Sec. 2. IMPROVEMENT OF PUBLICATION OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS DISABILITY BENEFIT QUESTIONNAIRE FORMS

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## SEC. 2 IMPROVEMENT OF PUBLICATION OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS DISABILITY BENEFIT QUESTIONNAIRE FORMS Section 5101 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— ####

(1)in subsection (d)— #####

(A)in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting “, including (except as provided in paragraph (4)(A)) all disability benefit questionnaire forms available to personnel of the Veterans Health Administration and covered non-Department providers for the completion of examinations with respect to medical disability of applicants for benefits under laws administered by the Secretary” before the semicolon; and #####

(B)by adding at the end the following new paragraph: > > #### “(4) > > > #####

(A)> > The Secretary may exclude from publication under clauses

(i)and

(ii)of paragraph (1)(A) any form described in subparagraph

(B)of this paragraph that the Secretary determines could not reasonably be completed to a clinically acceptable standard by someone not an employee or a contractor of the Department. > > > ##### “(B) > > A form described in this subparagraph is a form that— > > > ###### “(i) > > was available or in use at any time after the date of the enactment of the Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2024; and > > > ###### “(ii) > > has not been published under paragraph (1). > > > ##### “(C) > > The Secretary shall include on the same internet website as the website on which forms are published under paragraph (1)(A) a list of forms that have been excluded from publication pursuant to subparagraph (A), and for each such form, a justification for the exclusion of the form from publication.” > ; and ####

(2)in subsection (e), by adding at the end the following new paragraph: > > #### “(3) > > The term ‘covered non-Department provider’ means a medical provider who is not an employee of the Department and who provides examinations with respect to medical disability of applicants for benefits under laws administered by the Secretary pursuant to a contract with the Department.” > .