,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ddhj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ag1 #bjbe,mr4  
,b>rett introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on               
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d    
,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance   
,act to direct ! ,presid5t to designate 
a ,vet]an ,advocate ( ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy 
,managem5t ,ag5cy1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,improv+ ,disa/] ,assi/ance = ,vet]ans
 ,act4  #b4 ,designation ( ,vet]ans     
,advocate  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,title ,,iii ( !
 ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief &    
,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 
#eada et seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end
 ! foll[+3  #cbh4 ,designation ( vet]an 
advocate  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,presid5t %all
 designate 9 ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy          
,managem5t ,ag5cy a ,vet]an ,advocate4  
7b7 ,responsibilities ,! ,vet]ans       
,advocate %all be an advocate = ! fair  
treatm5t ( vet]ans 9 ! provision (      

assi/ance "u ?is ,act4  7c7 ,duties ,!  
,vet]ans ,advocate %all-- 7#a7          
p>ticipate 9 ! disa/] decl>ation process
 "u section #dja & ! em]g5cy decl>ation 
process "u section #eja to ensure t !   
ne$s ( vet]ans are be+ address$2  7#b7  
s]ve z ! prim>y po9t ( contact betwe5   
vet]ans s]vice organizations & ! ,f$]al 
,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy2  7#c7       
id5tify opportunities = exp&$ vet]an    
recruitm5t = ,f$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t 
,ag5cy employm5t1 includ+ ,f$]al        
,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy res]vi/      
positions2 &  7#d7 conduct su* o!r      
activities z ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al  
,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy consid]s     
appropriate4  4  7b7 ,/atutory          
con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is section or !    
am5dm5t made by ?is section %all be     
con/ru$ to au?orize major disa/] or     
em]g5cy assi/ance "u ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d
 ,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eaba et seq47 t is 
n au?oriz$ z ( ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is  
,act4