,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bbaf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #bc1 #bjai ,mr4  
,pet]s 7= himself & ,mrs4 ,blackburn7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
require ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 
to =mally recognize c>egiv]s ( vet]ans1 
notify vet]ans & c>egiv]s ( cl9ical     
det]m9ations relat+ to eligibility =    
c>egiv] programs1 & tempor>ily ext5d    
b5efits = vet]ans :o are det]m9$        
ineligible = ! family c>egiv] program1 &
 = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,transp>5cy &      
,effective ,acc\ntability ,measures =   
,vet]an ,c>egiv]s ,act or ! ,,team      
,vet]an ,c>egiv]s ,act4  #b4            
,modification ( adm9i/ration ( c>egiv]  
program ( ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 
7a7 ,(ficial designation ( c>egiv]s     
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans   
,affairs %all =mally recognize all      
c>egiv]s ( vet]ans by id5tify+ any      

c>egiv] ( a vet]an 9 ! heal? record ( ! 
vet]an4  7#b7 ,inclusion ,c>egiv]s      
recogniz$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all         
include-- 7,a7 family c>egiv]s          
p>ticipat+ 9 ! program ( compreh5sive   
assi/ance = family c>egiv]s "u          
subsection 7a7 ( section #agbj;,g (     
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2 &  7,b7 
c>egiv]s p>ticipat+ 9 ! program (       
support s]vices = c>egiv]s "u subsection
 7b7 ( su* section4  7b7 ,notification  
lett]s reg>d+ cl9ical det]m9ations  7#a7
 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y1 us+ a /&>diz$   
lett]1 %all notify vet]ans & c>egiv]s ( 
vet]ans reg>d+ any cl9ical det]m9ations 
made relat+ to claims "u1 or eligibility
 =1 a c>egiv] program "u subsection 7a7 
or 7b7 ( section #agbj;,g ( title #ch1  
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7 ,elem5ts     
,notifications "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all    
include ! elem5ts requir$ = notices (   
decisions "u section #eajd7;b7 ( title  
#ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to ! ext5t t  
^? elem5ts apply to claims or           
eligibility det]m9ations "u p>agraph    

7#a74  7c7 ,tempor>y ext5sion ( b5efits 
= family c>egiv] program  7#a7 ,9 g5]al 
,^u det]m9+ t a vet]an :o 0 receiv+     
s]vices "u ! program ( compreh5sive     
assi/ance = family c>egiv]s "u section  
#agbj;,g7a7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code1 is no long] cl9ically eligible = 
purposes ( su* program1 ! ,secret>y %all
 ext5d b5efits "u su* program1 includ+  
/ip5ds "u p>agraph 7#c77;,a77ii77,v7 (  
su* section1 = n less ?an #ij days aft] 
! date ( notification "u subsection 7b7 
t ! vet]an is no long] cl9ically        
eligible4  7#b7 ,exclusion ,p>agraph    
7#a7 %all n apply to ! t]m9ation (      
c>egiv] b5efits-- 7,a7 = cause1         
includ+--  7i7 noncompliance )          
requirem5ts ( ! program2 or  7ii7 fraud2
  7,b7 because ! vet]an di$2 or  7,c7 ^u
 reque/ ( ! c>egiv] or ! vet]an4