,,ii ,cal5d> ,no4 #edj #aaf? ,,congress 
#b;d ,session  ,s4 #bbaf  ,,9 ,,!       
,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july  
#bc1 #bjai,mr4 ,pet]s 7= himself1 ,mrs4 
,blackburn1 ,ms4 ,mc,sally1 ,mr4 ,ka9e1 
,ms4 ,ros51 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,ms4 ,coll9s1  
,ms4 ,s9ema1 ,ms4 ,murk[ski1 ,mr4       
,jones1 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1 ,mr4 ,durb91 ,mr4
 ,m]kley1 ,mr4 ,alex&]1 ,ms4 ,cortez    
,ma/o1 ,mr4 ,r\nds1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1 ,mr4
 ,g>dn]1 & ,ms4 ,hassan7 introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs   
,septemb] #ae1 #bjbj,report$ by ,mr4    
,moran1 ) an am5dm5t & an am5dm5t to !  
title,strike out all aft] ! enact+      
clause & ins]t ! "p pr9t$ 9 italic  ,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$2 or  7,c7 ^u
 reque/ ( ! c>egiv] or ! vet]an4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 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]  
programs ( ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs
  7a7 ,(ficial designation ( c>egiv]s   
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans   
,affairs1 :5 det]m9$ feasible by !      
,secret>y1 %all =mally recognize all    
c>egiv]s ( vet]ans by id5tify+ any      
c>egiv] ( a vet]an 9 ! electronic heal? 
record ( ! vet]an4  7#b7 ,inclusion     
,c>egiv]s recogniz$ "u p>agraph 7#a7    
%all include-- 7,a7 any family c>egiv]  
:o is approv$ z a provid] ( p]sonal c>e 
s]vices = an eligible vet]an "u !       
program ( compreh5sive assi/ance =      
family c>egiv]s "u subsection 7a7 (     
section #agbj;,g ( title #ch1 ,unit$    

,/ates ,code2 &  7,b7 any c>egiv] ( a   
cov]$ vet]an p>ticipat+ 9 ! program (   
support s]vices = c>egiv]s "u subsection
 7b7 ( su* section4  7b7 ,/&>diz$ lett]s
 reg>d+ c]ta9 det]m9ations "u family    
c>egiv] program  ,section #agbj;,g7a7 ( 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3
  7#ab7 7,a7 ,! ,secret>y %all notify ! 
individuals describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b7 
reg>d+ decisions affect+ ! furni%+ (    
assi/ance "u ?is subsection us+ /&>diz$ 
lett]s1 z ! ,secret>y det]m9es su*      
notifications & lett]s to be            
appropriate4  7,b7 ,! individuals       
describ$ 9 ?is subp>agraph %all         
include-- 7i7 an individual :o submits  
an application = ! program requir$ by   
p>agraph 7#a72  7ii7 an individual      
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y to be an eligible
 vet]an pursuant to su* an application2 
&  7iii7 a family c>egiv] ( an eligible 
vet]an :o is-- 7,i7 approv$ z a provid] 
( p]sonal c>e s]vices "u p>agraph       
7#f77;,b72 or  7,,ii7 designat$ z a     

prim>y provid] ( p]sonal c>e s]vices "u 
p>agraph 7#g77;,a74  4  7c7 ,tempor>y   
ext5sion ( b5efits = family c>egiv]     
program ,^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 = a p]iod ( "t det]m9$ by !    
,secret>y if su* an ext5sion is det]m9$ 
appropriate by ! ,secret>y4  ,am5d !    
title s z to read3 ,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 = !  
family c>egiv] program1 & tempor>ily    
ext5d b5efits = vet]ans :o are det]m9$  
ineligible = ! family c>egiv] program1 &
 = o!r purposes44 ,septemb] #ae1        
#bjbj,report$ ) an am5dm5t & an am5dm5t 

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