[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1405 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1405

  To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of 
 Veterans Affairs to include an appeals form in any notice of decision 
               issued for the denial of a benefit sought.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 25, 2013

 Ms. Titus (for herself and Mr. Runyan) 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 require the Secretary of 
 Veterans Affairs to include an appeals form in any notice of decision 
               issued for the denial of a benefit sought.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. INCLUSION OF APPEALS FORMS IN NOTICES OF DECISIONS OF 
              BENEFITS DENIALS ISSUED BY THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS 
              AFFAIRS.

    (a) In General.--Section 5104(b) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and (2)'' and inserting ``(2)''; and
            (2) by inserting before the period at the end the 
        following: ``, and (3) a form that may be used to file an 
        appeal of the decision''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to decisions made by the Secretary under section 511 
of title 38, United States Code, on or after the date of the enactment 
of this Act.
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