[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4526 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4526

 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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 26, 2019

 Mr. Levin of California (for himself and Mr. Meadows) introduced the 
   following bill; which was 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.

    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''.

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 securing legal counsel, 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 statute of limitations 
        regarding the claim in the State in which the claim arose.
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