,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ihjf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #be1        
#bjbd,ms4 ,budz9ski 7= h]self & ,ms4    
,br[nley7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'    
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to e/abli% !      
,(fice ( ,vet]ans ,exp]i5ce1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,improv+ ,vet]ans'         
,exp]i5ce ,act ( #bjbd4  #b4 ,e/abli%m5t
 ( ,(fice ( ,vet]ans ,exp]i5ce  7a7 ,9  
g5]al ,*apt] #c ( title #ch1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+ new section3  #cbe4 ,(fice (   
,vet]ans ,exp]i5ce  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,!re
 is e/abli%$ 9 ! ,dep>tm5t1 )9 ! ,(fice 
( ! ,secret>y1 an (fice to be kn[n z !  
,(fice ( ,vet]ans ,exp]i5ce 7h]e9aft]   
ref]r$ to z ! ,(fice 9 ?is section74    
7b7 ,head ( ,(fice  7#a7 ,! head ( !    
,(fice %all be ! ,*ief ,vet]ans         
,exp]i5ce ,(fic]4  7#b7 ,! ,*ief        
,vet]ans ,exp]i5ce ,(fic] %all-- 7,a7 be

 appo9t$ by ! ,secret>y f among         
individuals ! ,secret>y consid]s        
qualifi$ to p]=m ! duties ( ! position2 
&  7,b7 report directly to ! ,secret>y4 
7c7 ,functions ,! functions ( ! ,(fice  
are ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,to c>ry out         
initiatives ( ! ,dep>tm5t reg>d+ !      
exp]i5ce ( vet]ans 9 access+ & us+      
b5efits furni%$ by ! ,secret>y1 includ+ 
e/abli%+ guidance 7includ+ /rategies1   
frameworks1 & policies7 = ! ,dep>tm5t   
reg>d+ su* b5efits4  7#b7 ,to collect & 
analyze data to id5tify reasons :y      
vet]ans d n use su* b5efits = :i* !y are
 eligible4  7#c7 ,to report to ,congress
 reg>d+ data & reasons describ$ 9       
p>agraph 7#b71 disaggregat$ by-- 7,a7   
type ( su* b5efit2 &  7,b7 su* reasons  
7includ+ ignorance ( su* b5efits1 b>ri]s
 to receiv+ su* b5efits1 or comp>able   
b5efits furni%$ by ano!r entity74  7#d7 
,to engage ) vet]ans describ$ 9 p>agraph
 7#b74  7#e7 ,to collect in=mation      
7includ+ metrics & action plans7 f o!r  
compon5ts ( ! ,dep>tm5t to improve su*  

exp]i5ce ( vet]ans4  7#f7 ,to report to 
,congress reg>d+ ! demographic data (   
vet]ans1 disaggregat$ by categories     
includ+ age1 g5d] id5tity1 race1        
e?nicity1 ,tribal affiliation1 & sexual 
ori5tation4  7#g7 ,to c>ry out su* o!r  
functions relat+ to su* exp]i5ce (      
vet]ans t ! ,secret>y det]m9es          
appropriate4  7d7 ,/aff & res\rces ,!   
,secret>y %all ensure t ! ,(fice has su*
 /aff1 res\rces1 & access to in=mation z
 may be necess>y to c>ry out ! functions
 ( ! ,(fice4  7e7 ,privacy ,no?+ 9 ?is  
section %all be con/ru$ to au?orize !   
,*ief ,vet]ans ,exp]i5ce ,(fic] to      
disclose any record 9 contrav5tion (    
section #eeb;a ( title #e 7commonly     
ref]r$ to z ! ,privacy ,act ( #aigd74  4
  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table (       
sections at ! beg9n+ ( su* *apt] is     
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new     
item3  #cbe4 ,(fice ( ,vet]ans          
,exp]i5ce4  4  #c4 ,,gao review (       
#a-hjj-,my,v,a#daa hotl9e ,n lat] ?an "o
 ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     

,act1 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates %all submit to ! ,committees on  
,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & ,h\se ( 
,repres5tatives a report conta9+ !      
analysis ( ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al reg>d+ !
 efficacy ( ! #a-hjj-,my,v,a#daa hotl9e4