,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #beac  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #bh1 #bjba,ms4   
,cortez ,ma/o 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,boozman7
 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read    
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
improve ! application & review process (
 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs = clo?+
 all[ance claims submitt$ by vet]ans1 & 
= o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,brian ,neuman     
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs ,clo?+    
,all[ance ,improvem5t ,act ( #bjba4  #b4
 ,improvem5ts to process ( ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ,vet]ans ,affairs = clo?+ all[ance     
claims  7a7 ,process = clo?+ all[ance   
claims ,section #aafb ( title #ch1      
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by 
/rik+ ,! ,secret>y "u & ins]t+3  7a7    
,eligibility requirem5ts ,! ,secret>y1  
"u  2  7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 by   
/rik+ :i* 7,a7 a physician & ins]t+3    
:i*--  7,a7 a physician  2 &  7,b7 by   

/rik+ 1 & 7,b7 ! ,secret>y & ins]t+ !   
foll[+3 82 &  7,b7 ! ,secret>y  2 &     
7#c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new      
subsections3  7b7 ,cont9u\s nature (    
paym5ts ,paym5ts made to a vet]an "u    
subsection 7a7 %all cont9ue on an       
automatically recurr+ annual basis until
 ! e>li] ( ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,! date on :i*
 ! vet]an elects to no long] receive su*
 paym5ts4  7#b7 ,! date on :i* !        
,secret>y det]m9es ! vet]an is no long] 
eligible pursuant to subsection 7d74    
7c7 ,reviews ( claim  7#a7 ,except z    
provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#b77;,b71 !         
,secret>y %all conduct reviews ( a claim
 on :i* a clo?+ all[ance = a vet]an is  
bas$ to det]m9e ! cont9u$ eligibility ( 
! vet]an z foll[s3 7,a7 ,beg9n+ n e>li] 
?an five ye>s aft] ! date on :i* !      
vet]an initially receives a clo?+       
all[ance "u ?is section & on a p]iodic  
basis !reaft]4  7,b7 ,:5ev] ! ,secret>y 
receives notice t ! vet]an no long]     
meets ! requirem5ts specifi$ 9          
subsection 7a74  7#b7 7,a7 ,! ,secret>y 

%all prescribe 9 regulations /&>ds =    
det]m9+ :e!r a claim = clo?+ all[ance is
 bas$ on a circum/ance t is n subject to
 *ange4  7,b7 ,if ! ,secret>y det]m9es1 
pursuant to /&>ds prescrib$ "u          
subp>agraph 7,a71 t a claim = clo?+     
all[ance is bas$ on a circum/ance t is n
 subject to *ange1 p>agraph 7#a77;,a7   
%all n apply ) respect to ! claim4  7d7 
,det]m9ation reg>d+ cont9u$ eligibility 
,if ! ,secret>y det]m9es1 z ! result ( a
 review ( a claim conduct$ "u subsection
 7c77#a71 t ! vet]an :o submitt$ su*    
claim no long] meets ! requirem5ts      
specifi$ 9 subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y  
%all-- 7#a7 provide to ! vet]an notice (
 su* det]m9ation t includes a           
description ( applicable actions t may  
be tak5 foll[+ ! det]m9ation1 includ+ ! 
actions specifi$ 9 section #eajd;,c (   
?is title2 &  7#b7 discont9ue ! clo?+   
all[ance bas$ on su* claim4  4  7b7     
,applicability ,! am5dm5ts made by      
subsection 7a7 %all apply ) respect to--
 7#a7 claims = clo?+ all[ance submitt$  

on or aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    
,act2 &  7#b7 claims = clo?+ all[ance   
submitt$ prior to ! date ( ! enactm5t ( 
?is ,act1 if ! vet]an :o submitt$ su*   
claim is 9 receipt ( ! clo?+ all[ance z 
( ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4