,,ib ,union ,cal5d> ,no4 #ge #aai?      
,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #aegh 
,report ,no4 #aai-ajb ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(
 ,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #be1        
#bjbe,mr4 ,pet]s 7= himself1 ,mr4       
,bi%op1 ,mr4 ,ob]nolte1 & ,mr4 ,deluzio7
 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs   
,may #ai1 #bjbe;,additional sponsors3   
,mrs4 ,radewag51 ,mr4 ,nunn ( ,i[a1 ,mr4
 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,h>d] ( ,cali=nia1  
,mr4 ,suozzi1 & ,mr4 ,m9  ,may #ai1     
#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 #be1 #bjbe  ,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>y4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,vet]ans

 ,claims ,education ,act ( #bjbe4  #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 ,^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 ! 
web address ( ! onl9e tool ma9ta9$ "u   
subsection 7h72 &  7#d7 provides ! web  
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 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 ,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* web 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 tool     
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 ! ,committees on         
,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & ,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  #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+ ,m>* #ca1 #bjcb4  ,may #ai1      
#bjbe,report$ ) an am5dm5t1 committ$ to 
! ,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate 
( ! ,union1 & ord]$ to be pr9t$