,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ehgj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #b1 #bjbc,mr4 
,self 7= himself & ,mr4 ,mc,garvey7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to make c]ta9 improvem5ts 
to ! process+ ( claims = b5efits "u !   
laws adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans 
,affairs & ! transp>5cy ( actions (     
,bo>d ( ,vet]ans' ,appeals1 & = o!r     
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,vet]an ,appeals           
,transp>5cy ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4 ,options 
( claimants = b5efits "u laws adm9i/]$  
by ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs foll[+ 
decision by ag5cy ( orig9al jurisdiction
 ,section #eajd;,c7a7 ( title #ch1      
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 
p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ any ( ! foll[+ &
 ins]t+ "o ( ! foll[+2 &  7#b7 9        
p>agraph 7#b77;,b7--  7,a7 by /rik+     
,no?+ 9 ?is subsection %all prohibit a  
claimant f tak+ & ins]t+ ,a claimant may

 take2  7,b7 by /rik+ 9 succession2 &   
7,c7 by /rik+ ! p]iod & ins]t+ z long   
z--2 &  7,d7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+  
new clauses3  7i7 ! claimant only takes 
"o su* action at a "t2 &  7ii7 any su*  
action is tak5 9 response to1 & n lat]  
?an "o ye> aft]1 ! date ( ! mo/ rec5t   
decision on ! claim made by ! ag5cy (   
orig9al jurisdiction  4  #c4 ,bo>d (    
,vet]ans' ,appeals publication ( dates (
 docket activity ,section #gajg ( title 
#ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by   
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new subsection3  
7f7 ,publication ( expect$ actions ,on a
 weekly basis1 = ea* docket1 ! ,bo>d    
%all publi% ! docket dates ( ! cases    
assign$ to a ,bo>d memb] = a decision = 
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