,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gbbg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #bd1 #bjbb,mr4   
,takano introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !       
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to create 
fact %eets1 = vet]ans & = survivors (   
vet]ans1 t comp>e b5efits & comp5sation1
 to su* individuals "u laws adm9i/]$ by 
! ,secret>y1 to mon?ly insurance b5efits
 "u title ,,ii ( ! ,social ,security    
,act1 & to supplem5tal security income  
"u title ,,xvi ( ! ,social ,security    
,act4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be 
cit$ z ! ,in=mation on ,f$]al ,res\rces 
= ,milit>y ,s]vicememb]s ,act or !      
,,in=ms ,act 4  #b4 ,fact %eets reg>d+  
,,va & ,social ,security b5efits &      
comp5sation  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,n lat] ?an
 six mon?s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (   
?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans        
,affairs1 aft] consultation ) !         
,commission] ( ! ,social ,security      
,adm9i/ration & /akehold]s 7includ+     

vet]ans s]vice organizations71 %all     
create fact %eets1 "o = vet]ans & "o =  
survivors ( deceas$ vet]ans1 t comp>es1 
= su* individuals-- 7#a7 b5efits &      
comp5sation 7includ+ a p5sion7 "u laws  
adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y2  7#b7 mon?ly   
insurance b5efits "u title ,,ii ( !     
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#dja et seq472 &  7#c7 supplem5tal      
security income "u title ,,xvi ( !      
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acha et seq474  7b7 ,elem5ts ,a fact   
%eet creat$ "u subsection 7a7 %all      
include1 ) respect to su* b5efits &     
comp5sation1 mon?ly insurance b5efits1 &
 supplem5tal security income1 ! foll[+3 
7#a7 ,diff]5ces 9 eligibility           
requirem5ts4  7#b7 ,fil+ requirem5ts4   
7#c7 ,h[ to apply4  7#d7 ,s\rces (      
additional in=mation or assi/ance 9     
applications4  7c7 ,provision ,n lat]   
?an ?ree mon?s aft] creat+ a fact %eet  
"u subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y %all     
provide a copy !re( to an individual    
:5ev] ! ,secret>y-- 7#a7 receives f su* 

individual-- 7,a7 an initial claim = a  
b5efit or comp5sation2 or  7,b7 a claim 
= an increase to a b5efit or            
comp5sation2 or  7#b7 notifies su*      
individual t ! ,secret>y has d5i$ a     
claim =1 or decreas$ ! am\nt (1 a b5efit
 or comp5sation4  7d7 ,annual updates ,!
 ,secret>y %all update a fact %eet      
creat$ "u subsection 7a71 to reflect    
am5dm5ts to laws describ$ 9 su*         
subsection1 n less ?an once annually4