,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ajdag  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(         
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #af1        
#bjbf,mr4 ,b>rett introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
require ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 
to disclose ea* in/ance 9 :i* !         
,secret>y uses artificial intellig5ce to
 int]act ) a cov]$ individual1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,,va ,,ai ,transp>5cy   
,act ( #bjbf4  #b4 ,requir$ disclosure (
 c]ta9 ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs    
uses ( artificial intellig5ce  7a7 ,9   
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date 
( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (  
,vet]ans ,affairs %all ensure t1 except 
z provid$ 9 subsection 7c71 ) respect to
 ea* in/ance 9 :i* ! ,dep>tm5t (        
,vet]ans ,affairs uses artificial       
intellig5ce to int]act ) a cov]$        
individual1 ! ,secret>y discloses su*   
use to ! cov]$ individual4  7b7 ,cont5ts
 ( disclosure ,a disclosure "u          

subsection 7a7 %all include--  7#a7 a   
cle> /atem5t t ! cov]$ individual is    
int]act+ ) an artificial intellig5ce    
sy/em & n a human employee ( !          
,dep>tm5t2 &  7#b7 an id5tification ( ! 
g5]al purpose = :i* ! artificial        
intellig5ce sy/em is be+ us$4  7c7      
,exception ,subsection 7a7 %all n apply 
) respect to int]nal uses ( artificial  
intellig5ce by ! ,dep>tm5t to assi/ a   
,dep>tm5t employee1 contractor1 or o!r  
au?oriz$ individual 9 p]=m+             
adm9i/rative1 analytical1 cl]ical1 or   
o!r relat$ functions4  7d7 ,rule (      
con/ruction ,no?+ 9 subsection 7c7 may  
be con/ru$ to p]mit ! ,dep>tm5t to use  
artificial intellig5ce to int]act       
directly ) a cov]$ individual4  7e7     
,cov]$ individual def9$ ,9 ?is section1 
! t]m cov]$ individual means-- 7#a7 a   
vet]an2  7#b7 a survivor or dep5d5t ( a 
vet]an2  7#c7 a c>egiv] ( a vet]an2     
7#d7 an individual :o is seek+ to       
det]m9e eligibility =1 apply =1 or      
receive a b5efit or s]vice "u laws      

adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y2 or  7#e7 any   
o!r individual int]act+ ) ! ,dep>tm5t 9 
connection ) a b5efit1 s]vice1 program1 
or activity "u laws adm9i/]$ by !       
,secret>y4