,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hbeg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #ae1      
#bjbj,mr4 ,kildee 7for himself and ,mr4 
,bergman7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to require the ,secretary of ,veterans  
,affairs to provide to a member of the  
uniformed services who is denied a      
traumatic injury protection claim under 
,servicemembers' ,group ,life ,insurance
 certain information related to that    
denial4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may
 be cited as the ,transparency for      
,wounded ,warriors ,act4  #b4 ,denial of
 claims for traumatic injury protection 
under ,servicemembers' ,group ,life     
,insurance ,section #aihj;,a of title   
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by adding at the end the following new  
subsection3  7l7 ,if a claim for        
benefits under this section is denied1  
the ,secretary concerned shall provide  

to the member at the same time as the   
member is informed of such denial a     
report describing each reason for that  
denial1 including a description of all  
the information upon which the denial is
 based and a description of the         
applicable laws1 regulations1 or        
policies1 with appropriate citations1   
and an explanation of how such laws1    
regulations1 or policies affected the   
denial4 ,any reason1 information1 or    
explanation that is not so provided may 
not be used by the ,secretary concerned 
as the basis to deny a subsequent review
 or appeal by the member of a denial of 
a claim for benefits4  4