,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #ecbe  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #ad1 #bjbd,mr4
 ,blum5?al introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on
 ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d
 title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to     
promote assi/ance f p]sons recogniz$ by 
! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs =       
individuals :o file c]ta9 claims "u laws
 adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,vet]ans ,claims ,education
 ,act ( #bjbd4  #b4 ,promotion (        
assi/ance f p]sons recogniz$ by !       
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs =         
individuals :o file c]ta9 claims "u laws
 adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y  7a7 ,notice to
 claimants ( available assi/ance f      
recogniz$ p]sons ,section #eajc;,a (    
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is      
am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+ subsections  
7g7 ?r\gh 7i7 z subsections 7i7 ?r\gh   
7k71 respectively2  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft] 
subsection 7f7 ! foll[+ new subsections3

  7g7 ,notice reg>d+ availability (     
repres5tation by accr$it$ p]sons ,^u    
receipt ( an initial claim by a claimant
 n repres5t$ by an accr$it$ p]son1 !    
,secret>y %all provide notice to !      
claimant t-- 7#a7 an accr$it$ p]son may 
be able to repres5t ! claimant2  7#b7 a 
vet]ans s]vice organization recogniz$ "u
 section #eijb ( ?is title may repres5t 
! claimant at no *>ge to ! claimant2    
7#c7 provides ! website address ( !     
onl9e tool ma9ta9$ "u subsection 7h72 & 
7#d7 provides ! website address ( an    
appropriate & publicly accessible       
website ( ! ,dep>tm5t ?r\gh :i* a       
claimant may report-- 7,a7 a p]son1 :o  
is n an accr$it$ p]son1 :o repres5t$ !  
claimant2 &  7,b7 any fee *>g$ by su*   
p]son = su* repres5tation4  7h7 ,onl9e  
li/+ ( accr$it$ p]sons  7#a7 ,!         
,secret>y %all ma9ta9 an onl9e tool t   
all[s a claimant to se>* a li/ (        
accr$it$ p]sons :o repres5t claimants4  
7#b7 ,! ,secret>y %all ensure t su* li/ 
is curr5t at lea/ once ea* cal5d> qu>t]4

  7#c7 ,! ,secret>y %all ensure t su*   
tool is easily accessible to a claimant4
  2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+   
new subsection3  7l7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is 
section3 7#a7 ,! t]m accr$it$ p]son     
means-- 7,a7 a vet]ans s]vice           
organization recogniz$ "u section #eijb 
( ?is title2 or  7,b7 an attorney1 ag5t1
 or o!r p]son recogniz$ "u section #eijd
 ( ?is title4  7#b7 ,! t]m repres5t     
means to prep>e1 pres5t1 or prosecute a 
claim "u a law adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y  
on behalf ( a claimant4  4  7b7 ,onl9e  
in=mation reg>d+ p]sons t assi/         
claimants ,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans       
,affairs %all include1 9 ea* website    
portal ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans         
,affairs1 ?r\gh :i* an individual may   
file a claim = a b5efit adm9i/]$ by !   
,"u ,secret>y = ,b5efits or ! ,"u       
,secret>y = ,heal?1 a w>n+ reg>d+ fees  
an ag5t or attorney may *>ge su*        
individual = assi/ance 9 fil+ su* claim4
 ,su* w>n+ %all include ! foll[+3 7#a7  
,a l9k to ! onl9e ma9ta9$ "u subsection 

7h7 ( section #eajc;,a ( su* title1 z   
am5d$ by subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,a l9k to
 ! website ( ! ,dep>tm5t describ$ 9     
subp>agraph 7,d7 ( section              
#eajc;,a7f77#a7 ( su* title1 z am5d$ by 
subsection 7a74  7c7 ,report ,n lat] ?an
 #ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (   
?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all-- 7#a7       
complete a review ! regulations1        
processes1 & proc$ures ( ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,vet]ans ,affairs t p]ta9 to recognition
 "u section #eijd ( title #ch1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code2  7#b7 develop             
recomm5dations = legislative or         
adm9i/rative action to improve su*      
regulations1 processes1 & proc$ures2 &  
7#c7 submit to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'
 ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on  
,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives a report conta9+ ! f9d+s
 ( ! ,secret>y ) respect to ! review    
complet$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 & !           
recomm5dations develop$ "u p>agraph     
7#b74