[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1982 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1982

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to acknowledge the receipt 
  of medical, disability, and pension claims and other communications 
                         submitted by veterans.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 21, 2009

 Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan (for herself, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
  Cohen, Mr. Gutierrez, and Mr. Connolly of Virginia) 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 acknowledge the receipt 
  of medical, disability, and pension claims and other communications 
                         submitted by veterans.

    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 Entitlement to Service 
(VETS) Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. ACKNOWLEDGMENT BY SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS OF RECEIPT OF 
              MEDICAL, DISABILITY, AND PENSION CLAIMS AND OTHER 
              COMMUNICATIONS SUBMITTED BY VETERANS.

    The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall acknowledge the receipt of 
any claim for medical services, disability compensation, or pension 
under the laws administered by the Secretary for Veterans Affairs, or 
other communication relating to such services, compensation, or 
pension, submitted to the Secretary by a veteran within 60 days of 
receiving the claim or other communication.
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