,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bfgh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,augu/ #i1 #bjba,mr4   
,rubio 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,scott (        
,florida1 ,mr4 ,blunt1 & ,mr4 ,"y7      
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      
re9/ate crim9al p5alties = p]sons *>g+  
vet]ans unau?oriz$ fees1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,protect ,our ,disabl$     
,h]oes ,act ( #bjba4  #b4 ,re9/atem5t ( 
p5alties = *>g+ vet]ans unau?oriz$ fees 
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #eije ( title #ch1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ to read z
 foll[s3  #eije4 ,p5alty = c]ta9 acts   
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z provid$ 9 section
 #eijd or #aihd ( ?is title1 :oev]      
commits any ( ! foll[+ acts %all be f9$ 
z provid$ 9 title #ah1 or imprison$ = n 
m ?an "o ye>1 or bo?3 7#a7 ,9 connection
 ) a proce$+ be=e ! ,dep>tm5t1 kn[+ly   
solicits1 contracts =1 *>ges1 or        

receives any fee or comp5sation =-- 7,a7
 ! provision ( advice on h[ to file a   
claim = b5efits "u ! laws adm9i/]$ by ! 
,secret>y2 or  7,b7 ! prep>ation1       
pres5tation1 or prosecution ( su* a     
claim4  7#b7 ,9 connection ) a proce$+  
be=e ! ,dep>tm5t1 attempts to solicit1  
contract =1 *>ge1 or receive any fee or 
comp5sation z describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a74 
7#c7 ,unlawfully )holds f any claimant  
or b5efici>y any "p ( a b5efit or claim 
"u ! laws adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y t is  
all[$ & due to ! claimant or b5efici>y1 
or attempts to d s4  7#d7 ,commits an   
(f5se puni%able by ?is section1 or aids1
 abets1 c\nsels1 comm&s1 or procures !  
commission ( su* an act4  7#e7 ,causes  
an act to be done1 :i* if directly p]=m$
 w\ld be puni%able "u ?is *apt]4  7b7   
,rule ( con/ruction ,except z o!rwise   
provid$ 9 ?is title1 p>agraphs 7#a7 &   
7#b7 ( subsection 7a7 %all n be con/ru$ 
to prohibit someone f provid+ ! s]vices 
describ$ 9 subp>agraphs 7,a7 & 7,b7 (   
p>agraph 7#a7 ( su* subsection on a     

complim5t>y or gratuit\s basis4  4  7b7 
,limitations on =-,pr(it bus9ess        
transactions ,section #eijd ( title #ch1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code is am5d$ by add+ ! 
foll[+ new subsection3  7e7 ,limitations
 on =-,pr(it bus9ess transactions ,!    
,secret>y may prescribe1 by rule1 su*   
limitations & re/rictions z ! ,secret>y 
consid]s reasonable on-- 7#a7 ! types ( 
=-pr(it bus9ess transactions :i* may be 
ent]$ into ) a claimant by an ag5t or   
attorney :o is recogniz$ "u ?is section 
& is prep>+1 pres5t+1 or prosecut+ = t  
claimant a claim "u a law adm9i/]$ by ! 
,secret>y2 &  7#b7 :5 an ag5t or        
attorney recogniz$ "u ?is section may   
agree to prep>e1 pres5t1 or prosecute a 
claim "u a law adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y =
 a claimant ) :om t ag5t or attorney    
already has a bus9ess relation%ip o!r   
?an = ! prep>ation1 pres5tation1 or     
prosecution ( a claim "u a law adm9i/]$ 
by ! ,secret>y4  4  7c7 ,effective date 
,! am5dm5t made by subsection 7a7 %all  
apply ) respect to acts committ$ aft] ! 

date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4