Title: Brian Tally VA Employment Transparency Act of 2020
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Brian Tally VA Employment Transparency Act of 2020
This bill prescribes the notice the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) must provide in the event a person submits a claim for damage, injury, or death on Standard Form 95 (related to tort claims occurring within the scope of an employee's federal employment). Specifically, the VA must provide to the claimant, within 30 days after the claim is submitted, notice of (1) the importance of obtaining legal advice, including a recommendation that the claimant should secure legal counsel; and (2) the employment status of any individual listed on the form.
Additionally, if the claim involves a contractor that entered into an agreement with the VA, the VA must provide the claimant notice of the importance of obtaining legal advice as to the statute of limitations regarding the claim in the state in which the claim arose.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4883 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4883

 To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide certain notice 
 to a person filing a claim against the Department of Veterans Affairs 
    for damage, injury, or death on Standard Form 95, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 10, 2020

 Mr. Blumenthal (for himself and Mr. Tillis) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
                                Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide certain notice 
 to a person filing a claim against the Department of Veterans Affairs 
    for damage, injury, or death on Standard Form 95, 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 ``Brian Tally VA Employment 
Transparency Act of 2020''.

SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE CERTAIN 
              NOTICE TO PERSONS FILING CLAIMS FOR DAMAGE, INJURY, OR 
              DEATH ON STANDARD FORM 95.

    Not later than 30 days after the date on which a person submits to 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs a claim for damage, injury, or death 
on Standard Form 95, or any successor form, the Secretary shall provide 
to the claimant notice of each of the following:
            (1) The importance of obtaining legal advice, including a 
        recommendation that the claimant should secure legal counsel.
            (2) The employment status of any individual listed on the 
        form.
            (3) If the claim involves a contractor that entered into an 
        agreement with the Secretary, the importance of obtaining legal 
        advice as to the statute of limitations regarding the claim in 
        the State in which the claim arose.
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