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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4921 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4921

To amend title 38, United States Code, to include information relating 
 to certain questionnaire on forms to apply for disability or pension 
   benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans 
                                Affairs.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 26, 2023

    Mrs. Luna (for herself and Mr. Moore of Alabama) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
                                Affairs

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                                 A BILL

 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to include information relating 
 to certain questionnaire on forms to apply for disability or pension 
   benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans 
                                Affairs.

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

SECTION 1. INCLUSION OF INFORMATION RELATING TO CERTAIN QUESTIONNAIRE 
              ON FORMS TO APPLY FOR DISABILITY AND PENSION BENEFITS 
              UNDER THE LAWS ADMINISTERED BY THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS 
              AFFAIRS.

    (a) In General.--Section 5101 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the following 
        new paragraph:
    ``(4) The Secretary shall include on any covered form information 
relating to such disability benefit questionnaire forms, including--
            ``(A) a statement that a veteran may choose the non-
        Department medical provider that completes such disability 
        benefit questionnaire form;
            ``(B) a statement that a veteran may submit to the 
        Secretary such disability benefit questionnaire form at any 
        time during the period beginning on the date on which the 
        veteran files a claim for disability benefits under the laws 
        administered by the Secretary and ending on the date on which 
        the Secretary approves or denies such claim; and
            ``(C) a description of methods by which a veteran may 
        access such disability benefit questionnaire form, including 
        methods to access such form without using an internet 
        website.''; and
            (2) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
                paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; and
                    (B) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so 
                redesignated) the following new paragraph:
            ``(1) The term `covered form' means--
                    ``(A) a form to apply for benefits under chapter 11 
                or 15 of this title; and
                    ``(B) Department of Veterans Affairs Form 21-0966 
                (or any successor document).''.
    (b) Internet Website Update.--The Secretary of Veterans affairs 
shall include on the website of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
titled ``How to file a VA disability claim'' (or any successor website) 
the information relating to disability benefit questionnaire forms 
described in paragraph (4) of subsection (d) of such section (as added 
by subsection (a)).
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