,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of    
,,representatives  ,january #c1         
#bjai,mr4 ,biggs 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,gosar1 ,mrs4           
,kirkpatrick1 and ,mrs4 ,lesko7         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
direct the ,secretary of ,veterans      
,affairs to carry out a pilot program to
 improve the ability of ,members of     
,congress to assist constituents with   
respect to benefits for veterans4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,phoenix ,,va ,congressional        
,oversight ,act4  #b4 ,pilot program to 
improve constituent services  7a7 ,pilot
 program ,the ,secretary of ,veterans   
,affairs shall carry out a pilot program
 to improve the ability of ,members of  
,congress to assist constituents        
pursuant to subsections 7b7 and 7c74    
7b7 ,congressional ,relations ,team ,in 
carrying out the pilot program under    

subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall    
establish a dedicated congressional     
relations team at the location specified
 in subsection 7d74 ,such team shall    
consist of employees of the ,department 
of ,veterans ,affairs whose only duties 
relate to assisting ,members and        
committees of ,congress with respect to 
casework issues at each health care     
system of the ,department in such       
location4  7c7 ,use of space ,upon      
request of any ,member of ,congress from
 the ,state of the location specified in
 subsection 7d71 the ,secretary shall   
authorize the ,member to use a facility 
of the ,department at such location for 
the purposes of meeting with            
constituents of the ,member4  7d7       
,location ,the ,secretary shall carry   
out the pilot program in ,arizona1      
including at the ,phoenix health care   
system of the ,department4  7e7 ,report 
,not later than two years after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act1 the     
,secretary shall submit to the          

,committees on ,veterans' ,affairs of   
the ,house of ,representatives and the  
,senate a report on the pilot program   
under subsection 7a71 including whether 
the ,secretary recommends expanding such
 pilot program4