,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cbje  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #ai1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,%eehy introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
direct ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  
to p]mit ,memb]s ( ,congress to use     
facilities ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans     
,affairs = ! purposes ( meet+ )         
con/itu5ts1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !        
,improv+ ,vet]ans ,access to            
,congressional ,s]vices ,act ( #bjbe4   
#b4 ,use ( facilities ( ! ,dep>tm5t (   
,vet]ans ,affairs by ,memb]s ( ,congress
  7a7 ,use ( facilities  7#a7 ,9 g5]al  
,^u reque/ ( a ,memb] ( ,congress &     
subject to regulations prescrib$ "u     
subsection 7b71 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans  
,affairs %all p]mit ! ,memb] to use a   
facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans       
,affairs = ! purposes ( meet+ )         
con/itu5ts ( ! ,memb]4  7#b7            
,id5tification ( facilities ,! ,secret>y

 & ! ,adm9i/rator ( ,g5]al ,s]vices %all
 jo9tly id5tify available spaces 9      
facilities ( ! ,dep>tm5t = purposes (   
p>agraph 7#a74  7b7 ,regulations  7#a7  
,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] !    
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all      
prescribe regulations reg>d+ use ( a    
facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans       
,affairs by ,memb]s ( ,congress "u      
subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,requirem5ts      
,regulations prescrib$ pursuant to      
p>agraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 %all require t a   
space )9 a facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t       
provid$ to a ,memb] "u subsection 7a7   
is-- 7i7 available dur+ normal bus9ess  
h\rs2  7ii7 locat$ 9 an area t is       
visible & accessible to con/itu5ts ( !  
,memb]2 &  7iii7 subject to a rate ( r5t
 7payable f ! ,memb]'s ,repres5tational 
,all[ance or ! ,s5ator's ,(ficial       
,p]sonnel & ,(fice ,exp5se ,acc\nt1 z ! 
case may be7 t is simil> to ! rate *>g$ 
by ! ,adm9i/rator ( ,g5]al ,s]vices =   
(fice space 9 ! area ( ! facility2  7,b7

 may n prohibit a ,memb] f adv]tis+ !   
use by ! ,memb] ( a space )9 a facility 
( ! ,dep>tm5t "u subsection 7a72  7,c7  
%all comply ) sections #gcba ?r\gh #gcbf
 ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code        
7commonly ref]r$ to z ! ,hat* ,act7 &   
section #a4bah7;a77#ad7 ( title #ch1    
,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations 7or         
successor regulation71 by prohibit+     
activities includ+-- 7i7 campaign+ 9    
support ( or opposition to any political
 (fice2  7ii7 /atem5ts or actions t     
solicit1 support1 or oppose any *ange to
 ,f$]al law or policy2  7iii7 any       
activity t int]f]es ) security or normal
 op]ation ( ! facility2  7iv7           
photograph+ or record+ a vet]an pati5t  
at su* facility2  7v7 photograph+ or    
record+ a pati5t1 visitor to ! facility1
 or employee ( ! ,dep>tm5t )\t ! cons5t 
( su* individual2 &  7vi7 photography or
 record+ = ! purpose ( political        
campaign mat]ials2  7,d7 may n p]mit a  
,memb] ( ,congress to use su* a facility
 dur+ ! #fj-;day p]iod prec$+ an        

election = ,f$]al (fice 9 ! jurisdiction
 9 :i* su* facility is locat$2 &  7,e7  
may n unreasonably re/rict use ( a      
facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t by a ,memb] "u   
subsection 7a7 if-- 7i7 !re is space 9  
su* facility n 9 regul> use by p]sonnel 
( ! ,dep>tm5t2 &  7ii7 use ( su* space  
%all n imp$e op]ations ( ! ,dep>tm5t 9  
su* facility4