,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #affe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #g1       
#bjbe,mr4 ,blumenthal introduced the    
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to ensure veterans of secrecy oath      
programs receive the full benefits they 
have earned1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,obligations to ,aberdeen's     
,trusted ,heroes ,act of #bjbe or the   
,,oath ,act of #bjbe4  #b4 ,definition  
of secrecy oath program ,section #eajj  
of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by adding at the end the        
following new paragraph3  7#c7 ,the term
 secrecy oath program means a ,united   
,states ,government program in which    
participants are required to sign a     
non-disclosure agreement preventing the 
disclosure of any information regarding 
the program under penalty of            

court-martial or criminal punishment4  4
  #c4 ,notice to veterans of secrecy    
oath programs regarding benefits  7a7   
,notice required  7#a7 ,in general      
,section #fcjc of title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7,a7 by     
redesignating subsections 7c71 7d71 and 
7e7 as subsections 7d71 7e71 and 7f71   
respectively2 and  7,b7 by inserting    
after subsection 7b7 the following new  
subsection 7c73  7c7 ,notice to veterans
 of secrecy oath programs  7#a7 ,not    
later than #ij days after the date on   
which participants in a secrecy oath    
program are released from the oath taken
 under such program1 the ,secretary     
shall-- 7,a7 identify the veterans who  
participated in the program2  7,b7      
notify each such veteran of all benefits
 and services under laws administered by
 the ,department for which the veteran  
may be eligible2 and  7,c7 distribute   
the information described in subsection 
7d77#a7 as required by such subsection4 
7#b7 ,if the ,secretary identifies any  

veterans who are entitled to notice     
under paragraph 7#a7 and did not receive
 such notice1 the ,secretary shall1 not 
later than #ij days after the date of   
any such identification-- 7,a7 notify   
each such veteran of all benefits and   
services under laws administered by the 
,department for which the veteran may be
 eligible2 and  7,b7 distribute the     
information described in subsection     
7d77#a7 as required by such subsection4 
7#c7 ,in this subsection1 the term      
secrecy oath program has the meaning    
given that term in section #eajj of this
 title4  4  7#b7 ,conforming amendments 
,section #fcjc of such title is further 
amended-- 7,a7 in subsection 7a71 by    
striking through 7d7 and inserting      
through 7e72 and  7,b7 in subsection    
7e71 as redesignated by subsection      
7a77#a77;,a71 by striking subsections   
7b7 and 7c7 and inserting subsections   
7b71 7c71 and 7d74  7b7 ,edgewood       
,arsenal program ,not later than #ij    
days after the date of the enactment of 

this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,veterans  
,affairs shall-- 7#a7 identify the      
veterans who participated in the secrecy
 oath program at ,edgewood ,arsenal at  
,aberdeen ,proving ,ground1 ,maryland1  
at any time during the period beginning 
on ,january #a1 #aidh1 and ending on    
,december #ca1 #aige2  7#b7 notify each 
such veteran of all benefits and        
services under laws administered by the 
,department of ,veterans ,affairs for   
which the veteran may be eligible2 and  
7#c7 distribute the information         
described in section #fcjc7;d77#a7 of   
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 as    
amended by subsection 7a71 as required  
by such section4  #d4 ,effective dates  
of awards of disability compensation for
 participants in secrecy oath programs  
,section #eaaj7;b7 of title #ch1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at 
the end the following new paragraph3    
7#e7 7,a7 ,the effective date of an     
award of disability compensation to a   
veteran described in subparagraph 7,b7  

shall be the day following the date of  
the veteran's discharge or release4     
7,b7 ,a veteran described in this       
subparagraph is a veteran who-- 7i7     
participated in the secrecy oath program
 at ,edgewood ,arsenal at ,aberdeen     
,proving ,ground1 ,maryland1 at any time
 during the period beginning on ,january
 #a1 #aidh1 and ending on ,december #ca1
 #aige2 or  7ii7 participated in any    
other secrecy oath program not described
 in clause 7i74  4