,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bdjg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ca1 #bjai,mr4   
,da9es 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      
provide crim9al p5alties = individuals  
act+ z ag5ts or attorneys = !           
prep>ation1 pres5tation1 or prosecution 
( a claim "u a law adm9i/]$ by !        
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs )\t be+   
recogniz$ by ! ,secret>y = su* purposes1
 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,improvem5ts    
relat+ to recognition by ,secret>y (    
,vet]ans ,affairs ( ag5ts & attorneys to
 repres5t vet]ans  7a7 ,p5alties =      
repres5t+ )\t recognition by ,secret>y (
 ,vet]ans ,affairs  7#a7 ,9 g5]al       
,section #eije ( title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ to read z foll[s3
  #eije4 ,p5alty = c]ta9 acts ,:oev]    
commits any ( ! foll[+ acts %all be f9$ 
z provid$ 9 title #ah1 or imprison$ = n 
m ?an "o ye>1 or bo?3  7#a7 ,acts or    

tries to act z an ag5t or attorney = !  
prep>ation1 pres5tation1 or prosecution 
( a claim "u a law adm9i/]$ by !        
,secret>y--  7,a7 )\t recognition by !  
,secret>y z an ag5t or attorney "u      
section #eijd ( ?is title2 or  7,b7 :ile
 susp5d$ or exclud$ "u subsection 7b7 ( 
su* section4  7#b7 ,! act ( unlawfully  
)hold+ 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>y4  4  7#b7   
,effective date ,! am5dm5t made by      
p>agraph 7#a7 %all apply ) respect to   
acts committ$ aft] ! date t is #ahj days
 aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4   
7b7 ,r5ewal ( recognition ,subsection   
7a7 ( section #eijd ( su* title is am5d$
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3
  7#g7 7,a7 ,recognition "u ?is section 
%all be = su* p]iod z ! ,secret>y       
consid]s appropriate1 b n = any p]iod   
great] ?an five ye>s4  7,b7 ,! ,secret>y
 may1 z ! ,secret>y consid]s            
appropriate1 r5ew a recognition ( an    

individual "u ?is section = a t]m       
specifi$ pursuant to subp>agraph 7,a7 ^u
 submittal to ! ,secret>y by !          
individual ( an application !re=4  7,c7 
,^u aft] receiv+ an application ( an    
individual = r5ewal "u subp>agraph 7,b7 
& be=e r5ew+ su* recognition "u su*     
subp>agraph1 ! ,secret>y %all review--  
7i7 ! prep>ation1 pres5tation1 &        
prosecution ( claims by ! individual    
cov]$ by ?is section2 &  7ii7 any fee   
agreem5ts ( ! individual = su*          
prep>ation1 pres5tation1 & prosecution t
 h be5 disput$4  4  7c7 ,notice relat+  
to fees ,subsection 7c7 ( su* section is
 am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new    
p>agraph3  7#e7 7,a7 ,an individual     
recogniz$ "u ?is section :o ent]s into a
 fee agreem5t ) a p]son to act z an ag5t
 or attorney = ! p]son 9 a mann] cov]$  
by ?is section %all notify ! p]son ( !  
p]son's rights "u ?is subsection1       
especially ) respect to ! "r to make a  
reque/ "u p>agraph 7#c77;,a74  7,b7     
,notification "u ?is p>agraph %all be   

bo? v]bal & 9 writ+1 ) ! writ+ initial$ 
or sign$ by ! p]son to ackn[l$ge t !    
p]son und]/&s 8 or h] rights "u ?is     
subsection4  4  7d7 ,bi5nial reviews by 
,g5]al ,c\nsel ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans 
,affairs ,su* section is am5d$ by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+ new subsection3  7e7  
,bi5nial reviews by ,g5]al ,c\nsel  7#a7
 ,n less frequ5tly ?an once e two ye>s1 
! ,g5]al ,c\nsel ( ! ,dep>tm5t %all     
submit to ,congress a report on         
activities "u ?is section4  7#b7 ,ea*   
report submitt$ "u subp>agraph 7,a7 %all
 include1 = ! p]iod cov]$ by ! report1 !
 foll[+3  7,a7 ,a discussion ( ! rates  
g5]ally *>g$ = s]vices cov]$ by ?is     
section4  7,b7 ,a discussion ( ! reque/s
 made by claimants "u subsection        
7c77#c77;,a74  7,c7 ,a discussion ( !   
fees r$uc$ "u su* subsection4  7,d7 ,!  
numb] ( claims = b5efits "u laws        
adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y t 7 prep>$1     
pres5t$1 or prosecut$ by an individual  
act+ z an ag5t or attorney :o did s :ile
 n recogniz$ "u ?is section4  4