,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bcdd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ag1     
#bjbe,mr4 ,whitehouse 7for himself1 ,mr4
 ,king1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 and ,mr4 ,welch7
 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 improve warnings about
 potential predatory practices regarding
 individuals acting as agents or        
attorneys in the preparation1           
presentation1 or prosecution of veterans
 claims1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs   
,claim ,sharks ,effective ,warnings ,act
 of #bjbe4  #b4 ,improve warnings about 
potential predatory practices regarding 
agents and attorneys for veterans claims
  7a7 ,in general ,section #eija7;b7 of 
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 
in the matter before subparagraph 7,a7  

by striking 1 each time a claimant under
 a law administered by the ,secretary   
logs in to a website or online tool of  
the ,department1 such website or online 
tool issues to the claimant and         
inserting each public-facing website and
 online tool of the ,department issues2 
7,b7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by inserting 
1 including individuals lacking         
recognition by the ,secretary as        
described in subsection 7a7 after       
chapter2  7,c7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by 
striking 2 and and inserting a          
semicolon2  7,d7 in subparagraph 7,d71  
by striking the period at the end and   
inserting 2 and2 and  7,e7 by adding at 
the end the following new subparagraph3 
7,e7 a message discouraging veterans    
from sharing their ,department account  
log-in credentials or bank account      
log-in credentials1 such as usernames or
 passwords1 with anyone4  2 and  7#b7 by
 adding at the end the following new    
paragraph3  7#c7 ,the ,secretary shall  
carry out this subsection by acting     

through the ,chief ,veterans ,experience
 ,officer4  4  7b7 ,effective date ,the 
amendment made by subsection 7a7 shall  
take effect on the date that is #ahj    
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act4