,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #acaa  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #e 7legislative 
day1 ,april #d71 #bjbe,mr4 ,banks       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
direct ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  
to seek to ent] into an agreem5t ) a    
f$]ally fund$ rese>* & developm5t c5t] =
 an assessm5t ( notice lett]s t !       
,secret>y s5ds to claimants = b5efits "u
 laws adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,cle> ,communication =     
,vet]ans ,claims ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4     
,indep5d5t assessm5t ( notices t !      
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs s5ds to   
claimants  7a7 ,agreem5t ,n lat] ?an #cj
 days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs   
%all seek to ent] into an agreem5t ) a  
f$]ally fund$ rese>* & developm5t c5t]  
7,,ffrdc7 = an assessm5t ( notices t !  
,secret>y s5ds to claimants4  7b7       

,assessm5t ,a f$]ally fund$ rese>* &    
developm5t c5t] t ent]s to an agreem5t  
"u subsection 7a7 %all submit to !      
,secret>y a writt5 assessm5t ( su*      
notices4 ,! assessm5t %all include !    
foll[+3 7#a7 ,! det]m9ation ( ! f$]ally 
fund$ rese>* & developm5t c5t]1 made 9  
consultation ) cov]$ entities1 :e!r ea* 
su* notice may be feasibly alt]$ to     
r$uce pap] consumption by1 & co/s to1 ! 
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t4  7#b7 ,!              
recomm5dations ( ! f$]ally fund$ rese>* 
& developm5t c5t] reg>d+ h[ ! ,secret>y 
may make su* notices cle>] to claimants1
 bett] organiz$1 & m concise4  7c7      
,report2 implem5tation ,n lat] ?an #ij  
days aft] ! ,secret>y receives !        
assessm5t "u subsection 7b71 ! ,secret>y
 %all-- 7#a7 submit to ! ,committee on  
,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & !       
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a copy ( su*    
assessm5t2 &  7#b7 comm5ce implem5t+ !  
recomm5dations 9 ! assessm5t t are 9    
compliance ) ! laws adm9i/]$ by !       

,secret>y4  7d7 ,deadl9e = implem5tation
 ,! ,secret>y %all complete !           
implem5tation requir$ by subsection     
7c77#b7 by n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date
 on :i* ! ,secret>y comm5ces su*        
implem5tation4  7e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is  
section3 7#a7 ,cov]$ entities ,! t]m    
cov]$ entities includes-- 7,a7 !        
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs2  7,b7 an 
exp]t 9 laws adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y (  
,vet]ans ,affairs2  7,c7 a vet]ans      
s]vice organization recogniz$ "u section
 #eijb ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2
  7,d7 an entity t advocates = vet]ans2 
&  7,e7 an entity t advocates = !       
survivors ( vet]ans4  7#b7 ,claimant &  
notice ,! t]ms claimant & notice h !    
mean+s giv5 su* t]ms 9 section #eajj (  
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4