,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #beac  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bh1     
#bjba,ms4 ,cortez ,masto 7for herself   
and ,mr4 ,boozman7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to improve the application and review   
process of the ,department of ,veterans 
,affairs for clothing allowance claims  
submitted by veterans1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,brian ,neuman      
,department of ,veterans ,affairs       
,clothing ,allowance ,improvement ,act  
of #bjba4  #b4 ,improvements to process 
of the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs
 for clothing allowance claims  7a7     
,process for clothing allowance claims  
,section #aafb of title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by     
striking ,the ,secretary under and      
inserting3  7a7 ,eligibility            

requirements ,the ,secretary1 under  2  
7#b7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 by        
striking which 7,a7 a physician and     
inserting3 which--  7,a7 a physician  2 
and  7,b7 by striking 1 and 7,b7 the    
,secretary and inserting the following3 
82 and  7,b7 the ,secretary  2 and  7#c7
 by adding at the end the following new 
subsections3  7b7 ,continuous nature of 
payments ,payments made to a veteran    
under subsection 7a7 shall continue on  
an automatically recurring annual basis 
until the earlier of the following3 7#a7
 ,the date on which the veteran elects  
to no longer receive such payments4     
7#b7 ,the date on which the ,secretary  
determines the veteran is no longer     
eligible pursuant to subsection 7d74    
7c7 ,reviews of claim  7#a7 ,except as  
provided in paragraph 7#b77;,b71 the    
,secretary shall conduct reviews of a   
claim on which a clothing allowance for 
a veteran is based to determine the     
continued eligibility of the veteran as 
follows3 7,a7 ,beginning not earlier    

than five years after the date on which 
the veteran initially receives a        
clothing allowance under this section   
and on a periodic basis thereafter4     
7,b7 ,whenever the ,secretary receives  
notice that the veteran no longer meets 
the requirements specified in subsection
 7a74  7#b7 7,a7 ,the ,secretary shall  
prescribe in regulations standards for  
determining whether a claim for clothing
 allowance is based on a circumstance   
that is not subject to change4  7,b7 ,if
 the ,secretary determines1 pursuant to 
standards prescribed under subparagraph 
7,a71 that a claim for clothing         
allowance is based on a circumstance    
that is not subject to change1 paragraph
 7#a77;,a7 shall not apply with respect 
to the claim4  7d7 ,determination       
regarding continued eligibility ,if the 
,secretary determines1 as the result of 
a review of a claim conducted under     
subsection 7c77#a71 that the veteran who
 submitted such claim no longer meets   
the requirements specified in subsection

 7a71 the ,secretary shall-- 7#a7       
provide to the veteran notice of such   
determination that includes a           
description of applicable actions that  
may be taken following the              
determination1 including the actions    
specified in section #eajd;,c of this   
title2 and  7#b7 discontinue the        
clothing allowance based on such claim4 
4  7b7 ,applicability ,the amendments   
made by subsection 7a7 shall apply with 
respect to-- 7#a7 claims for clothing   
allowance submitted on or after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act2 and     
7#b7 claims for clothing allowance      
submitted prior to the date of the      
enactment of this ,act1 if the veteran  
who submitted such claim is in receipt  
of the clothing allowance as of the date
 of the enactment of this ,act4