,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dhhc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #aj1 
#bjbj,mr4 ,blumenthal 7for himself and  
,mr4 ,tillis7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary  
of ,veterans ,affairs to provide certain
 notice to a person filing a claim      
against the ,department of ,veterans    
,affairs for damage1 injury1 or death on
 ,standard ,form #ie1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,brian ,tally ,,va  
,employment ,transparency ,act of #bjbj4
  #b4 ,department of ,veterans ,affairs 
requirement to provide certain notice to
 persons filing claims for damage1      
injury1 or death on ,standard ,form #ie 
,not later than #cj days after the date 
on which a person submits to the        
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs a claim
 for damage1 injury1 or death on        
,standard ,form #ie1 or any successor   

form1 the ,secretary shall provide to   
the claimant notice of each of the      
following3 7#a7 ,the importance of      
obtaining legal advice1 including a     
recommendation that the claimant should 
secure legal counsel4  7#b7 ,the        
employment status of any individual     
listed on the form4  7#c7 ,if the claim 
involves a contractor that entered into 
an agreement with the ,secretary1 the   
importance of obtaining legal advice as 
to the statute of limitations regarding 
the claim in the ,state in which the    
claim arose4