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RIN: 2900-AR94

Publication ID: Fall 2023

Title: Revising Accreditation Process, Strengthening Legal Education Requirements, and Defining the Practice Before VA
Abstract: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) intends to amend existing regulations concerning representation of claimants for VA benefits. These amendments will define the term practice before VA; allow VA to more efficiently process the applications of individuals seeking accreditation as an agent; update the information that will be requested when applying for accreditation to practice before VA; strengthen initial and continuing legal education (CLE) requirements for accredited attorneys and agents; update the ongoing responsibilities of attorneys, agents, and representatives accredited by VA; and make nomenclature changes to better define the scope of accreditation and for simplicity and readability. Adding a definition of practice before VA is intended to help in protecting Veterans from predatory practices by unaccredited individuals who claim they do not need VA accreditation to prepare, present, or prosecute veterans benefit claims.
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs(VA)	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 38 CFR 14.627 38 CFR 14.629
Legal Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501 38 U.S.C. 5901 to 5904

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	02/00/2024

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: No	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Jonathan Taylor Staff Attorney Department of Veterans Affairs Office of the General Counsel (022), 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420 Phone:202 461-7699 Email: jonathan.taylor2@va.gov