,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cicc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #g1 #bjbc,mr4   
,van ,ord5 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$       
,s]vices1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,vet]ans' ,affairs1 = a p]iod to be  
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #aj1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to au?orize        
repres5tatives ( vet]ans s]vice         
organizations to promote c]ta9 b5efits  
available to vet]ans 9 ! c\rse (        
presep>ation c\nsel+ "u ! ,transition   
,assi/ance program ( ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,def5se1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,,tap   
,promotion ,act4  #b4 ,pres5tation by a 
vet]ans s]vice organization 9 ,,tap     
presep>ation c\nsel+  7a7 ,9 g5]al      
,section #aadb7;b7 ( title #aj1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#bj7 ,a        

pres5tation t promotes ! b5efits        
available to vet]ans "u laws adm9i/]$ by
 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4 ,su*  
pres5tation-- 7,a7 %all be /&>diz$2     
7,b7 %all be previ\sly review$ & approv$
 by ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs2    
7,c7 %all be submitt$ by ! ,secret>y (  
,vet]ans ,affairs to ! ,committees on   
,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & ,h\se ( 
,repres5tatives = review at lea/ #ij    
days be=e implem5tation2  7,d7 %all be  
pres5t$ by-- 7i7 a national             
repres5tative ( a vet]ans s]vice        
organization recogniz$ "u section #eijb 
( title #ch2 or  7ii7 if a national     
repres5tative is unavailable1 a ,/ate or
 local repres5tative ( su* an           
organization au?oriz$ by ! ,secret>y    
conc]n$ to s pres5t2  7,e7 %all include 
in=mation on h[ a vet]ans s]vice        
organization may assi/ ! memb] 9 fil+ a 
claim describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#ai72  7,f7  
may n enc\rage ! memb] to jo9 a p>ticul>
 vet]ans s]vice organization2 &  7,g7   
may n exce$ "o h\r 9 l5g?4  4  7b7      

,annual report ,n less ?an once ea* ye> 
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !  
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all      
submit to ! ,committees on ,vet]ans'    
,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives a report-- 7#a7 t       
id5tifies ea* vet]ans s]vice            
organization t pres5t$ "u p>agraph 7#bj7
 ( section #aadb7;b7 ( title #aj1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code1 z add$ by subsection 7a72
  7#b7 t conta9s ! numb] ( memb]s ( !   
,arm$ ,=ces :o att5d$ su* pres5tations2 
&  7#c7 t includes any recomm5dations ( 
! ,secret>y reg>d+ *anges to su*        
pres5tation or to su* p>agraph4