,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ejbh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #h1 #bjai,ms4
 ,wat]s 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4   
,kilm]1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 &   
,mr4 ,?ompson ( ,mississippi7 introduc$ 
! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !        
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to codify ! au?ority ( !  
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to assign 
a disability rat+ ( total to a vet]an by
 reason ( unemployability1 & = o!r      
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,protect+ ,b5efits =       
,disabl$ ,vet]ans ,act ( #bjai4  #b4    
,codification ( individual              
unemployability  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] #aa
 ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is   
am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section #aafc !    
foll[+3  #aafd4 ,det]m9ation ( total    
disability by reason ( unemployability  
7a7 ,au?ority ,subject to subsections   
7b7 & 7c71 = ! purposes ( ?is *apt]1 9 !
 case ( a vet]an :o has a               

s]vice-connect$ disability1 or          
s]vice-connect$ disabilities1 n rat$ z  
total1 ! ,secret>y may assign a         
disability rat+ ( total to ! vet]an if !
 ,secret>y det]m9es ! vet]an--  7#a7 is 
unable to secure or ma9ta9 sub/antially 
ga9ful employm5t z a result (1 9 "p or 9
 :ole1 a s]vice-connect$ disability2 &  
7#b7 has-- 7,a7 a s]vice-connect$       
disability rat$ at lea/ #fj p]c5t2 or   
7,b7 two or m s]vice-connect$           
disabilities-- 7i7 at lea/ "o ( :i* is  
rat$ at lea/ #dj p]c5t2 &  7ii7 t1      
comb9$1 are rat$ at lea/ #gj p]c5t4  7b7
 ,det]m9ation ( c]ta9 disabilities ,= ! 
above purpose ( s]vice-connect$         
disabilities describ$ 9 subsection      
7a77#b71 ! ,secret>y %all consid] z "o  
disability ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,disabilities
 ( "o or bo? upp] extremities1 or ( "o  
or bo? l[] extremities1 includ+ !       
bilat]al factor1 if applicable4  7#b7   
,disabilities result+ f common etiology 
or a s+le accid5t4  7#c7 ,disabilities  
affect+ a s+le body sy/em 7includ+      

or?op$ic1 dige/ive1 respiratory1        
c>diovascul>-r5al1 & neuropsy*iatric74  
7#d7 ,disabilities incurr$ or aggravat$ 
z a prison] ( w>4  7c7 ,additional      
au?ority ( ! ,secret>y ,to assign a     
disability rat+ ( total ,! ,secret>y may
 assign a disability rat+ ( total to a  
vet]an :o has a s]vice-connect$         
disability or disabilities describ$ 9   
subsection 7a77#b7--  7#a7 if ! vet]an  
ma9ta9s m>g9al employm5t2 or  7#b7 if-- 
7,a7 ! vet]an ma9ta9s sub/antially      
ga9ful employm5t2 &  7,b7 ! ,secret>y1  
consid]+ ! totality ( circum/ances      
7includ+ total h\sehold m$ical exp5ses &
 ! co/ ( liv+ 9 ! area 9 :i* ! vet]an   
resides71 det]m9es t su* assignation is 
appropriate4  7d7 ,prohibition on !     
consid]ation ( c]ta9 factors ,9 mak+ any
 det]m9ation "u subsection 7a7 or 7c71 !
 ,secret>y may n consid] ! foll[+3  7#a7
 ,! age ( a vet]an4  7#b7 ,! eligibility
 ( a vet]an = any retirem5t b5efit1     
includ+ any b5efit "u title ,,ii ( !    
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   

#dja et seq474  7e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is  
section3 7#a7 ,! t]m m>g9al employm5t   
means employm5t = :i* ! e>n$ annual     
income is less ?an #ajj p]c5t ( !       
(ficial pov]ty ?re%old = an individual  
e/abli%$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,c5sus      
,bureau4  7#b7 ,! t]m sub/antially      
ga9ful employm5t means employm5t = :i* !
 e>n$ annual income equals or exce$s    
#ajj p]c5t ( ! (ficial pov]ty ?re%old = 
an individual e/abli%$ by ! ,unit$      
,/ates ,c5sus ,bureau4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical 
am5dm5t ,! table ( sections at ! beg9n+ 
( *apt] #aa ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ aft] ! item     
relat+ to section #aafc ! foll[+3       
#aafd4 ,det]m9ation ( total disability  
by reason ( unemployability4  4  7c7    
,regulations ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] 
! effective date ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y
 ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all prescribe su* 
regulations z may be necess>y to c>ry   
out ?is section4