,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hhac  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #bd1       
#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 7#a7 ,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     
description of the following3 7,a7 ,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  7,b7 ,each finding that is     
favorable to the member4  7#b7 ,any     
finding favorable to the member as      
described in paragraph 7#a77;,b7 shall  
be binding on all subsequent reviews or 
appeals of the denial of the claim1     
unless clear and convincing evidence is 
shown to the contrary to rebut such     
favorable finding4  4