,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #egbc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #h1 #bjbe,mr4 
,takano introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to require !      
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to id5tify
 & report in/ances ( fraud ) respect to 
disability b5efit que/ionnaire =ms ( !  
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,fraud ,r$uction ,&        
,uncov]+ ,deception 7,,fraud7 9 ,,va    
,disability ,exams ,act4  #b4           
,id5tification & report+ ( fraud )      
respect to ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs
 disability b5efit que/ionnaire =ms     
,*apt] #ec ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates   
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+ new section 7& con=m+ ! tables ( 
section at ! beg9n+ ( su* *apt]         
accord+ly73  #ecbb4 ,id5tification &    
report+ ( fraud ) respect to disability 
b5efit que/ionnaire =ms  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!

 ,secret>y %all c>ry out actions to     
id5tify fraudul5t activity ) respect to 
! submission to ! ,secret>y ( data on   
disability b5efit que/ionnaire =ms ( !  
,dep>tm5t )\t reg>d to ! s\rce ( su*    
disability b5efit que/ionnaire =ms4 ,su*
 actions %all include-- 7#a7 implem5t+ a
 process ?r\gh :i* individuals          
responsible = process+ claims = b5efits 
"u laws adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y may--   
7,a7 id5tify in/ances ( fraudul5t       
activity ) respect to su* disability    
b5efit que/ionnaire =ms2 &  7,b7 submit 
to appropriate inve/igatory bodies1     
includ+ ! ,(fice ( ! ,inspector ,g5]al (
 ! ,dep>tm5t1 reports ( suspect$        
fraudul5t activity id5tifi$ pursuant to 
! process2  7#b7 e/abli%+ a recurr+     
audit ( su* disability b5efit           
que/ionnaire =ms submitt$ to ! ,secret>y
 )\t reg>d to ! s\rce ( su* disability  
b5efit que/ionnaire =ms2 &  7#c7 )      
respect to su* disability b5efit        
que/ionnaire =ms or su* claims t !      
,secret>y suspects may conta9 fraudul5t 

in=mation1 in=m+ ! individual :o        
submitt$ ! disability b5efit            
que/ionnaire =m or claim ( ! suspicion (
 fraudul5t activity4  7b7 ,au?ority ( ! 
,inspector ,g5]al ,to inve/igate        
suspect$ fraudul5t activity id5tifi$    
pursuant to ! process "u subsection     
7a77#a71 ! ,inspector ,g5]al ( !        
,dep>tm5t may use any au?ority          
applicable to an inspector g5]al ( !    
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t t is n o!rwise         
available to ! ,inspector ,g5]al "u laws
 adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y t ! ,inspector 
,g5]al det]m9es necess>y = !            
inve/igation4  7c7 ,limitation  7#a7    
,except z provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71 !    
,secret>y may n1 pursuant to an         
inve/igation ( ! ,inspector ,g5]al "u   
subsection 7b71 reop5 or *ange a f9al   
decision ( ! ,dep>tm5t ) respect to a   
claim = a b5efit "u laws adm9i/]$ by !  
,secret>y4  7#b7 ,p>agraph 7#a7 %all n  
apply 9 any case 9 :i*1 pursuant to an  
inve/igation ( ! ,inspector ,g5]al "u   
subsection 7b71 an individual is        

convict$ by a c\rt ( compet5t           
jurisdiction ( a crime relat+ to        
fraudul5t activity 9 ! submission to !  
,secret>y ( evid5ce support+ a claim =  
b5efits "u laws adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y4
  7d7 ,annual report ,on an annual      
basis1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to !     
,committees on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !   
,s5ate & ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a    
report on ! adm9i/ration ?is section4  4