(ii) in paragraph (4), by inserting 
‘‘or’’ after the semicolon; and 
(iii) in paragraph (5), by striking the 
semicolon and inserting a period; 
(2) in section 5902(b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(1)’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(C) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 
and (B) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; 
and 
(3) in section 5903— 
(A) by striking subsection (b); and 
(B) by striking ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL—’’. 
(b) REPEAL OF MODIFICATION OF DATE FOR COM-
MENCEMENT OF SERVICES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Effective as provided in 
paragraph (2), subsection (c) of section 5904 of 
such title is amended— 
(A) by striking paragraph (3) and redesig-
nating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3); 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘a notice of disagree-
ment is filed with respect to’’ and inserting 
‘‘the Board of Veterans’ Appeals first 
makes a final decision in’’; 
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(ii) by inserting after ‘‘in the case.’’ 
the following new sentence: ‘‘Such a fee 
may be charged, allowed, or paid in the 
case of services provided after such date 
only if an agent or attorney is retained 
with respect to such case before the end of 
the one-year period beginning on that 
date.’’; 
(iii) in the last sentence, by striking 
‘‘fees charged, allowed, or paid for’’; and 
(iv) by striking ‘‘paragraph (4)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘paragraph (3)’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘after a notice of dis-
agreement is filed with respect to the case’’ 
and inserting ‘‘after the Board first makes 
a final decision in the case’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘with the Secretary 
pursuant to regulations prescribed by the 
Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘with the Board 
at such time as may be specified by the 
Board’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new sentences: ‘‘The Board, upon 
its own motion or the request of either 
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party, may review such a fee agreement 
and may order a reduction in the fee called 
for in the agreement if the Board finds 
that the fee is excessive or unreasonable. A 
finding or order of the Board under the 
preceding sentence may be reviewed by the 
United States Court of Appeals for Vet-
erans Claims under section 7263(d) of this 
title.’’ 
(c) REPEAL OF REPEAL OF PENALTY.—Section 5905 
is amended by inserting after ‘‘Whoever’’ the following: 
‘‘(1) directly or indirectly solicits, contracts for, charges, 
or receives, or attempts to solicit, contract for, charge, or 
receive, any fee or compensation except as provided in sec-
tions 5904 or 1984 of this title, or (2)’’. 
(d) CONFORMING REPEALS.—Section 101 of the Vet-
erans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology 
Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–461) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (2); 
and 
(2) by striking subsections (h) and (i). 
Æ 
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