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,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #bf1 #bjbd,mr4   
,du>te 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,bo/1 ,mr4      
,valadao1 ,ms4 ,salaz>1 ,mr4            
,d',esposito1 & ,ms4 ,budz9ski7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (        
,vet]ans ,affairs to seek to ent] into  
an agreem5t ) a f$]ally fund$ rese>* &  
developm5t c5t] = an assessm5t ( notice 
lett]s t ! ,secret>y s5ds to claimants =
 b5efits "u laws adm9i/]$ by !          
,secret>y1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,cle>   
,communication = ,vet]ans ,claims ,act4 
#b4 ,indep5d5t assessm5t ( notices t !  
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs s5ds to   
claimants  7a7 ,agreem5t ,n lat] ?an #cj
 days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs   
%all seek to ent] into an agreem5t ) an 
,,ffrdc = an assessm5t ( notices t !    
,secret>y s5ds to claimants4  7b7       

,assessm5t ,an ,,ffrdc t ent]s to an    
agreem5t "u subsection 7a7 %all submit  
to ! ,secret>y a writt5 assessm5t ( su* 
notices4 ,! assessm5t %all include !    
foll[+3 7#a7 ,! det]m9ation ( ! ,,ffrdc 
:e!r ea* su* notice may be feasibly     
alt]$ to r$uce pap] consumption by1 &   
co/s to1 ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t4  7#b7 ,!   
recomm5dations ( ! ,,ffrdc reg>d+ h[ !  
,secret>y may1 9 compliance ) laws      
adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y1 make su*       
notices cle>] to claimants1 bett]       
organiz$1 & m concise4  7c7 ,report2    
implem5tation ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] 
! ,secret>y receives ! assessm5t "u     
subsection 7b71 ! ,secret>y %all-- 7#a7 
submit to ! ,committees on ,vet]ans'    
,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives a copy ( su* assessm5t2 
&  7#b7 implem5t ! recomm5dations 9 !   
assessm5t4  7d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is      
section3 7#a7 ,! t]m ,,ffrdc means a    
f$]ally fund$ rese>* & developm5t c5t]4 
7#b7 ,! t]ms claimant & notice h !      
mean+s giv5 su* t]ms 9 section #eajj (  

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