,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dige  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #bh1         
#bjbb,mr4 ,blum5?al 7= himself & ,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      
promote assi/ance f entities recogniz$  
by ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs =    
individuals :o file c]ta9 claims "u laws
 adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #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  
7g7 ?r\gh 7i7 z subsections 7h7 ?r\gh   
7j71 respectively2 &  7#b7 by ins]t+    

aft] subsection 7f7 ! foll[+ new        
subsection 7g73  7g7 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* claims2 &  7,c7 provides ! web      
address ( an appropriate & publicly     
accessible website ( ! ,dep>tm5t ?r\gh  
:i* a claimant may report-- 7i7 an      
entity1 :i* is n an accr$it$ entity1 t  
fil$ a claim on ! behalf ( su* claimant 
or assi/$ a claimant 9 su* fil+2 &  7ii7
 any fee *>g$ by su* entity to 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;,a7g77#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