,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ahde  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #e1 #bjbe,mr4    
,van ,ord5 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$       
,s]vices1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,vet]ans' ,affairs1 = a p]iod to be  
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #aj1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to include1 9 !    
,transition ,assi/ance ,program1 a      
pres5tation t promotes ! b5efits        
available to vet]ans "u laws adm9i/]$ by
 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 & =   
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,,tap ,promotion ,act4 
#b4 ,transition assi/ance program3      
pres5tation 9 presep>ation c\nsel+ to   
promote b5efits available to vet]ans    
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #aadb7;b7 ( title 
#aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by   
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3    
7#bj7 ,a pres5tation t promotes !       

b5efits available to vet]ans "u ! laws  
adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans      
,affairs4 ,su* pres5tation-- 7,a7 %all  
be /&>diz$2  7,b7 %all1 be=e            
implem5tation1 be review$ & approv$ by !
 ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 9        
collaboration ) vet]ans s]vice          
organizations t provide claims assi/ance
 "u ! b5efits deliv]y at dis*>ge program
 ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs2     
7,c7 %all be submitt$ by ! ,secret>y (  
,vet]ans ,affairs to ! ,committees on   
,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives = review at lea/ #ij  
days be=e implem5tation2  7,d7 :]e      
available1 %all be pres5t$ ) !          
p>ticipation (-- 7i7 a repres5tative ( a
 vet]ans s]vice organization recogniz$  
"u section #eijb ( title #ch2 or  7ii7  
an individual-- 7,i7 recogniz$ "u       
section #eijc ( su* title2 &  7,,ii7    
au?oriz$ by ! ,secret>y conc]n$ to s    
p>ticipate2  7,e7 %all include in=mation
 on h[ a vet]ans s]vice organization may
 assi/ ! memb] 9 fil+ a claim describ$ 9

 p>agraph 7#ai72  7,f7 may n enc\rage ! 
memb] to jo9 a p>ticul> vet]ans s]vice  
organization2 &  7,g7 may n be long] ?an
 "o h\r4  4  7b7 ,annual report ,n less 
frequ5tly ?an once ea* ye> aft] ! date (
 ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (   
,vet]ans ,affairs %all submit1 to !     
,committees on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate
 & ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 & to !      
,committees on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !   
,s5ate & ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 a     
report t-- 7#a7 id5tifies ea* vet]ans   
s]vice organization t p>ticipat$ 9 a    
pres5tation "u p>agraph 7#bj7 ( section 
#aadb7;b7 ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code1 z add$ by subsection 7a72  7#b7  
conta9s ! numb] ( memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces
 :o att5d$ su* pres5tations2 &  7#c7    
includes any recomm5dations ( !         
,secret>y reg>d+ *anges to su*          
pres5tation or to su* p>agraph4