[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1147 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1147

  To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to deliver notice of the denial of claims for benefits 
under the laws administered by the Secretary by certified mail, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 18, 2021

  Mr. Latta (for himself, Mr. Joyce of Ohio, Mr. Ryan, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. 
 LaMalfa, Ms. Spanberger, Mr. San Nicolas, and Mr. Turner) 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 deliver notice of the denial of claims for benefits 
under the laws administered by the Secretary by certified mail, 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 Right to Expediency Act''.

SEC. 2. DELIVERY OF NOTICE OF DENIAL OF BENEFITS UNDER LAWS 
              ADMINISTERED BY THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS BY 
              CERTIFIED MAIL.

    Section 5104 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(c) In any case where the Secretary denies a benefit sought, the 
notice required by subsection (a) shall be delivered by certified 
mail.''.
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