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ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
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 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to au?orize !     
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to s5d    
electronic notice to claimants "u laws  
adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,vet]ans
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,improvem5t ,act ( #bjba4  #b4          
,au?orization ( electronic notice 9     
claims "u laws adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y (
 ,vet]ans ,affairs  7a7 ,au?orization   
,title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is     
am5d$ z foll[s3 7#a7 ,by /rik+ section  
#eajj & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  #eajj4        
,def9itions ,9 ?is *apt]3 7#a7 ,! t]m   
claimant means any individual apply+ =1 
or submitt+ a claim =1 any b5efit "u !  
laws adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y4  7#b7 ,!  
t]m notice means a communication issu$  

?r\gh means 7includ+ electronic means7  
prescrib$ by ! ,secret>y4  4  7#b7 ,9   
section #eajd1 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+
 new subsection3  7c7 ,! ,secret>y may  
provide notice "u subsection 7a7        
electronically if a claimant 7or !      
claimant's repres5tative7 elects to     
receive su* notice electronically4 ,a   
claimant 7or ! claimant's repres5tative7
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by means prescrib$ by ! ,secret>y4  7d7 
,! ,secret>y %all annually-- 7#a7       
solicit recomm5dations f /akehold]s on  
h[ to improve notice "u ?is section2 &  
7#b7 publi% su* recomm5dations on a     
publicly available website ( !          
,dep>tm5t4  4  7#c7 ,9 section          
#eajd;,b7c71 9 ! matt] prec$+ p>agraph  
7#a7 by /rik+ 9 writ+ & ins]t+ to !     
claimant 7& any repres5tative ( su*     
claimant74  7#d7 ,9 section #gajd-- 7,a7
 9 ! head+1 by add+ 2 decisions2 notice 
at ! end2 &  7,b7 by /rik+ subsection   
7e7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7e7 ,aft] rea*+ 
a decision on an appeal1 ! ,bo>d %all   

promptly issue notice 7z t t]m is def9$ 
9 section #eajj ( ?is title7 ( su*      
decision to ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,! appellant4
  7#b7 ,any o!r p>ty ) a "r to notice ( 
su* decision4  7#c7 ,any au?oriz$       
repres5tative ( ! appellant or p>ty     
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b74  7f7 ,!       
,secret>y may provide notice "u         
subsection 7e7 electronically if a      
claimant 7or ! claimant's repres5tative7
 elects to receive su* notice           
electronically4 ,a claimant 7or !       
claimant's repres5tative7 may revoke su*
 an election at any "t1 by means        
prescrib$ by ! ,secret>y4  4  7#e7 ,9   
section #gaje7;b77#a77;,a71 by /rik+    
mail+ & ins]t+ issuance4  7#f7 ,9       
section #gaje;,a7a71 by /rik+ mail$ &   
ins]t+ issu$4  7#g7 ,9 section          
#gbff7;a71 by /rik+ mail$ & ins]t+      
issu$4  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5ts  7#a7     
,*apt] #ea ,! table ( sections at !     
beg9n+ ( *apt] #ea ( su* title is am5d$ 
by /rik+ ! item relat+ to section #eajj 
& ins]t+ ! foll[+3  #eajj4 ,def9itions4 

4  7#b7 ,*apt] #ga ,! table ( sections  
at ! beg9n+ ( *apt] #ga ( su* title is  
am5d$ by /rik+ ! item relat+ to section 
#gajd & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  #gajd4        
,jurisdiction ( ! ,bo>d2 decisions2     
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