "u su*     
subp>agraph4  7#b7 ,! numb] ( he>+s "u  
su* subp>agraph t 7 cancell$ & :y ea*   
su* he>+ 0 cancell$4  7#c7 ,any         
/ati/ical diff]5ce 9 outcomes betwe5    
cases he>d "u su* subp>agraph & ^? held 
at ! pr9cipal location ( ! ,bo>d or by  
picture & voice transmission at a       
facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t4