#aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #affc  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend title  
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 to establish
 in the ,department of ,veterans        
,affairs a ,veterans ,scam and ,fraud   
,evasion ,officer1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,veterans ,scam ,and
 ,fraud ,evasion ,act of #bjbe or the   
,,vsafe ,act of #bjbe4  #b4 ,veterans   
,scam and ,fraud ,evasion ,officer  7a7 
,in general ,chapter #c of title #ch1   
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following new     
section3  #cbf4 ,veterans ,scam and     
,fraud ,evasion ,officer  7a7           
,establishment ,there is in the         
,department a ,veterans ,scam and ,fraud
 ,evasion ,officer1 who shall-- 7#a7 be 
responsible for fraud and scam          
prevention1 reporting1 and incident     
response plans at the ,department2 and  
7#b7 serve as a central point of contact
 to direct veterans to resources to     
prevent and mitigate fraud and scams4   

7b7 ,responsibilities ,the ,veterans    
,scam and ,fraud ,evasion ,officer shall
 carry out the following                
responsibilities3  7#a7 ,providing      
comprehensive communication from the    
,secretary to employees of the          
,department and veterans1 their         
families1 caregivers1 and survivors     
during strategic and time-sensitive     
fraud and scam incidents4  7#b7         
,establishing consistent guidance across
 the enterprise for employees as well as
 veterans1 their families1 caregivers1  
and survivors on how to identify1       
report1 and avoid fraud and scam        
attempts4  7#c7 ,promoting the ,,vsafe  
,fraud ,hotline and ,,vsafe4gov website 
of the ,department 7and any successor   
resources7 and identifying other        
identity theft resources available to   
veterans1 their families1 caregivers1   
and survivors1 including with respect to
 actions made by the ,secretary to      
protect the identities of veterans and  
their beneficiaries4  7#d7 ,developing  

methods to monitor fraud and scam       
metrics within the ,department to--     
7,a7 provide internal and external      
reporting2  7,b7 enable advanced data   
analytics2 and  7,c7 facilitate         
proactive and robust fraud and scam     
trend identification4  7#e7 ,developing 
comprehensive training plans for        
,department employees fielding fraud and
 scam inquiries and reports4  7#f7      
,coordinating with the ,inspector       
,general of the ,department and other   
,federal departments and agencies1      
including the ,executive ,office of the 
,president1 the ,office of ,management  
and ,budget1 the ,internal ,revenue     
,service1 the ,department of ,justice1  
the ,department of ,state1 the ,consumer
 ,financial ,protection ,bureau1 the    
,department of ,defense1 the ,department
 of ,education1 the ,social ,security   
,administration1 and other relevant     
agencies to-- 7,a7 develop a            
whole-of-,government view within the    
,department to improve fraud prevention 

efforts within the ,department2  7,b7   
identify the proper avenues for veterans
 to report fraud attempts and receive   
assistance2 and  7,c7 identify          
opportunities for coordination with such
 departments and agencies4  7#g7        
,consulting with veterans service       
organizations and ,state1 local1 and    
tribal governments1 as necessary1 to    
improve understanding of potential fraud
 and scam risks to veterans4  7c7       
,full-,time employees ,nothing in this  
section authorizes an increase in the   
number of full-time employees otherwise 
authorized for the ,department4  7d7    
,rule of construction ,nothing in this  
section shall be construed to limit the 
authority of the ,office of ,inspector  
,general of the ,department as otherwise
 provided in this title or in chapter #d
 of title #e 7commonly referred to as   
the ,inspector ,general ,act of #aigh74 
7e7 ,sunset ,the requirements and       
authorities of this section shall       
terminate on ,september #cj1 #bjcj4  4  

7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of   
sections at the beginning of such       
chapter is amended by adding at the end 
the following new item3  #cbf4 ,veterans
 ,scam and ,fraud ,evasion ,officer4  4 
#c4 ,extension of certain limits on     
payments of pension ,section            
#eejc7;d77#g7 of title #ch1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended by striking   
,january #ca1 #bjcc and inserting ,march
 #ca1 #bjcc4  ,passed the ,house of     
,representatives ,january #bj1          
#bjbf4;,clerk4