,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ggjd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #be1       
#bjbf,mr4 ,moore of ,alabama 7for       
himself1 ,mr4 ,van ,epps1 and ,mr4      
,rose7 introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to require call centers of the          
,department of ,veterans ,affairs to use
 multi-factor identification to verify  
the identity of callers in connection   
with high-impact veteran or beneficiary 
actions1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title  ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,,va ,call ,center ,multi-,factor  
,authentication ,act4  #b4 ,multi-factor
 authentication required to verify the  
identity of callers to ,veterans        
,affairs call centers in connection with
 high-impact veteran or beneficiary     
actions ,section #egbb7;b77#c7 of title 
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by adding at the end the following3     

,such controls shall include the use of 
multi-factor authentication by          
,department call centers in connection  
with high-impact veteran or beneficiary 
actions to verify the identity of the   
caller and confirm that the             
participation of the caller in          
connection with the action is in fact   
appropriate4 ,as used in the preceding  
sentence1 an action is high-impact if an
 impersonator could cause real1 durable 
harm to the veteran or beneficiary1 such
 as by diverting funds1 manipulating    
access to accounts1 or disclosing       
sensitive information44