,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fdic  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #ad1 #bjbj,mr4
 ,barr introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to improve the ability of veterans to   
access and submit disability benefit    
questionnaire forms of the ,department  
of ,veterans ,affairs4  #a4 ,short title
 ,this ,act may be cited as the         
,veterans ,benefits ,fairness and       
,transparency ,act4  #b4 ,publication   
and acceptance of disability benefit    
questionnaire forms of ,department of   
,veterans ,affairs ,section #eaja of    
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating         
subsection 7d7 as subsection 7e72 and   
7#b7 by inserting after subsection 7c7  
the following new subsection 7d73  7d7  
7#a7 ,the ,secretary shall publish in a 
central location on the internet website
 of the ,department the disability      

benefit questionnaire form1 or such     
successor form relating to private      
medical providers submitting evidence   
regarding a disability of a claimant4   
7#b7 ,subject to section #fajc of this  
title1 if the ,secretary modifies the   
form described in paragraph 7#a71 the   
,secretary shall accept the previous    
version of the form filed by a claimant 
if-- 7,a7 the claimant files such form  
during the one-year period following the
 date of such modification2 and  7,b7   
the form is signed and dated by the     
private medical provider and is         
otherwise complete and valid4  4