,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ddfa  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #c1 #bjbc,mr4   
,luttrell 7= himself & ,mr4 ,self7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to require ! ,secret>y (       
,vet]ans ,affairs to make c]ta9         
improvem5ts relat+ to ! transmission (  
disability b5efits que/ionnaire data to 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,mod]niz+ ,dep>tm5t (   
,vet]ans ,affairs ,disability ,b5efit   
,que/ionnaires ,act4  #b4 ,mod]nization 
( ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs         
disability b5efit que/ionnaires  7a7    
,requirem5t = transmission ( c]ta9      
in=mation 9 ma*9e-,readable =mat  7#a7  
,requirem5t ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft]  
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all   
require all disability b5efit           
que/ionnaire data collect$ 9 ! c\rse (  
m$ical disability exam9ations made by   
p]sons o!r ?an employees ( ! ,dep>tm5t (

 ,vet]ans ,affairs "u section #ejd ( !  
,vet]ans ,b5efits ,improvem5t ,act (    
#aiif 7,public ,law #ajd-bge2 #ch       
,u4,s4,c4 #eaja note7 to be transmitt$  
to ! ,dep>tm5t 9 a ma*9e-readable =mat4 
7#b7 ,issuance ( /&>ds ,n lat] ?an #ij  
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs   
%all issue /&>ds = ! transmission (     
disability b5efit que/ionnaire data 9 a 
ma*9e-readable =mat z requir$ "u        
p>agraph 7#a74  7#c7 ,updates ,9 mak+   
updates to disability b5efit            
que/ionnaires aft] ! date specifi$ 9    
p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y %all--  7,a7 
ensure t ! updates are made 9 a mann] t 
all[s = ! data collect$ "u !            
que/ionnaires to be 9 a ma*9e-readable  
=mat z ( ! date on :i* ! update goes    
into effect2 &  7,b7 n lat] ?an #fj days
 be=e an update goes into effect1 notify
 ! p]sons conduct+ m$ical disability    
exam9ations 7or ! entities employ+ su*  
p]sons7 describ$ 9 su* p>agraph ( su*   
updates4  7b7 ,plan = in=mation         

te*nology sy/em modification ,n lat] ?an
 #ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (   
?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to !  
,committees on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !   
,s5ate & ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a plan 
to modify ! in=mation te*nology sy/ems &
 processes ( ! ,dep>tm5t to enable a    
non-,dep>tm5t heal? c>e pr(essional     
select$ by a claimant to transmit to !  
,dep>tm5t1 9 a ma*9e-readable =mat1     
disability b5efit que/ionnaire data1    
includ+ complete disability b5efit      
que/ionnaires r ?an p>tial que/ionnaires
 or individual elem5ts ( m$ical evid5ce4
  7c7 ,public availability ( in=mation  
,! ,secret>y %all make publicly         
available on ! int]net website ( !      
,dep>tm5t ref]r$ to 9 section #eaja7;d7 
( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code--  7#a7
 a description ( ! /&>ds issu$ "u       
subsection 7a77#b72 &  7#b7 ! plan      
requir$ "u subsection 7b74  7d7         
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,! t]m 
claimant has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9     
section #eajj ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates

 ,code4  7#b7 ,! t]m ma*9e-readable has 
! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #cejb7ah7
 ( title #dd1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4