,,ib ,union ,cal5d> ,no4 #gc #aai?      
,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #abhf 
,report ,no4 #aai-ajj ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(
 ,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ac1        
#bjbe,mr4 ,bresnahan 7= himself1 ,mr4   
,davis ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 ,bo/1 ,mr4 
,panetta1 ,mr4 ,valadao1 & ,mr4 ,h>d] ( 
,cali=nia7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'   
,affairs  ,may #ag1 #bjbe;,additional   
sponsors3 ,mr4 ,meus]1 ,mr4 ,?ompson (  
,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,pflug]1 ,ms4 ,de ,la
 ,cruz1 ,mr4 ,moore ( ,alabama1 ,mr4    
,womack1 ,mr4 ,/aub]1 ,mr4 ,issa1 ,ms4  
,lee ( ,nevada1 ,mr4 ,ob]nolte1 ,mr4    
,hill ( ,arkansas1 ,mr4 ,williams (     
,texas1 & ,mrs4 ,fis*ba*  ,may #ag1     
#bjbe,report$ ) an am5dm5t1 committ$ to 
! ,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate 
( ! ,union1 & ord]$ to be printed,strike
 out all aft] ! enact+ clause & ins]t ! 
"p pr9t$ 9 italic,for text ( introduc$  
bill1 see copy ( bill z introduc$ on    
,febru>y #ac1 #bjbe  ,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 ( =ms 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 !   
,simplify+ ,=ms = ,vet]ans ,claims ,act4
  #b4 ,indep5d5t assessm5t ( =ms 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 ( =ms 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 assessm5t1 made 
9 consultation ) cov]$ entities1 ( su*  
=ms4 ,! assessm5t %all include !        
recomm5dations ( ! ,,ffrdc reg>d+ h[ !  
,secret>y may make su* =ms cle>] to     
claimants & bett] organiz$4  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 two ye>s 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]m claimant has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m

 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     
,may #ag1 #bjbe,report$ ) an am5dm5t1   
committ$ to ! ,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se
 on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union1 & ord]$ to be   
pr9t$