,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #affe  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #g1 #bjbe,mr4     
,blum5?al introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on 
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
ensure vet]ans ( secrecy oa? programs   
receive ! full b5efits !y h e>n$1 & =   
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,obligations to        
,ab]de5's ,tru/$ ,h]oes ,act ( #bjbe or 
! ,,oa? ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4 ,def9ition ( 
secrecy oa? program ,section #eajj (    
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3
  7#c7 ,! t]m secrecy oa? program means 
a ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t program 9 :i* 
p>ticipants are requir$ to sign a       
non-disclosure agreem5t prev5t+ !       
disclosure ( any in=mation reg>d+ !     
program "u p5alty ( c\rt-m>tial or      
crim9al puni%m5t4  4  #c4 ,notice to    
vet]ans ( secrecy oa? programs reg>d+   
b5efits  7a7 ,notice requir$  7#a7 ,9   

g5]al ,section #fcjc ( title #ch1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7,a7 by       
r$esignat+ subsections 7c71 7d71 & 7e7 z
 subsections 7d71 7e71 & 7f71           
respectively2 &  7,b7 by ins]t+ aft]    
subsection 7b7 ! foll[+ new subsection  
7c73  7c7 ,notice to vet]ans ( secrecy  
oa? programs  7#a7 ,n lat] ?an #ij days 
aft] ! date on :i* p>ticipants 9 a      
secrecy oa? program are releas$ f ! oa? 
tak5 "u su* program1 ! ,secret>y %all-- 
7,a7 id5tify ! vet]ans :o p>ticipat$ 9 !
 program2  7,b7 notify ea* su* vet]an ( 
all b5efits & s]vices "u laws adm9i/]$  
by ! ,dep>tm5t = :i* ! vet]an may be    
eligible2 &  7,c7 di/ribute ! in=mation 
describ$ 9 subsection 7d77#a7 z requir$ 
by su* subsection4  7#b7 ,if ! ,secret>y
 id5tifies any vet]ans :o are entitl$ to
 notice "u p>agraph 7#a7 & did n receive
 su* notice1 ! ,secret>y %all1 n lat]   
?an #ij days aft] ! date ( any su*      
id5tification-- 7,a7 notify ea* su*     
vet]an ( all b5efits & s]vices "u laws  
adm9i/]$ by ! ,dep>tm5t = :i* ! vet]an  

may be eligible2 &  7,b7 di/ribute !    
in=mation describ$ 9 subsection 7d77#a7 
z requir$ by su* subsection4  7#c7 ,9   
?is subsection1 ! t]m secrecy oa?       
program has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section
 #eajj ( ?is title4  4  7#b7 ,con=m+    
am5dm5ts ,section #fcjc ( su* title is  
fur!r am5d$-- 7,a7 9 subsection 7a71 by 
/rik+ ?r\gh 7d7 & ins]t+ ?r\gh 7e72 &   
7,b7 9 subsection 7e71 z r$esignat$ by  
subsection 7a77#a77;,a71 by /rik+       
subsections 7b7 & 7c7 & ins]t+          
subsections 7b71 7c71 & 7d74  7b7       
,edgewood ,ars5al program ,n lat] ?an   
#ij days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is 
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs   
%all-- 7#a7 id5tify ! vet]ans :o        
p>ticipat$ 9 ! secrecy oa? program at   
,edgewood ,ars5al at ,ab]de5 ,prov+     
,gr\nd1 ,m>yl&1 at any "t dur+ ! p]iod  
beg9n+ on ,janu>y #a1 #aidh1 & end+ on  
,decemb] #ca1 #aige2  7#b7 notify ea*   
su* vet]an ( all b5efits & s]vices "u   
laws adm9i/]$ by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans 
,affairs = :i* ! vet]an may be eligible2

 &  7#c7 di/ribute ! in=mation describ$ 
9 section #fcjc7;d77#a7 ( title #ch1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 z am5d$ by         
subsection 7a71 z requir$ by su*        
section4  #d4 ,effective dates ( aw>ds (
 disability comp5sation = p>ticipants 9 
secrecy oa? programs ,section #eaaj7;b7 
( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is    
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new     
p>agraph3  7#e7 7,a7 ,! effective date (
 an aw>d ( disability comp5sation to a  
vet]an describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b7 %all 
be ! day foll[+ ! date ( ! vet]an's     
dis*>ge or release4  7,b7 ,a vet]an     
describ$ 9 ?is subp>agraph is a vet]an  
:o-- 7i7 p>ticipat$ 9 ! secrecy oa?     
program at ,edgewood ,ars5al at ,ab]de5 
,prov+ ,gr\nd1 ,m>yl&1 at any "t dur+ ! 
p]iod beg9n+ on ,janu>y #a1 #aidh1 &    
end+ on ,decemb] #ca1 #aige2 or  7ii7   
p>ticipat$ 9 any o!r secrecy oa? program
 n describ$ 9 clause 7i74  4