,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fega  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #ba1 #bjbj,mr4
 ,biggs 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,gabbard1    
,mr4 ,banks1 ,mrs4 ,radewagen1 ,mr4     
,stanton1 ,mr4 ,gaetz1 ,mrs4 ,lee of    
,nevada1 ,mrs4 ,lesko1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1  
,mr4 ,mc,kinley1 ,mr4 ,gosar1 and ,mr4  
,lamborn7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
require the ,secretary of ,veterans     
,affairs to formally recognize          
caregivers of veterans1 notify veterans 
and caregivers of clinical              
determinations relating to eligibility  
for caregiver programs1 and temporarily 
extend benefits for veterans who are    
determined ineligible for the family    
caregiver program1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,transparency and   
,effective ,accountability ,measures for
 ,veteran ,caregivers ,act or the ,,team
 ,veteran ,caregivers ,act4  #b4        

,modification of administration of      
caregiver program of ,department of     
,veterans ,affairs  7a7 ,official       
designation of caregivers  7#a7 ,in     
general ,the ,secretary of ,veterans    
,affairs shall formally recognize all   
caregivers of veterans by identifying   
any caregiver of a veteran in the health
 record of the veteran4  7#b7 ,inclusion
 ,caregivers recognized under paragraph 
7#a7 shall include-- 7,a7 family        
caregivers participating in the program 
of comprehensive assistance for family  
caregivers under subsection 7a7 of      
section #agbj;,g of title #ch1 ,united  
,states ,code2 and  7,b7 caregivers     
participating in the program of support 
services for caregivers under subsection
 7b7 of such section4  7b7 ,notification
 letters regarding clinical             
determinations  7#a7 ,in general ,the   
,secretary1 using a standardized letter1
 shall notify veterans and caregivers of
 veterans regarding any clinical        
determinations made relating to claims1 

tier reduction1 or termination of       
assistance under1 or eligibility for1 a 
caregiver program under subsection 7a7  
or 7b7 of section #agbj;,g of title #ch1
 ,united ,states ,code4  7#b7 ,elements 
,notifications under paragraph 7#a7     
shall include the elements required for 
notices of decisions under section      
#eajd7;b7 of title #ch1 ,united ,states 
,code1 to the extent that those elements
 apply to determinations under paragraph
 7#a74  7c7 ,temporary extension of     
benefits for family caregiver program   
7#a7 ,in general ,upon determining that 
a veteran who was receiving services    
under the program of comprehensive      
assistance for family caregivers under  
section #agbj;,g7a7 of title #ch1       
,united ,states ,code1 is no longer     
clinically eligible for purposes of such
 program1 the ,secretary shall extend   
benefits under such program1 including  
stipends under paragraph                
7#c77;,a77ii77,v7 of such section1 for  
not less than #ij days after the date of

 notification under subsection 7b7 that 
the veteran is no longer clinically     
eligible4  7#b7 ,exclusion ,paragraph   
7#a7 shall not apply to the termination 
of caregiver benefits-- 7,a7 if the     
,secretary determines that the family   
caregiver committed fraud or abused or  
neglected the veteran2  7,b7 if the     
family caregiver was designated under   
section #agbj;,g7a77#g7 of title #ch1   
,united ,states ,code1 as the primary   
provider of personal care services for  
the veteran and another primary provider
 is designated within #ij days after the
 date of termination1 in which case     
benefits for the terminated primary     
provider will terminate the day before  
the date on which the new primary       
provider is designated2  7,c7 if another
 individual is designated to be a family
 caregiver within #ij days after the    
date of termination1 such that there are
 three family caregivers assigned to the
 veteran1 in which case benefits for the
 terminated family caregiver will       

terminate the day before the date on    
which the new family caregiver is       
designated2  7,d7 the terminated        
individual had been living with the     
veteran and moves out1 or the terminated
 individual abandons or terminates his  
or her relationship with the veteran2 or
  7,e7 upon request of the family       
caregiver or the veteran4