,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #chcd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #i1 #bjbe ,mr4  
,bo/ introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to cl>ify !       
jurisdiction & c]ta9 rules ( evid5ce ( !
 ,bo>d ( ,vet]ans' ,appeals4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,protect+ ,vet]an's ,claim ,options     
,act4  #b4 ,bo>d ( ,vet]ans' ,appeals3  
jurisdiction2 evid5ce 9 c]ta9 cases  7a7
 ,jurisdiction ov] a supplem5tal claim  
,section #gajd ( title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$1 9 subsection    
7a7--  7#a7 by ins]t+ 7#a7 be=e ,all    
que/ions2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end !    
foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#b7 ,9 an appeal 
( a decision "u section #eajh ( ?is     
title reg>d+ a supplem5tal claim "u     
section #eajd;,c7a77#a77;,b7 ( ?is      
title1 ! ,bo>d may n d5y relief 7includ+
 by d5y+ review ( ! m]its ( ! claim7    
solely on ! basis t ! appellant did n   

pres5t or secure new & relevant evid5ce 
) respect to su* supplem5tal claim4  4  
7b7 ,evid5ce 9 cases rem&$ to ! ,bo>d by
 ! ,c\rt ( ,appeals = ,vet]ans ,claims  
,section #gaac ( title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+ new subsection3  7d7 ,cases    
rem&$ by ! ,c\rt ( ,appeals = ,vet]ans  
,claims  7#a7 ,except z provid$ 9       
p>agraph 7#b71 = cases rem&$ to ! ,bo>d 
by ! ,c\rt ( ,appeals = ,vet]ans        
,claims1 ! evid5ti>y record be=e ! ,bo>d
 %all be limit$ to ! evid5ce previ\sly  
consid]$ by ! ,bo>d 9 su* case4  7#b7 ,!
 evid5ti>y record be=e ! ,bo>d = cases  
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 %all include   
evid5ce submitt$ by ! appellant & 8 or  
h] repres5tative1 if any1 )9 #ij days   
foll[+ su* rem&1 :i* ! ,bo>d %all       
consid] 9 ! fir/ in/ance4  4