H. R. 1226 
One Hundred Eighteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE FIRST SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-three 
An Act 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to allow for the electronic request of 
certain records, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Wounded Warrior Access Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ELECTRONIC REQUEST OF CERTAIN RECORDS MAINTAINED 
BY THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) ELECTRONIC RECORD REQUESTS.—Section 5702 of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following: 
‘‘(b)(1) The Secretary shall establish and maintain a secure 
website or online tool for a claimant or a duly recognized agent 
or representative of that claimant to submit an electronic request 
for such records. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary, upon receipt of a valid request made through 
the website or online tool established under paragraph (1), shall 
provide to the requestor— 
‘‘(A) not later than 10 days after receipt, confirmation of 
such receipt; and 
‘‘(B) not later than 120 days after receipt, such records 
requested in the form selected by the requestor.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 5702(a) of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘in 
writing’’ and inserting ‘‘in writing, including an electronic 
request submitted through the website or online tool established 
under subsection (b),’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(3) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) the format in which such copy is desired, including 
whether in printed form or by downloadable file.’’. 
(c) DEADLINE; ESTABLISHMENT OF WEBSITE OR ONLINE TOOL.— 
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish the website 
or online tool required under section 5702(b)(1) of title 38, United 
States Code, as added by this Act, and, to the extent practicable, 
the Secretary shall utilize existing online resources of the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs for the purposes of such establishment.
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SEC. 3. WARNINGS TO CLAIMANTS UNDER LAWS ADMINISTERED BY 
THE 
SECRETARY 
OF 
VETERANS 
AFFAIRS 
REGARDING 
UNRECOGNIZED REPRESENTATIVES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5901 of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ before ‘‘Except’’; 
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(b) WARNINGS ABOUT POTENTIAL PREDATORY PRACTICES.—(1) 
The Secretary shall ensure that, each time a claimant under a 
law administered by the Secretary logs in to a website or online 
tool of the Department, such website or online tool issues to the 
claimant, in plain language— 
‘‘(A) a warning about individuals who seek to act in viola-
tion of this chapter; 
‘‘(B) a link to an online tool of the Department through 
which the claimant may report such an individual; 
‘‘(C) a link to an online tool of the Department through 
which the claimant may search for a recognized agent, attorney, 
or other entity recognized by the Secretary for the preparation, 
presentation, or prosecution of any claim under laws adminis-
tered by the Secretary; and 
‘‘(D) a link to a website or an online tool of the Department 
providing final decisions on discipline of agents, attorneys, and 
entities, described in subparagraph (C), by the Secretary for 
violations of this chapter. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary shall provide all information under para-
graph (1) in the following languages: 
‘‘(A) English. 
‘‘(B) Spanish. 
‘‘(C) Tagalog. 
‘‘(D) The seven other languages most commonly spoken 
in the United States.’’. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
carry out subsection (b) of such section, as added by subsection 
(a) of this section— 
(1) after consulting with stakeholders (including veterans 
service organizations recognized under section 5902 of such 
title) regarding the wording of the warning under such sub-
section; and 
(2) not later than one year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act.
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SEC. 4. NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS AUTHORIZED. 
No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out the requirements of this Act. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.