,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #dif  #aahth
 ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#gfdc  ,report ,no4 #aah-eif  ,,in ,,the
 ,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,march 
#ab1 #bjbd ,mr4 ,takano introduced the  
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,july #ah1 #bjbd ,additional sponsors3  
,ms4 ,norton and ,ms4 ,lofgren  ,july   
#ah1 #bjbd ,reported with an amendment1 
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union1 and ordered to be printed       
,strike out all after the enacting      
clause and insert the part printed in   
italic ,for text of introduced bill1 see
 copy of bill as introduced on ,march   
#ab1 #bjbd  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title  
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 to authorize
 the use of ,department of ,veterans    
,affairs work-study allowance to carry  
out casework1 policy making1 and        
oversight related to the activities of  
the ,department at certain congressional
 offices4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  

may be cited as the ,clear              
,communication for ,veterans ,claims    
,act4  #b4 ,independent assessment of   
notices that the ,secretary of ,veterans
 ,affairs sends to claimants  7a7       
,agreement ,not later than #cj days     
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary of ,veterans       
,affairs shall seek to enter into an    
agreement with an ,,ffrdc for an        
assessment of notices that the          
,secretary sends to claimants4  7b7     
,assessment ,an ,,ffrdc that enters to  
an agreement under subsection 7a7 shall 
submit to the ,secretary a written      
assessment of such notices4 ,the        
assessment shall include the following3 
7#a7 ,the determination of the ,,ffrdc1 
made in consultation with covered       
entities1 whether each such notice may  
be feasibly altered to reduce paper     
consumption by1 and costs to1 the       
,federal ,government4  7#b7 ,the        
recommendations of the ,,ffrdc regarding
 how the ,secretary may make such       

notices clearer to claimants1 better    
organized1 and more concise4  7c7       
,report2 implementation ,not later than 
#ij days after the ,secretary receives  
the assessment under subsection 7b71 the
 ,secretary shall--  7#a7 submit to the 
,committees on ,veterans' ,affairs of   
the ,senate and ,house of               
,representatives a copy of such         
assessment2 and  7#b7 implement the     
recommendations in the assessment that  
are in compliance with the laws         
administered by the ,secretary4  7d7    
,deadline for implementation ,the       
,secretary shall complete the           
implementation of such recommendations  
pursuant to subsection 7c77#b7 by not   
later than one year after the date on   
which the ,secretary commences such     
implementation4  7e7 ,definitions ,in   
this section3  7#a7 ,the term ,,ffrdc   
means a federally funded research and   
development center4  7#b7 ,the term     
covered entities includes--  7,a7 the   
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs2  7,b7 

an expert in laws administered by the   
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs2  7,c7 
a veterans service organization         
recognized under section #eijb of title 
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code2 and  7,d7 an
 entity that advocates for veterans4    
7#c7 ,the terms claimant and notice have
 the meanings given such terms in       
section #eajj of title #ch1 ,united     
,states ,code4  #c4 ,modification of    
certain housing loan fees ,the loan fee 
table in section #cgbi7;b77#b7 of title 
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by striking ,november #ae1 #bjca each   
place it appears and inserting ,november
 #bi1 #bjca4  ,july #ah1 #bjbd ,reported
 with an amendment1 committed to the    
,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be 
printed