,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ijag  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bh1        
#bjbb,mr4 ,pet]s 7= himself & ,mrs4     
,mill]-,meeks7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
promote assi/ance f entities recogniz$  
by ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs =    
individuals :o file c]ta9 claims "u laws
 adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,vet]ans
 ,claims ,education ,act ( #bjbb4  #b4  
,promotion ( assi/ance f entities       
recogniz$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans     
,affairs = individuals :o file c]ta9    
claims "u laws adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y  
7a7 ,notice to claimants ( available    
assi/ance f recogniz$ entities ,section 
#eajc;,a ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 by r$esignat+   
subsections 7f7 ?r\gh 7i7 z subsections 
7g7 ?r\gh 7j71 respectively2 &  7#b7 by 
ins]t+ aft] subsection 7e7 ! foll[+ new 

subsection 7f73  7f7  7#a7 ,^u receipt (
 an initial claim by a claimant n       
repres5t$ 9 su* claim by an accr$it$    
entity1 ! ,secret>y %all provide notice 
to ! claimant t-- 7,a7 su* an accr$it$  
entity may assi/ ! claimant2  7,b7      
provides ! web address ( an onl9e se>*  
tool t li/s entities t assi/ 9 ! fil+ ( 
su* claims1 &  7,c7 provides ! web      
address ( an appropriate & publicly     
accessible website ( ! ,dep>tm5t ?r\gh  
:i* a claimant may report an entity t-- 
7i7 is n an accr$it$ entity2 &  7ii7    
*>g$ a fee to assi/ 9 ! prep>ation1     
pres5tation1 or prosecution ( a claim on
 behalf ( su* claimant4  7#b7 ,9 ?is    
subsection3 7,a7 ,! t]m accr$it$ entity 
means--  7i7 a vet]ans s]vice           
organization recogniz$ "u section #eijb 
( ?is title2 or  7ii7 an attorney1 ag5t1
 or o!r entity recogniz$ "u section     
#eijd ( ?is title4  7,b7 ,! t]m repres5t
 means to prep>e1 pres5t1 or prosecute a
 claim "u a law adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y4
  4  7b7 ,onl9e in=mation reg>d+        

entities t assi/ claimants ,! ,secret>y 
( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all include1 9 ea* 
web portal ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans     
,affairs1 ?r\gh :i* an individual may   
file a claim = a b5efit adm9i/]$ by !   
,"u ,secret>y = ,b5efits or ! ,"u       
,secret>y = ,heal?1 a w>n+ reg>d+ fees  
an ag5t or attorney may *>ge su*        
individual = assi/ance 9 fil+ su* claim4
 ,su* w>n+ %all include ! foll[+3  7#a7 
,a l9k to ! se>* tool describ$ 9        
subp>agraph 7,b7 ( section              
#eajc;,a7f77#a7 ( su* title1 z am5d$ by 
subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,a l9k to !       
website ( ! ,dep>tm5t describ$ 9        
subp>agraph 7,c7 ( section              
#eajc;,a7f77#a7 ( su* title1 z am5d$ by 
subsection 7a74