,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cjdb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #bc1 #bjbe ,mr4
 ,hick5loop] 7= himself & ,mr4 ,banks7  
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      
require ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 
to submit to ,congress ea* ye> an annual
 report t conta9s data & in=mation on ! 
causes ( dea?s among vet]ans1 & = o!r   
purposes4  #a4  ,%ort title  ,?is ,act  
may be cit$ z ! ,ju/ice = ,am]ica's     
,vet]ans & ,survivors ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4
  ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs annual  
report on causes ( dea? among vet]ans   
7a7  ,9 g5]al  ,sub*ap] ,,ii ( *apt] #e 
( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is    
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new     
section3  #ecd4  ,annual report on      
causes ( dea? among vet]ans  7a7  ,9    
g5]al  ,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 an 
annual report t conta9s data & in=mation
 on causes ( dea? among vet]ans4  7b7   
,elem5ts  ,ea* report submitt$ pursuant 
to subsection 7a7 %all include--  7#a7 =
 ea* vet]an t di$ dur+ ! p]iod cov]$ by 
! report an id5tification (--  7,a7 :e!r
 su* vet]an _h a s]vice-connect$        
disability rat$ z total2  7,b7 ! prim>y 
cause ( dea?2  7,c7 ! second>y cause (  
dea?1 if applicable2 &  7,d7 ! mann] (  
dea?2  7#b7 = ea* prim>y cause ( dea?   
id5tifi$ pursuant to p>agraph 7#a71 a   
/atem5t ( ! total numb] ( vet]ans t di$ 
f su* prim>y cause ( dea? dur+ ! p]iod  
cov]$ by ! report2 &  7#c7 = ea* mann] (
 dea? id5tifi$ pursuant to p>agraph     
7#a71 a /atem5t ( ! total numb] (       
vet]ans t di$ 9 su* mann] dur+ ! p]iod  
cov]$ by ! report4  7c7  ,sunset  ,?is  
section %all t]m9ate on ! date t is five
 ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( !      
,ju/ice = ,am]ica's ,vet]ans &          
,survivors ,act ( #bjbe4  4  7b7        

,cl]ical am5dm5t  ,! table ( sections at
 ! beg9n+ ( *apt] #e ( su* title is     
am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to   
section #ecc ! foll[+ new item3  #ecd4  
,annual report on causes ( dea? among   
vet]ans4  4