,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #affc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #bg1       
#bjbe,mr4 ,calvert 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,bost1 ,mr4 ,cole1 ,mr4 ,valadao1 ,mr4  
,lawler1 ,mr4 ,wittman1 and ,mr4        
,ciscomani7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a   
,,bill  ,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      
#cbe4 ,veterans ,scam and ,fraud        
,evasion ,officer  7a7 ,establishment   
,there is in the ,department a ,veterans

 ,scam and ,fraud ,evasion ,officer1 who
 shall be responsible for fraud and scam
 prevention1 reporting1 and incident    
response plans at the ,department4  7b7 
,responsibilities ,the ,veterans ,scam  
and ,fraud ,evasion ,officer shall carry
 out the following responsibilities3    
7#a7 ,providing comprehensive           
communication from the ,department to   
,department employees 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     
,veteran ,identity ,health ,theft       
,helpline of the ,department 7and any   
successor resource7 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 create a             
whole-of-,government view within the    
,department with respect to the fraud   
prevention efforts at other ,federal    
departments and agencies2  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 the understanding of fraud and  
scam risks within the ,department4  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 
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  #cbe4 ,veterans
 ,scam and ,fraud ,evasion ,officer4  4 
#c4 ,modification of ,department of     
,veterans ,affairs home loan fees ,the  
loan fee table in section #cgbi7;b77#b7 
of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by striking ,june #i1 #bjcd each
 place it appears and inserting ,june   
#bc1 #bjcd4