[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 659 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 659

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Chairman of the 
Board of Veterans' Appeals to give priority to individuals with certain 
 professional experience in recommending such individuals to serve as 
   members of the Board of Veterans' Appeals, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 23, 2025

 Ms. Brownley (for herself and Mr. Grijalva) introduced the following 
     bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Chairman of the 
Board of Veterans' Appeals to give priority to individuals with certain 
 professional experience in recommending such individuals to serve as 
   members of the Board of Veterans' Appeals, 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 ``Veterans Law Judge Experience Act of 
2025''.

SEC. 2. PRIORITY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH CERTAIN PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 
              IN APPOINTMENTS TO BOARD OF VETERANS' APPEALS.

    Subsection (a) of section 7101A of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(3) In recommending individuals to the Secretary to serve as 
members of the Board, the Chairman shall give priority to individuals 
with three or more years of legal professional experience in areas that 
pertain to the laws administered by the Secretary.''.
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