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House Bill 6493
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Veterans Benefits Fairness and Transparency Act
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Introduced in House on Apr 14, 2020
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H. R. 6493 (Introduced-in-House)


116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6493


To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the ability of veterans to access and submit disability benefit questionnaire forms of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 14, 2020

Mr. Barr introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

A BILL

To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the ability of veterans to access and submit disability benefit questionnaire forms of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Veterans Benefits Fairness and Transparency Act”.

SEC. 2. Publication and acceptance of disability benefit questionnaire forms of Department of Veterans Affairs.

Section 5101 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—

(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and

(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection (d):

“(d) (1) The Secretary shall publish in a central location on the internet website of the Department the disability benefit questionnaire form, or such successor form relating to private medical providers submitting evidence regarding a disability of a claimant.

“(2) Subject to section 6103 of this title, if the Secretary modifies the form described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall accept the previous version of the form filed by a claimant if—

“(A) the claimant files such form during the one-year period following the date of such modification; and

“(B) the form is signed and dated by the private medical provider and is otherwise complete and valid.”.