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 Claims Edu-
cation Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. PROMOTION OF ASSISTANCE FROM PERSONS REC-
OGNIZED BY THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS 
AFFAIRS FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO FILE CER-
TAIN CLAIMS UNDER LAWS ADMINISTERED 
BY THE SECRETARY. 
(a) NOTICE TO CLAIMANTS OF AVAILABLE ASSISTANCE 
FROM RECOGNIZED PERSONS.—Section 5103A of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (g) through (i) 
as subsections (i) through (k), respectively; 
(2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following 
new subsections: 
‘‘(g) Upon receipt of an initial claim by a claimant 
not represented by an accredited person, the Secretary shall 
provide notice to the claimant that— 
‘‘(1) an accredited person may be able to rep-
resent the claimant; 
‘‘(2) a veterans service organization recognized 
under section 5902 of this title may represent the 
claimant at no charge to the claimant; 
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‘‘(3) provides the web address of the online tool 
maintained under subsection (h); and 
‘‘(4) provides the web address of an appropriate 
and publicly accessible website of the Department 
through which a claimant may report— 
‘‘(A) a person, who is not an accredited per-
son, who represented the claimant; and 
‘‘(B) any fee charged by such person for 
such representation. 
‘‘(h)(1) The Secretary shall maintain an online tool 
that allows a claimant to search a list of accredited persons 
who represent claimants. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary shall ensure that such list is cur-
rent at least once each calendar quarter. 
‘‘(3) The Secretary shall ensure that such tool is easily 
accessible to a claimant.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(l) In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘accredited person’ means— 
‘‘(A) a veterans service organization recog-
nized under section 5902 of this title; or 
‘‘(B) an attorney, agent, or other person 
recognized under section 5904 of this title. 
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‘‘(2) The term ‘represent’ means to prepare, 
present, or prosecute a claim under a law adminis-
tered by the Secretary on behalf of a claimant.’’. 
(b) ONLINE INFORMATION REGARDING PERSONS THAT 
ASSIST CLAIMANTS.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall include, in each web portal of the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs, through which an individual may file a claim 
for a benefit administered by the Under Secretary for Bene-
fits or the Under Secretary for Health, a warning regarding 
fees an agent or attorney may charge such individual for 
assistance in filing such claim. Such warning shall include 
the following: 
(1) A link to the online tool maintained under 
subsection (h) of section 5103A of such title, as 
amended by subsection (a). 
(2) A link to the website of the Department de-
scribed in subparagraph (D) of section 5103A(f)(1) of 
such title, as amended by subsection (a). 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall— 
(1) complete a review the regulations, processes, 
and procedures of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
that pertain to recognition under section 5904 of title 
38, United States Code; 
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(2) develop recommendations for legislative or 
administrative action to improve such regulations, 
processes, and procedures; and 
(3) submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Af-
fairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a re-
port containing the findings of the Secretary with re-
spect to the review completed under paragraph (1) 
and the recommendations developed under paragraph 
(2). 
SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN LIMITS ON PAYMENTS OF 
PENSION. 
Section 5503(d)(7) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘November 30, 2031’’ and inserting 
‘‘March 31, 2032’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 75 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1578 
[Report No. 119–102] 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to promote 
assistance from persons recognized by the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs for individuals who file 
certain claims under laws administered by the 
Secretary. 
MAY 19, 2025 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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