#aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 
#ajci  ,,an ,,act  ,to direct !         
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to seek to
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 ( 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 ( ! ,,ffrdc1
 made 9 consultation ) cov]$ entities1  

: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 may make su* notices cle>] to 
claimants1 bett] organiz$1 & m concise4 
7c7 ,report2 implem5tation ,n lat] ?an  
#ij days aft] ! ,secret>y receives !    
assessm5t "u subsection 7b71 ! ,secret>y
 %all--  7#a7 submit to ! ,committees on
 ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & ,h\se (
 ,repres5tatives a copy ( su* assessm5t2
 &  7#b7 implem5t ! recomm5dations 9 !  
assessm5t t are 9 compliance ) ! laws   
adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y4  7d7 ,deadl9e =
 implem5tation ,! ,secret>y %all        
complete ! implem5tation ( su*          
recomm5dations pursuant to subsection   
7c77#b7 by n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date
 on :i* ! ,secret>y comm5ces su*        
implem5tation4  7e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is  
section3  7#a7 ,! t]m ,,ffrdc means a   
f$]ally fund$ rese>* & developm5t c5t]4 
7#b7 ,! t]m cov]$ entities includes--   
7,a7 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs2   

7,b7 an exp]t 9 laws adm9i/]$ by !      
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs2  7,c7 a  
vet]ans s]vice organization recogniz$ "u
 section #eijb ( title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code2  7,d7 an entity t         
advocates = vet]ans2 &  7,e7 an entity t
 advocates = ! survivors ( vet]ans4     
7#c7 ,! t]ms claimant & notice h !      
mean+s giv5 su* t]ms 9 section #eajj (  
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  #c4    
,ext5sion ( c]ta9 limits on paym5ts (   
p5sion ,section #eejc7;d77#g7 ( title   
#ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by   
/rik+ ,novemb] #cj1 #bjca & ins]t+      
,decemb] #ca1 #bjca4  ,pass$ ! ,h\se (  
,repres5tatives ,april #g1 #bjbe4;,cl]k4