[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 10138 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                               H. R. 10138

 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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 15, 2024

 Ms. Brownley 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.

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

SECTION 1. 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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