Brian Tally VA Employment Transparency Act

I 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. 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 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 Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Brian Tally VA Em- 4 ployment Transparency Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:32 Oct 02, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4526.IH H4526 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 4526 IH SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS REQUIRE- 1 MENT TO PROVIDE CERTAIN NOTICE TO PER- 2 SONS FILING CLAIMS FOR DAMAGE, INJURY, 3 OR DEATH ON STANDARD FORM 95. 4 Not later than 30 days after the date on which a per- 5 son submits to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs a claim 6 for damage, injury, or death on Standard Form 95, or 7 any successor form, the Secretary shall provide to the 8 claimant notice of each of the following: 9 (1) The importance of securing legal counsel, 10 including a recommendation that the claimant 11 should secure legal counsel. 12 (2) The employment status of any individual 13 listed on the form. 14 (3) If the claim involves a contractor that en- 15 tered into an agreement with the Secretary, the stat- 16 ute of limitations regarding the claim in the State 17 in which the claim arose. 18 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:32 Oct 02, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H4526.IH H4526 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS