,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gddc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #a1 #bjbj ,mr4  
,allr$ 7= himself & ,mr4 ,hag$orn7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to require ! ,secret>y (  
,vet]ans ,affairs to provide !          
repres5tative ( record ( a claimant =   
comp5sation or b5efits adm9i/]$ by !    
,secret>y an opportunity to review a    
propos$ det]m9ation reg>d+ t claim4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,vet]ans ,claim ,transp>5cy ,act (      
#bjbj4  #b4 ,opportunity = repres5tative
 ( record to review a propos$           
det]m9ation reg>d+ a claim = comp5sation
 or b5efits adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y (   
,vet]ans ,affairs  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt]  
#ei ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is
 am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new    
section3  #eijf4 ,opportunity =         
repres5tative ( record to review a      
propos$ det]m9ation reg>d+ a claim =    

comp5sation or b5efits  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 
ea* claim = comp5sation or b5efits "u   
?is title 9 :i* ! claimant has designat$
 a repres5tative ( record1 ! ,secret>y  
%all provide t repres5tative ( record an
 opportunity to review ! propos$        
det]m9ation ( ! ,secret>y be=e x becomes
 f9al4  7b7 ,repres5tative ( record ,=  
purposes ( ?is section1 a repres5tative 
( record ( a claimant may be--  7#a7 a  
repres5tative ( ! claimant recogniz$ "u 
section #eijb ( ?is title2 or  7#b7 an  
ag5t or attorney ( ! claimant recogniz$ 
"u section #eijd ( ?is title4  7c7      
,notice ,! ,secret>y %all submit        
notification 9 writ+ to a repres5tative 
( record t a propos$ det]m9ation is     
ready = review "u subsection 7a74  7d7  
,p]iod = review ,ea* opportunity to     
review a propos$ det]m9ation "u         
subsection 7a7 = a repres5tative (      
record ( a claimant %all be = a p]iod-- 
7#a7 beg9n+ at ! mom5t ! repres5tative  
receives notification "u subsection 7b72
 &  7#b7 end+ on ! e>li] (--  7,a7 !    

mom5t t ! claimant or ! repres5tative ( 
record indicates to ! ,secret>y t !     
claimant does n dispute ! propos$       
det]m9ation2 or  7,b7 ! mom5t t is #dh  
h\rs aft] ! mom5t describ$ 9 p>agraph   
7#a74  7e7 ,limitation ,! ,secret>y may 
n make a propos$ det]m9ation1 subject to
 a p]iod ( review "u ?is section1 f9al  
until aft] ! p]iod "u subsection 7d74  4
  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table (       
sections at ! beg9n+ ( *apt] #ei ( su*  
title is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item    
relat+ to section #eije ! foll[+ new    
item3  #eijf4 ,opportunity =            
repres5tative ( record to review a      
propos$ det]m9ation reg>d+ a claim =    
comp5sation or b5efits4  4