,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cjjj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #i1 #bjbe,mr4  
,blum5?al introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on 
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
require ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 
to id5tify & report in/ances (          
disability b5efit que/ionnaire fraud1 & 
= o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,fraud ,r$uction ,&
 ,uncov]+ ,deception 9 ,dep>tm5t (      
,vet]ans ,affairs ,disability ,exams    
,act ( #bjbe or ! ,,fraud 9 ,,va        
,disability ,exams ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4   
,id5tification & report+ ( vet]ans      
disability b5efit que/ionnaire fraud    
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans    
,affairs %all-- 7#a7 c>ry out actions to
 id5tify fraudul5t activity relat+ to ! 
submittal ( disability b5efit           
que/ionnaire data to ! ,secret>y1 )\t   
reg>d to ! orig9 ( ! que/ionnaires2 &   
7#b7 transmit to appropriate            
inve/igatory bodies1 includ+ ! ,(fice ( 

! ,inspector ,g5]al ( ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,vet]ans ,affairs1 reports ( suspect$   
activity id5tifi$ pursuant to p>agraph  
7#a74  7b7 ,requirem5ts ,actions c>ri$  
out pursuant to p>agraph 7#a7 (         
subsection 7a7 %all include ! foll[+3   
7#a7 ,e/abli%m5t ( a process = claim    
processors ( ! ,dep>tm5t to id5tify     
in/ances ( disability b5efit            
que/ionnaire fraud & to transmit reports
 ( suspect$ fraud z describ$ 9 p>agraph 
7#b7 ( su* subsection4  7#b7 ,e/abli%m5t
 ( a recurr+ audit ( disability b5efit  
que/ionnaires submitt$ to ! ,secret>y1  
)\t reg>d to ! orig9 ( ! que/ionnaires4 
7#c7 ,in=m+ individuals :o h appli$ =1  
or submitt$ a claim =1 a b5efit "u a law
 adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y :5 _!          
disability b5efit que/ionnaires h rais$ 
suspicion ( fraud4  7c7 ,au?ority (     
,inspector ,g5]al ( ! ,dep>tm5t (       
,vet]ans ,affairs ,! ,inspector ,g5]al (
 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs may use
 any au?ority applicable to an inspector
 g5]al ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t n o!rwise   

available to ! ,inspector ,g5]al t !    
,inspector ,g5]al consid]s necess>y to  
inve/igate suspect$ activity id5tifi$   
pursuant to subsection 7a77#a74  7d7    
,limitation ,! ,secret>y may n reop5 or 
*ange a decision ( ! ,dep>tm5t reg>d+ an
 application f an individual =1 or claim
 ( ! individual =1 a b5efit "u a law    
adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y pursuant to an  
inve/igation c>ri$ out "u subsection    
7c71 except 9 a case 9 :i*1 pursuant to 
su* inve/igation1 ! individual has be5  
convict$ by a c\rt ( compet5t           
jurisdiction ( fraud4  7e7 ,annual      
report to ,congress ,n less frequ5tly   
?an once ea* ye>1 ! ,secret>y %all      
submit to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on   
,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives a report on !           
adm9i/ration ( subsections 7a7 & 7b74