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,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #fhgd
 ,report ,no4 #aah-fbf ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se   
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #ai1     
#bjbc,mr4 ,ros5dale 7= himself & ,mr4   
,williams ( ,texas7 introduc$ ! foll[+  
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,augu/ #i1          
#bjbd;,additional sponsor3 ,ms4 ,mace   
,augu/ #i1 #bjbd,report$ ) an am5dm5t1  
committ$ to ! ,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se
 on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union1 & ord]$ to be   
printed,strike out all aft] ! enact+    
clause & ins]t ! "p pr9t$ 9 italic,for  
text ( introduc$ bill1 see copy ( bill z
 introduc$ on ,decemb] #ai1 #bjbc  ,a   
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (        
,vet]ans ,affairs to implem5t a sy/em or
 process to actively monitor ! vet]an   
self-s]vice & data transmission         
functions ( ! ma9 int]net website ( !   
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs = c]ta9   
adv]se ev5ts1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs ,wat*+ ov]

 ,electronic ,b5efits ,act or ! ,,va    
,,web ,act4  #b4 ,sy/em or process to   
actively monitor c]ta9 functions ( !    
cov]$ website = adv]se ev5ts  7a7 ,9    
g5]al ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( !
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (     
,vet]ans ,affairs %all develop &        
implem5t a sy/em or process to actively 
monitor c]ta9 functions ( ! cov]$       
website1 includ+ cov]$ features & any   
und]ly+ int]face or sy/em1 = adv]se     
ev5ts4 ,! ,secret>y may use ! au?ority  
"u section #gja7;a7 ( ! ,s]geant ,fir/  
,class ,hea? ,rob9son ,honor+ our       
,promise to ,address ,compreh5sive      
,toxics ,act ( #bjbb 7,public ,law      
#aag-afh2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4 #cbd note7 to   
c>ry out ?is subsection4  7b7 ,sy/em or 
process requirem5ts ,! ,secret>y %all   
ensure t ! sy/em or process develop$ "u 
subsection 7a7 is design$ to monitor1 & 
log & /ore data1 ) respect to-- 7#a7 !  
volume ( traffic to ! cov]$ website2    
7#b7 ! numb] ( submissions made us+ a   
cov]$ feature2  7#c7 s(tw>e updates or  

o!r modifications to a cov]$ feature or 
und]ly+ int]face or sy/em2  7#d7 ne$s1  
defici5cies1 or obsolesc5ce ( a cov]$   
feature or und]ly+ int]face or sy/em2   
7#e7 adv]se ev5ts1 includ+-- 7,a7 ! date
 & "t ( any su* adv]se ev5t2  7,b7 !    
numb] ( us]s ( ! cov]$ website :o 7     
affect$ by ! adv]se ev5t2  7,c7 ! numb] 
( submissions affect$ by ! adv]se ev5t2 
&  7,d7 any factor relat$ to an und]ly+ 
int]face or sy/em t caus$ or contribut$ 
to ! adv]se ev5t2 &  7#f7 any o!r       
factors1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4  7c7 
,notice & report reg>d+ c]ta9 adv]se    
ev5ts  7#a7 ,notice ,9 ! case ( any     
significant adv]se ev5t affect+ ! cov]$ 
website1 n lat] ?an #cj days aft] ! date
 ( su* ev5t1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to 
! ,committees on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! 
,s5ate & ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives notice 
( ! ev5t1 includ+ a description ( !     
ev5t4  7#b7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #cj days
 aft] receiv+ a reque/ f ! ,*air ( !    
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !    
,s5ate or ! ,*air ( ! ,committee on     

,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives = a report ab\t an      
adv]se ev5t1 includ+ a significant      
adv]se ev5t1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to 
! ,committees on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! 
,s5ate & ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a    
report on ! adv]se ev5t cov]$ by !      
reque/4 ,ea* su* report %all include--  
7,a7 a description ( ! adv]se ev5t2     
7,b7 ! date & "t :5 ! adv]se ev5t began 
& end$2  7,c7 ! numb] ( us]s ( ! cov]$  
website :o 7 affect$2  7,d7 ! numb] (   
submissions made us+ a cov]$ feature t 7
 affect$2 &  7,e7 a description ( any   
und]ly+ int]face or sy/em t 0 affect$4  
7#c7 ,sunset ,! requirem5ts "u ?is      
subsection %all expire on ! date t is   
sev5 ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act4  7d7 ,report reg>d+ ex]cise (    
c]ta9 au?ority ,if ! ,secret>y ex]cises 
au?ority "u section #gja7;a7 ( !        
,s]geant ,fir/ ,class ,hea? ,rob9son    
,honor+ our ,promise to ,address        
,compreh5sive ,toxics ,act ( #bjbb      
7,public ,law #aag-afh2 #ch ,u4,s4,c4   

#cbd note7 to c>ry out subsection 7a71 n
 lat] ?an #cj days aft] ! date on :i* ! 
,secret>y fir/ ex]cises su* au?ority =  
su* purpose1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to 
! ,committees on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! 
,s5ate & ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & !  
,committees on ,appropriations ( !      
,s5ate & ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a    
report ab\t ! ex]cise ( su* au?ority4   
,su* report %all include-- 7#a7 ! co/ ( 
implem5t+ ! sy/em or process develop$ "u
 subsection 7a72  7#b7 a description (  
any mod]nization or replacem5t ( an     
und]ly+ int]face or sy/em necess>y to   
implem5t ! sy/em or process2  7#c7 an   
id5tification ( any ways 9 :i* ! cov]$  
website & any und]ly+ int]face or sy/em 
is susceptible to any adv]se ev5t2 &    
7#d7 a description ( h[ ! ,secret>y     
plans to elim9ate or mitigate1 to !     
ext5t possible1 any su* susceptibility4 
7e7 ,te/+ /rategy ,n lat] ?an "o ye>    
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !  
,assi/ant ,secret>y = ,in=mation &      
,te*nology ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans     

,affairs %all submit to ! ,committees on
 ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,h\se
 ( ,repres5tatives a /rategy to r$uce ! 
occurr5ce ( adv]se ev5ts by improv+ te/+
 = ea* modification or s(tw>e update to 
a cov]$ feature or und]ly+ sy/em or     
int]face4  7f7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is       
section3 7#a7 ,! t]m adv]se ev5t means1 
) respect to ! cov]$ website1 includ+   
cov]$ features-- 7,a7 a failure to      
prop]ly receive or process a submission2
  7,b7 a sy/em outage2  7,c7 an error 9 
an und]ly+ int]face or sy/em t prev5ts !
 transmission ( data2  7,d7 a defici5cy 
9 in=mation /orage capacity2  7,e7 a    
loss ( data2  7,f7 a pres5tation (      
incorrect in=mation2  7,g7 an error     
reg>d+ a /atus notification2 or  7,h7   
any simil> ev5t t affects a function ( !
 cov]$ website1 z det]m9$ by !          
,secret>y4  7#b7 ,! t]m cov]$ feature   
means any feature or function ( ! cov]$ 
website = use 9 ! facilitation ( !      
application1 ma9t5ance1 or receipt (    
b5efits "u ! laws adm9i/]$ by !         

,secret>y4  7#c7 ,! t]m cov]$ website   
means ! ma9 int]net website ( !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4  7#d7 ,! 
t]m significant adv]se ev5t1 ) respect  
to ! cov]$ website1 includ+ cov]$       
features1 means an adv]se ev5t t affects
 us]s (1 or submissions to1 ! cov]$     
website = a p]iod ( #bd h\rs or long]4  
7#e7 ,! t]m und]ly+ int]face or sy/em   
means-- 7,a7 any in=mation te*nology    
sy/em t transmits data ?r\gh1 or accepts
 data f1 a cov]$ feature2 or  7,b7 any  
me*anism ?r\gh :i* any su* in=mation    
te*nology sy/em connects & int]acts ) ! 
cov]$ website4  #c4 ,adju/m5t ( c]ta9   
loan fees ,! loan fee table 9 section   
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 ,code1 is am5d$ by /rik+ ,novemb] #ae1 
#bjca ea* place x appe>s & ins]t+       
,novemb] #bh1 #bjca4  ,augu/ #i1        
#bjbd,report$ ) an am5dm5t1 committ$ to 
! ,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate 
( ! ,union1 & ord]$ to be pr9t$