,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #agah  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #e1 #bjai,mr4    
,rubio 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,blunt1 & ,mr4  
,"y7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read
 twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on      
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
re9/ate crim9al p5alties = p]sons *>g+  
vet]ans unau?oriz$ fees1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,protect ,our ,disabl$     
,h]oes ,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,re9/atem5t ( 
p5alties = *>g+ vet]ans unau?oriz$ fees 
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #eije ( title #ch1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ to read z
 foll[s3  #eije4 ,p5alty = c]ta9 acts   
,except z provid$ 9 section #eijd or    
#aihd ( ?is title1 :oev]-- 7#a7 9       
connection ) a proce$+ be=e ! ,dep>tm5t1
 kn[+ly solicits1 contracts =1 *>ges1 or
 receives any fee or comp5sation 9      
connection =-- 7,a7 ! provision ( advice
 on h[ to file a claim = b5efits "u !   
laws adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y2 or  7,b7 !

 prep>ation1 pres5tation1 or prosecution
 ( su* a claim be=e ! date on :i* a     
notice ( disagreem5t is fil$ 9 a proce$+
 on ! claim2  7#b7 attempts to solicit1 
contract1 *>ge1 or receive z describ$ 9 
p>agraph 7#a72  7#c7 unlawfully )holds f
 any claimant or b5efici>y any "p ( a   
b5efit or claim "u ! laws adm9i/]$ by ! 
,secret>y t is all[$ & due to ! claimant
 or b5efici>y1 or attempts to d s2  7#d7
 commits an (f5se puni%able by ?is      
*apt]1 or aids1 abets1 c\nsels1 comm&s1 
or procures ! commission ( su* an act2  
or  7#e7 causes an act to be done1 :i*  
if directly p]=m$ w\ld be puni%able by  
?is *apt]1  %all be f9$ z provid$ 9     
title #ah1 or imprison$ = n m ?an "o    
ye>1 or bo?4 4  7b7 ,effective date ,!  
am5dm5t made by subsection 7a7 %all     
apply ) respect to acts committ$ aft] ! 
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4