I 
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 attend-
ance from dishonest, predatory, or otherwise unlawful 
practices, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans Care Finan-
cial Protection Act of 2016’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE FOR IN-
CREASED PENSION UNDER LAWS ADMINIS-
TERED BY THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AF-
FAIRS ON BASIS OF NEED FOR REGULAR AID 
AND ATTENDANCE. 
(a) DEVELOPMENT
AND
IMPLEMENTATION
OF 
STANDARDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs shall work with the heads of Federal agen-
cies, States, and such experts as the Secretary con-
siders appropriate to develop and implement Federal 
and State standards that protect individuals from 
dishonest, predatory, or otherwise unlawful practices 
relating to increased pension available to such indi-
viduals under chapter 15 of title 38, United States 
Code, on the basis of need for regular aid and at-
tendance. 
(2) SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Vet-
erans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on 
Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives 
the standards developed under paragraph (1). 
(b) CONDITIONAL
RECOMMENDATION
BY
COMP-
TROLLER GENERAL.—If the Secretary does not, on or be-
fore the date that is 180 days after the date of the enact-
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ment of this Act, submit to the Committee on Veterans’ 
Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Af-
fairs of the House of Representatives standards that are 
developed under subsection (a)(1), the Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States shall, not later than the date 
that is one year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, submit to such committees a report containing stand-
ards that the Comptroller General determines are stand-
ards that would be effective in protecting individuals as 
described in such subsection. 
(c) STUDY BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL.—Not later 
than 540 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Comptroller General of the United States shall com-
plete a study on standards implemented under this section 
to protect individuals as described in subsection (a)(1) and 
submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Sen-
ate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House 
of Representatives a report containing the findings of the 
Comptroller General with respect to such study. 
Æ 
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