,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dige  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bh1
 #bjbb,mr4 ,blumenthal 7for himself 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 promote       
assistance from entities recognized by  
the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs for
 individuals who file certain claims    
under laws administered by the          
,secretary1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,veterans ,claims ,education ,act  
of #bjbb4  #b4 ,promotion of assistance 
from entities recognized by the         
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs for    
individuals who file certain claims     
under laws administered by the          
,secretary  7a7 ,notice to claimants of 
available assistance from recognized    
entities ,section #eajc;,a of title #ch1
 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--    

7#a7 by redesignating subsections 7g7   
through 7i7 as subsections 7h7 through  
7j71 respectively2 and  7#b7 by         
inserting after subsection 7f7 the      
following new subsection 7g73  7g7 7#a7 
,upon receipt of an initial claim by a  
claimant not represented in such claim  
by an accredited entity1 the ,secretary 
shall provide notice to the claimant    
that-- 7,a7 such an accredited entity   
may assist the claimant2  7,b7 provides 
the web address of an online search tool
 that lists entities that assist in the 
filing of such claims2 and  7,c7        
provides the web address of an          
appropriate and publicly accessible     
website of the ,department through which
 a claimant may report-- 7i7 an entity1 
which is not an accredited entity1 that 
filed a claim on the behalf of such     
claimant or assisted a claimant in such 
filing2 and  7ii7 any fee charged by    
such entity to such claimant4  7#b7 ,in 
this subsection3 7,a7 ,the term         
accredited entity means-- 7i7 a veterans

 service organization recognized under  
section #eijb of this title2 or  7ii7 an
 attorney1 agent1 or other entity       
recognized under section #eijd of this  
title4  7,b7 ,the term represent means  
to prepare1 present1 or prosecute a     
claim under a law administered by the   
,secretary4  4  7b7 ,online information 
regarding entities that assist claimants
 ,the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs  
shall include1 in each web portal of the
 ,department of ,veterans ,affairs1     
through which an individual may file a  
claim for a benefit administered by the 
,under ,secretary for ,benefits or the  
,under ,secretary for ,health1 a warning
 regarding fees an agent or attorney may
 charge such individual for assistance  
in filing such claim4 ,such warning     
shall include the following3 7#a7 ,a    
link to the search tool described in    
subparagraph 7,b7 of section            
#eajc;,a7g77#a7 of such title1 as       
amended by subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,a link
 to the website of the ,department      

described in subparagraph 7,c7 of       
section #eajc;,a7f77#a7 of such title1  
as amended by subsection 7a74