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 PUBLIC LAW 109–461—DEC. 22, 2006

120 STAT. 3405

Sec. 813. Land conveyance, city of Fort Thomas, Kentucky. Subtitle C—Reports on Medical Facility Improvements Sec. 821. Report on option for medical facility improvements in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Sec. 822. Business plans for enhanced access to outpatient care in certain rural areas. Sec. 823. Report on option for construction of Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Okaloosa County, Florida. TITLE IX—INFORMATION SECURITY MATTERS Sec. 901. Short title. Sec. 902. Department of Veterans Affairs information security programs and requirements. Sec. 903. Information security education assistance programs. Sec. 1001. Sec. 1002. Sec. 1003. Sec. 1004. Sec. 1005. Sec. 1006.

TITLE X—OTHER MATTERS Notice to congressional veterans committees of certain transfers of funds. Clarification of correctional facilities covered by certain provisions of law. Extension of authority for health care for participation in DOD chemical and biological warfare testing. Technical and clerical amendments. Codification of cost-of-living adjustment provided in Public Law 109–361. Coordination of provisions with Veterans Programs Extension Act of 2006.

SEC. 2. REFERENCES TO TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE.

Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of title 38, United States Code.

TITLE I—ATTORNEY REPRESENTATION MATTERS SEC. 101. AGENT OR ATTORNEY REPRESENTATION IN VETERANS BENEFITS CASES BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

(a) QUALIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS OF CONDUCT FOR INDIVIDUALS RECOGNIZED AS AGENTS OR ATTORNEYS.— (1) ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS FOR AGENTS AND ATTORNEYS GENERALLY.—Subsection (a) of section 5904 is amended— (A) by inserting ‘‘RECOGNITION.—(1)’’ after ‘‘(a)’’; (B) by striking ‘‘The Secretary may recognize’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in paragraph (4), the Secretary may recognize’’; (C) by striking the second sentence; and (D) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: ‘‘(2) The Secretary shall prescribe in regulations (consistent with the Model Rules of Professional Conduct of the American Bar Association) qualifications and standards of conduct for individuals recognized under this section, including a requirement that, as a condition of being so recognized, an individual must— ‘‘(A) show that such individual is of good moral character and in good repute, is qualified to render claimants valuable service, and is otherwise competent to assist claimants in presenting claims;

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