,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cgfa  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #ai1 #bjbj,mr4    
,te/] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1 ,mr4  
,man*91 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mrs4 ,%ahe51 &   
,ms4 ,hassan7 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 require ! ,secret>y (  
,vet]ans ,affairs to provide vet]ans    
s]vice organizations & recogniz$ ag5ts &
 attorneys opportunities to review      
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs disability
 rat+ det]m9ations be=e !y are f9aliz$1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,vet]ans ,claim    
,transp>5cy ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4          
,opportunity = vet]ans s]vice           
organizations & recogniz$ ag5ts &       
attorneys to review ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans
 ,affairs disability rat+ det]m9ations  
be=e !y are f9aliz$  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt]
 #aa ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1  
is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new  

section3  #aafd4 ,opportunity = vet]ans 
s]vice organizations1 ag5ts1 & attorneys
 to review disability rat+ det]m9ations 
be=e f9alization  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,be=e !  
,secret>y f9alizes a det]m9ation ( a    
rat+ ( ! disability ( a p]son = purposes
 ( ?is *apt]1 ! ,secret>y %all provide  
an opportunity to review su* det]m9ation
 to ea* 7repres5tative ( record ( !     
p]son7_/7repres5tative ( ! p]son        
designat$ by ! p]son = purposes ( ?is   
section74  7b7 ,repres5tatives ,=       
purposes ( ?is section1 a repres5tative 
( a p]son is-- 7#a7 a repres5tative ( ! 
p]son :o is recogniz$ "u section #eijb (
 ?is title2 or  7#b7 an ag5t or attorney
 ( ! p]son :o is recogniz$ "u section   
#eijd ( ?is title4  7c7 ,notice  7#a7 ,=
 ea* det]m9ation t ! ,secret>y is       
requir$ "u subsection 7a7 to provide an 
opportunity to a repres5tative to review
 su* det]m9ation1 ! ,secret>y %all      
notify su* repres5tative :5 su*         
det]m9ation is ready to be review$ "u   
su* subsection4  7#b7 ,notice reg>d+ a  

det]m9ation %all be submitt$ "u p>agraph
 7#a7 n lat] ?an #dh h\rs be=e !        
,secret>y f9alizes ! det]m9ation4  7d7  
,p]iod = review ,ea* opportunity to     
review a det]m9ation "u subsection 7a7 =
 a repres5tative ( a p]son %all be = a  
p]iod-- 7#a7 beg9n+ at ! mom5t t notice 
is submitt$ = su* det]m9ation "u        
subsection 7c7 to su* repres5tative2 &  
7#b7 end+ on ! e>li] (-- 7,a7 ! mom5t t 
! repres5tative indicates t ! p]son has 
no dispute ) ! det]m9ation or ! p]son no
 long] has any dispute ) ! det]m9ation2 
or  7,b7 ! mom5t t is #dh h\rs aft] !   
mom5t describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a74  7e7    
,limitation ,! ,secret>y may n f9alize a
 det]m9ation t is subject to a p]iod (  
review "u ?is section until aft] ! p]iod
 = review ( su* det]m9ation set =? "u   
subsection 7d74  4  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t
 ,! table ( sections at ! beg9n+ ( *apt]
 #aa ( su* title is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft]
 ! item relat+ to section #aafc ! foll[+
 new item3  #aafd4 ,opportunity =       
vet]ans s]vice organizations1 ag5ts1 &  

attorneys to review disability rat+     
det]m9ations be=e f9alization4  4