,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fbh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #af1 #bjai,mr4
 ,yoho 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,gabb>d1 ,mr4   
,b]gman1 ,mr4 ,biggs1 ,mr4 ,bo/1 ,mr4   
,br5dan ,f4 ,boyle ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 
,cicill9e1 ,mr4 ,coll9s ( ,georgia1 ,mr4
 ,co/a1 ,mr4 ,de,saulnier1 ,mrs4 ,d+ell1
 ,mr4 ,duncan1 ,mr4 ,engel1 ,mr4 ,gibbs1
 ,mr4 ,gos>1 ,mr4 ,gu?rie1 ,mr4 ,h>ris1 
,mr4 ,hice ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,higg9s (   
,l\isiana1 ,mr4 ,himes1 ,mr4 ,jones1    
,mr4 ,joyce ( ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,k+ ( ,i[a1   
,mr4 ,k9z+]1 ,mr4 ,l>s5 ( ,wa%+ton1 ,mr4
 ,sean ,patrick ,maloney ( ,new ,york1  
,mr4 ,m>9o1 ,mr4 ,massie1 ,mr4 ,mc,caul1
 ,mr4 ,mead[s1 ,mr4 ,mooney ( ,we/      
,virg9ia1 ,mr4 ,panetta1 ,mr4 ,p]ry1    
,mr4 ,pet]s1 ,mrs4 ,radewag51 ,mr4      
,ratcliffe1 ,mr4 ,rice ( ,s\? ,c>ol9a1  
,mr4 ,rooney ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,smi? (   
,miss\ri1 ,ms4 ,/efanik1 ,mr4 ,swalwell 
( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,?ompson (            
,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,tipton1 ,mr4 ,walk]1
 ,mr4 ,web] ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,byrne1 ,mr4 

,sires1 ,mr4 ,crd5as1 ,mr4 ,cri/1 ,mr4  
,rodney ,davis ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,emm]1  
,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,mr4 ,gohm]t1 ,mr4       
,mit*ell1 ,miss ,rice ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4
 ,ru!r=d1 ,mr4 ,sablan1 ,mr4 ,b>r1 ,mr4 
,buc%on1 ,mr4 ,flores1 ,mr4 ,kilm]1 ,mr4
 ,lawson ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,olson1 ,mrs4 
,luria1 ,mr4 ,waltz1 & ,mr4 ,griffi?7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code1 to p]mit vet]ans to grant access 
to _! records 9 ! databases ( ! ,vet]ans
 ,b5efits ,adm9i/ration to c]ta9        
designat$ congressional employees1 & =  
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,work+ to ,integrate   
,networks ,gu>antee+ ,memb] ,access ,n[ 
,act or ! ,,w+man ,act4  #b4 ,provision 
( access to case-track+ in=mation  7a7  
,9 g5]al ,*apt] #ei ( title #ch1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+ new section3  #eijf4 ,access ( 
c]ta9 congressional employees to vet]an 
records  7a7 ,9 g5]al  7#a7 ,! ,secret>y

 %all provide to ea* vet]an :o submits a
 claim = b5efits "u ! laws adm9i/]$ by !
 ,secret>y an opportunity to p]mit a    
cov]$ congressional employee employ$ 9 !
 (fice ( ! ,memb] ( ,congress repres5t+ 
! di/rict :]e ! vet]an resides to h     
access to all ( ! records ( ! vet]an 9 !
 databases ( ! ,vet]ans ,b5efits        
,adm9i/ration4  7#b7 ,not)/&+ any o!r   
provision ( law1 ^u receipt ( p]mission 
f ! vet]an "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y
 %all provide read-only access to su*   
records to su* a cov]$ congressional    
employee 9 a mann] t does n all[ su*    
employee to modify ! data conta9$ 9 su* 
records or 9 any "p ( a database ( !    
,vet]ans ,b5efits ,adm9i/ration4  7#c7  
,a ,memb] ( ,congress may designate n m 
?an two employees ( ! ,memb] z cov]$    
congressional employees4  7b7 ,cov]$    
congressional employees  7#a7 ,9 ?is    
section1 a cov]$ congressional employee 
is a p]man5t1 full-"t employee ( a      
,memb] ( ,congress--  7,a7 ^:           
responsibilities include assi/+ !       

con/itu5ts ( ! ,memb] ) issues reg>d+   
dep>tm5ts or ag5cies ( ! ,f$]al         
,gov]nm5t2  7,b7 :o satisfies ! crit]ia 
requir$ by ! ,secret>y = recognition z  
an ag5t or attorney "u ?is *apt]2 &     
7,c7 :o is designat$ by a ,memb] (      
,congress z a cov]$ congressional       
employee = purposes ( ?is section4  7#b7
 ,! ,secret>y may n impose any          
requirem5t o!r ?an ! requirem5ts "u     
p>agraph 7#a7 be=e treat+ an employee z 
a cov]$ congressional employee =        
purposes ( ?is section4  7c7            
,nonrecognition ,a cov]$ congressional  
employee may n be recogniz$ z an ag5t or
 attorney "u ?is *apt]4  7d7 ,limitation
 on use ( funds ,none ( ! am\nts made   
available to c>ry out ?is section may be
 us$ to design1 develop1 or adm9i/] any 
tra9+ = purposes ( provid+ tra9+ to     
cov]$ congressional employees4  7e7 ,no 
au?orization ( appropriations ,no       
additional funds are au?oriz$ to be     
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section4    
,?is section may only be c>ri$ out us+  

am\nts o!rwise au?oriz$ to be           
appropriat$1 ( :i*1 dur+ ! p]iod (      
fiscal ye>s #bjai ?r\gh #bjbb1 n m ?an  
#aj1jjj1jjj may be obligat$ or exp5d$ = 
su* purpose4  7f7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is    
section3 7#a7 ,! t]m database ( !       
,vet]ans ,b5efits ,adm9i/ration means   
any database ( ! ,vet]ans ,b5efits      
,adm9i/ration 9 :i* ! records ( vet]ans 
relat+ to claims = b5efits "u ! laws    
adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y are reta9$1     
includ+ in=mation reg>d+ m$ical records1
 comp5sation & p5sion exams records1    
rat+ decisions1 /atem5ts ( ! case1      
supplem5t>y /atem5ts ( ! case1 notices (
 disagreem5t1 ,=m-#i1 & any successor   
=m4  7#b7 ,! t]m ,memb] ( ,congress     
means a ,repres5tative1 a ,s5ator1 a    
,delegate to ,congress1 or ! ,resid5t   
,commission] ( ,pu]to ,rico4  4  7b7    
,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( sections at 
! beg9n+ ( su* *apt] is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+ new item3  #eijf4       
,access ( c]ta9 congressional employees 
to vet]an records4  4