,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cich  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #bf1 #bjbf,mr4
 ,k+ 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,cram]1 ,mr4      
,hick5loop]1 ,mr4 ,ris*1 ,ms4 ,ros51    
,mrs4 ,capito1 ,mr4 ,:iteh\se1 ,mr4     
,ricketts1 ,mr4 ,kelly1 ,ms4 ,coll9s1   
,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,scott ( ,s\? ,c>ol9a1
 ,mr4 ,m]kley1 ,mr4 ,curtis1 ,mr4       
,oss(f1 ,mrs4 ,%ahe51 ,mr4 ,s&]s1 & ,mr4
 ,scott ( ,florida7 introduc$ ! foll[+  
bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d title #aj1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to au?orize repres5tatives
 ( vet]ans s]vice organizations to      
p>ticipate 9 pres5tations to promote    
c]ta9 b5efits available to vet]ans dur+ 
presep>ation c\nsel+ "u ! ,transition   
,assi/ance ,program ( ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,def5se1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,,tap   
,promotion ,act4  #b4 ,pres5tation to   
promote b5efits available to vet]ans 9  
presep>ation c\nsel+ "u ! ,transition   

,assi/ance ,program  7a7 ,9 g5]al       
,section #aadb7;b7 ( title #aj1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#bj7 ,a        
pres5tation t promotes ! b5efits        
available to vet]ans "u ! laws adm9i/]$ 
by ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4 ,su*
 pres5tation-- 7,a7 %all be /&>diz$2    
7,b7 %all1 be=e implem5tation1 be       
review$ & approv$ by ! ,secret>y (      
,vet]ans ,affairs 9 collaboration )     
vet]ans s]vice organizations t provide  
claims assi/ance "u ! b5efits deliv]y at
 dis*>ge program ( ! ,dep>tm5t (        
,vet]ans ,affairs2  7,c7 %all be        
submitt$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans      
,affairs to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'   
,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on   
,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives = review at lea/ #ij    
days be=e implem5tation2  7,d7 :]e      
available1 %all be pres5t$ ) !          
p>ticipation (-- 7i7 a repres5tative ( a
 vet]ans s]vice organization recogniz$  
"u section #eijb ( title #ch2 or  7ii7  

an individual-- 7,i7 recogniz$ "u       
section #eijc ( su* title2 &  7,,ii7    
au?oriz$ by ! ,secret>y conc]n$ to s    
p>ticipate2  7,e7 %all include in=mation
 on h[ a vet]ans s]vice organization may
 assi/ ! memb] 9 fil+ a claim describ$ 9
 p>agraph 7#ai72  7,f7 may n enc\rage ! 
memb] to jo9 a p>ticul> vet]ans s]vice  
organization2 &  7,g7 may n exce$ "o h\r
 9 duration4  4  7b7 ,annual report ,n  
less ?an frequ5tly ?an once ea* ye> aft]
 ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !      
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all      
submit to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on   
,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives a report t-- 7#a7       
id5tifies ea* vet]ans s]vice            
organization t p>ticipat$ 9 a           
pres5tation "u p>agraph 7#bj7 ( section 
#aadb7;b7 ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code1 z add$ by subsection 7a72  7#b7  
conta9s ! numb] ( memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces
 :o att5d$ su* pres5tations2 &  7#c7    
includes any recomm5dations ( !         

,secret>y reg>d+ *anges to su*          
pres5tation or to su* p>agraph4