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,,repres5tatives  ,april #ba1 #bjbj,mr4 
,biggs 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,gabb>d1 ,mr4   
,banks1 ,mrs4 ,radewag51 ,mr4 ,/anton1  
,mr4 ,gaetz1 ,mrs4 ,lee ( ,nevada1 ,mrs4
 ,lesko1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4           
,mc,kinley1 ,mr4 ,gos>1 & ,mr4 ,lamborn7
 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to require ! ,secret>y (    
,vet]ans ,affairs to =mally recognize   
c>egiv]s ( vet]ans1 notify vet]ans &    
c>egiv]s ( cl9ical det]m9ations relat+  
to eligibility = c>egiv] programs1 &    
tempor>ily ext5d b5efits = vet]ans :o   
are det]m9$ ineligible = ! family       
c>egiv] program1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,transp>5cy & ,effective ,acc\ntability 
,measures = ,vet]an ,c>egiv]s ,act or ! 
,,team ,vet]an ,c>egiv]s ,act4  #b4     
,modification ( adm9i/ration ( c>egiv]  
program ( ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 
7a7 ,(ficial designation ( c>egiv]s     

7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans   
,affairs %all =mally recognize all      
c>egiv]s ( vet]ans by id5tify+ any      
c>egiv] ( a vet]an 9 ! heal? record ( ! 
vet]an4  7#b7 ,inclusion ,c>egiv]s      
recogniz$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all         
include-- 7,a7 family c>egiv]s          
p>ticipat+ 9 ! program ( compreh5sive   
assi/ance = family c>egiv]s "u          
subsection 7a7 ( section #agbj;,g (     
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2 &  7,b7 
c>egiv]s p>ticipat+ 9 ! program (       
support s]vices = c>egiv]s "u subsection
 7b7 ( su* section4  7b7 ,notification  
lett]s reg>d+ cl9ical det]m9ations  7#a7
 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y1 us+ a /&>diz$   
lett]1 %all notify vet]ans & c>egiv]s ( 
vet]ans reg>d+ any cl9ical det]m9ations 
made relat+ to claims1 ti] r$uction1 or 
t]m9ation ( assi/ance "u1 or eligibility
 =1 a c>egiv] program "u subsection 7a7 
or 7b7 ( section #agbj;,g ( title #ch1  
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7 ,elem5ts     
,notifications "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all    
include ! elem5ts requir$ = notices (   

decisions "u section #eajd7;b7 ( title  
#ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to ! ext5t t  
^? elem5ts apply to det]m9ations "u     
p>agraph 7#a74  7c7 ,tempor>y ext5sion (
 b5efits = family c>egiv] program  7#a7 
,9 g5]al ,^u det]m9+ t a vet]an :o 0    
receiv+ s]vices "u ! program (          
compreh5sive assi/ance = family c>egiv]s
 "u section #agbj;,g7a7 ( title #ch1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is no long]        
cl9ically eligible = purposes ( su*     
program1 ! ,secret>y %all ext5d b5efits 
"u su* program1 includ+ /ip5ds "u       
p>agraph 7#c77;,a77ii77,v7 ( su*        
section1 = n less ?an #ij days aft] !   
date ( notification "u subsection 7b7 t 
! vet]an is no long] cl9ically eligible4
  7#b7 ,exclusion ,p>agraph 7#a7 %all n 
apply to ! t]m9ation ( c>egiv] b5efits--
 7,a7 if ! ,secret>y det]m9es t ! family
 c>egiv] committ$ fraud or abus$ or     
neglect$ ! vet]an2  7,b7 if ! family    
c>egiv] 0 designat$ "u section          
#agbj;,g7a77#g7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code1 z ! prim>y provid] (      

p]sonal c>e s]vices = ! vet]an & ano!r  
prim>y provid] is designat$ )9 #ij days 
aft] ! date ( t]m9ation1 9 :i* case     
b5efits = ! t]m9at$ prim>y provid] w    
t]m9ate ! day be=e ! date on :i* ! new  
prim>y provid] is designat$2  7,c7 if   
ano!r individual is designat$ to be a   
family c>egiv] )9 #ij days aft] ! date (
 t]m9ation1 su* t !re are ?ree family   
c>egiv]s assign$ to ! vet]an1 9 :i* case
 b5efits = ! t]m9at$ family c>egiv] w   
t]m9ate ! day be=e ! date on :i* ! new  
family c>egiv] is designat$2  7,d7 !    
t]m9at$ individual _h be5 liv+ ) !      
vet]an & moves out1 or ! t]m9at$        
individual ab&ons or t]m9ates 8 or h]   
relation%ip ) ! vet]an2 or  7,e7 ^u     
reque/ ( ! family c>egiv] or ! vet]an4