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114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4351 

To protect individuals who are eligible for increased pension under laws 

administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on the basis of need 

of regular aid and attendance from dishonest, predatory, or otherwise 

unlawful practices, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 8, 2016 

Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Ms. JACKSON LEE, 

and Mr. JONES) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

A BILL 

To protect individuals who are eligible for increased pension 

under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans 

Affairs on the basis of need of regular aid and attendance from dishonest, predatory, or otherwise unlawful 

practices, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans Care Finan5 cial Protection Act of 2016’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE FOR IN2 CREASED PENSION UNDER LAWS ADMINIS3 TERED BY THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AF4 FAIRS ON BASIS OF NEED FOR REGULAR AID 

5 AND ATTENDANCE. 

6 (a) DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF

7 STANDARDS.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans 

9 Affairs shall work with the heads of Federal agen10 cies, States, and such experts as the Secretary con11 siders appropriate to develop and implement Federal 

12 and State standards that protect individuals from 

13 dishonest, predatory, or otherwise unlawful practices 

14 relating to increased pension available to such indi15 viduals under chapter 15 of title 38, United States 

16 Code, on the basis of need for regular aid and at17 tendance. 

18 (2) SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 

19 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

20 the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Vet21 erans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on 

22 Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives 

23 the standards developed under paragraph (1). 

24 (b) CONDITIONAL RECOMMENDATION BY COMP25 TROLLER GENERAL.—If the Secretary does not, on or be26 fore the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactVerDate Sep 11 2014 21:50 Jan 08, 2016 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4351.IH H4351

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1 ment of this Act, submit to the Committee on Veterans’ 

2 Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Af3 fairs of the House of Representatives standards that are 

4 developed under subsection (a)(1), the Comptroller Gen5 eral of the United States shall, not later than the date 

6 that is one year after the date of the enactment of this 

7 Act, submit to such committees a report containing stand8 ards that the Comptroller General determines are stand9 ards that would be effective in protecting individuals as 

10 described in such subsection. 

11 (c) STUDY BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL.—Not later 

12 than 540 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

13 the Comptroller General of the United States shall com14 plete a study on standards implemented under this section 

15 to protect individuals as described in subsection (a)(1) and 

16 submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Sen17 ate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House 

18 of Representatives a report containing the findings of the 

19 Comptroller General with respect to such study. 

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